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Finding Aid to the Elise Stern Haas Family Papers, 1789-1992 (bulk
(1893-1990))
Processed by Linda Jordan and Alex Hardy
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
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Finding Aid to the Elise Stern
Haas Family Papers, 1789-1992
(bulk (1893-1990))
BANC MSS 92/810 c
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Finding Aid to the Elise Stern Haas Family Papers, 1789-1992 (bulk (1893-1990))
Collection number: BANC MSS 92/810 c
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
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Processed by Linda Jordan and Alex Hardy
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Collection Summary
Collection Title: Elise Stern Haas Family Papers
Date (inclusive): 1789-1992
Date (bulk): (1893-1990)
Collection Number: BANC MSS 92/810 c
Creator: Haas, Elise S. (Elise Stern)
Extent: Number of containers: 8 boxes, 8 cartons, 4 v., 1 oversize box, 14 oversize folders, 1 oversize itemLinear feet: 17
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: Contains correspondence, personal and family papers, providing an intimate account of several generations of
this distinguished San Francisco family. The bulk of the collection dates from 1893 to 1990, and focuses on the immediate
family of Elise and Walter A. Haas, but also includes a significant amount of materials collected by Elise's mother, Rosalie
Meyer Stern. Elise's father, Sigmund Stern, was president of Levi Strauss and Co., and nephew of the company founder. The
collection spans Elise's life from birth to great grandmother; aside from a few childhood mementos, Walter's contribution to
the collection begins with his courtship of Elise in 1914.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English, French
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright
beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Elise Stern Haas Family Papers, BANC MSS 92/810 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley
Title: The Appreciation of Quality: Elise Stern Haas Oral History,
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 80/68 c
Title: Civic, Philanthropic and Business Leadership: Walter A. Haas Sr. oral history transcript,
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 76/137 c
Title: Levi Strauss and Company: Tailors to the World, Walter A. Haas Jr. oral history transcript,
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 77/76 c
Material Cataloged Separately
Printed materials have been transferred to the book collection of The Bancroft Library.
Photographs have been transferred to Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library.
Videotapes/sound recordings have been transferred to the Microforms Collection of The Bancroft Library.
Objects have been transferred to the Object Collection of The Bancroft Library.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog
Fleg, Edmond, 1874-1963. Juif du pape. English
Haas family
Haas, Elise S., 1893-1990
Haas, Walter A., 1889-1979
Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954
Stern family
Stern, Rosalie Meyer, 1869-1956
Stern, Sigmund
Philanthropists--California--San Francisco Bay Area
Acquisition Information
The Elise Stern Haas Family Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Rhoda Haas Goldman in 1992.
Funding
Funding for processing provided by an anonymous donor.
Biography
Elise Stern Haas was born in San Francisco on October 29, 1893, the only child of Rosalie Meyer and Sigmund Stern. Her
father was president of Levi Strauss and Co., and nephew of Levi Strauss, a Bavarian immigrant who founded the firm in
1850.
Elise was raised in the family home on Pine Street and was taught to read and write at home by Miss Katherine Burke, who
later founded The Burke's School. At the age of nine, Elise was sent to Pacific Heights School on Jackson Street, and she
graduated from high school in May 1911.
In 1914, Elise Stern married Walter A. Haas, president of Levi Strauss and Co. from 1928 to 1955. They had three children:
Walter A., Jr., Peter, and Rhoda. Under the management of their sons, the company became the world's largest apparel
manufacturer. Walter A. Haas, Jr. was also the owner of the Oakland Athletic's baseball team. His son, Walter J. Haas
recently retired as president and chief executive officer of the company. The Haas family includes 10 grandchildren and 20
great-grandchildren.
Elise Haas is remembered as a civic-minded philanthropist and devoted patron of the arts and culture of the city. She
served as the first female president of Mount Zion Hospital from 1938 to 1940, and led the San Francisco League of Women
Voters, the Visiting Nurses Association, and Red Cross Blood Drives during World War II.
Mrs. Haas was involved with the Museum of Modern Art from it's inception in the 1930's and served as Chairman from 1964
to 1966. Under her leadership, the museum solidified its financial base and built up its permanent collection.
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Mrs. Haas, along with several family members, received the Alexis de Tocqueville Society award from the United Way of
America in 1985. The citation stated that the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, founded in 1952, reflected "the family philosophy
that wealth is a responsibility and the sharing of it is a way of life".
Walter and Elise were married for 65 years. On their 60th anniversary, Walter said that of all their accomplishments, their
children were the most significant. The Haas family continues to carry on the family legacy and makes generous
contributions to educational and health institutions, the environment, and social services organizations.
Elise Stern Haas died at Mount Zion Hospital on October 20, 1990.
Scope and Content
The Elise Stern Haas Family Papers, 1789-1992, contains correspondence, personal and family papers, providing an
intimate account of several generations of this distinguished San Francisco family. The bulk of the collection dates from
1893 to 1990, and focuses on the immediate family of Elise and Walter A. Haas, but also includes a significant amount of
materials collected by Elise's mother, Rosalie Meyer Stern. Elise's father, Sigmund Stern, was president of Levi Strauss and
Co., and nephew of the company founder. The collection spans Elise's life from birth to great grandmother; aside from a
few childhood mementos, Walter's contribution to the collection begins with his courtship of Elise in 1914.
Correspondents such as Dianne Feinstein, Clark Kerr and Albert Bender reflect the Haas' interest in local politics, education
and the arts. Personal papers include birth certificates and genealogy information for both the Stern and Haas families, but
the focus is on Elise and Walter's life together and their philanthropic work. The Walter and Elise Haas International Fund
and gifts to the University of California, Berkeley and Mills College are illustrated in detail. Their wedding anniversaries,
travel and local charity and social involvements are also fully documented.
Family papers include mementos, documents and clippings collected by Elise and her mother. Most immediate and
extended family members are represented; a significant amount of material regarding the Meyer family is included. Rosalie
Meyer Stern was the oldest child of Eugene and Harriet Meyer, and her brother, Eugene Jr., was publisher of The
Washington Post. The newspaper was family owned and managed by Elise's cousin, Katherine Meyer Graham.
Elise met Michael and Sarah Stein in the early 1950s. She purchased two major works from their collection, "Femme au
Chapeau" and "Portrait of Sarah Stein" by Henri Matisse, in 1953-54. Both pieces are now part of the permanent collection
of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The materials collected here focus on the period after the purchase of these
paintings and includes correspondence from Matisse's granddaughter, Marguerite Duthuit and Alice Toklas. Exhibitions
catalogs, miscellaneous drawings by Sarah Stein, and clippings give details about the history of the collection and the
Steins friendship with Matisse.
Miscellaneous papers include personal and household accounts, as well as drafts from the French play, "The Pope and the
Jew" by Edmund Fleg, which Elise translated into English, beginning in 1928.
Series 1: Correspondence 1897-1989
Physical Description: Boxes 1-7; Oversize Box 1, folders 1-2; Oversize Folder 1
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically, and then chronologically. Incoming and outgoing letters are
interfiled.
Content/Description
Divided into two sub-series: Elise Stern Haas, and Walter A. Haas. This series spans Elise's
life, including childhood letters and correspondence as a great grandmother. Walter's
correspondence begins with his courtship of Elise in 1914, and includes personal and family
letters. Immediate and extended female family members are listed by their family names,
except in the cases of Rhoda Haas Goldman, Ruth Haas Lilienthal and Rosalie Meyer Stern,
who are listed by their married names. Correspondents, such as Dianne Feinstein, Clark Kerr,
and Albert Bender, reflect the Haas' interests in local politics, education, and the arts.
box 1, folder 1
box 1, folder 2
box 1, folder 3
Elise Stern Haas 1897-1989
box 1, folder 4
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Adams, Ansel, 1902- 1964-80
Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1984
Alquist, Alfred E. 1979
American National Red Cross 1942-43
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Series 1:Correspondence 1897-1989
Elise Stern Haas 1897-1989
box 1, folder 5
box 1, folder 6
box 1, folder 7
box 1, folder 8
box 1, folder 9
box 1, folder 10
oversize-box 1,
folder 1
Anglim, Paule 1976
Annenberg, Walter 1951-52
Backes, Nancy 1974
Baltimore Museum of Art 1955, 1963
Banning, Elizabeth 1972
Bay Conservation and Development Control 1968-69
Bender, Albert A. 1930
box
box
box
box
box
box
box
box
box
box
box
1,
1,
1,
1,
1,
1,
1,
1,
1,
1,
1,
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Ben-Dov, David 1970
Biran, Avraham 1979
Bloch, Suzanne, 1907- 1937-85
Boone, Philip S. 1971
Bori, Lucrezia 1933
Bruno, Philip A. 1979
Burbank, Jeanne C. 1981
Burke, Katherine 1910-11
California Historical Society 1959
California School of Fine Arts 1950-70
Center of Asian Art and Culture, M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco,
Calif. 1971
box 1,
box 1,
box 1,
box 1,
box 1,
box 1,
box 1,
box 1,
box 1,
box 1,
box 1,
box 1,
33-34
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
Conn, Steve 1972
Cook, Janet 1909-11
Cook, Marianna 1978
Cullman, Howard S. 1932
Cummings, Nathan 1981
Denman, William and Leslie undated
Dimitroff, Lucienne Bloch 1959
Eban, Mrs. Abba S. 1959
Elfvin, Mrs. John T. (Peggy) 1976
Elkus, Dick and Dickie undated
Feinstein, Dianne 1972
Field, Sara Bard 1929-58
box
box
box
box
folder
folder
folder
folder
35
36
37
38
Fisher, Dorothy Canfield 1949
Fleishhacker, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert 1912
Friedman, Dr. Meyer 1948-64
Friends of Recreation and Parks Commission, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco,
Calif. 1979
1,
1,
1,
1,
box 1, folder 39
box 1, folder 40
box 1, folder 41
Girod, Julius L. 1956
Godchaux, Josephine 1929-46
Godchaux, Rebecca 1928-33
box
box
box
box
box
box
box
box
1,
1,
1,
1,
1,
1,
1,
1,
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
Goldeen, Arthur 1948
Goldman, Rhoda Haas (Dodie) 1946, 1980
Goldman, Mr. and Mrs. Richard 1976
Goldman, Richard W. 1980
Goldyne, Dr. and Mrs. Marc 1971
Golson, Dr. Lucille M. 1968-70
Grace Cathedral (San Francisco, Calif.) 1989
Grady, Mrs. Reginald 1960
box
box
box
box
box
box
box
box
1,
1,
2,
2,
2,
2,
2,
2,
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
50
51
1
2
3
4
5
6-7
Graham, Katherine 1974-82
Greenbaum, Dorothea (Dotsy) 1950, 1976
Haas, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham 1914
Haas, Julie 1974
Haas, Merle 1985
Haas, Peter, Jr. 1981
Haas, Mrs. Robert K. 1972
Haas, Walter A., Sr. 1926-46
box 2, folder 8
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Series 1:Correspondence 1897-1989
Elise Stern Haas 1897-1989
box 2,
box 2,
box 2,
box 2,
box 2,
box 2,
15-16
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
9-10
11
12
13
14
Hart, James D. 1971-77
Holmdahl, John W. 1979
Holton, Mrs. Laurie 1972-73
Hyman, Sidney 1958-59
Ijichi, Frank 1942
International Council of the Museum of Modern Art San Francisco, Calif. 1965-73
box 2,
box 2,
box 2,
box 2,
box 2,
box 2,
box 2,
box 2,
box 2,
box 2,
box 2,
box 2,
box 2,
box 2,
box 2,
box 2,
box 3,
box 3,
box 3,
box 3,
box 3,
box 3,
box 3,
box 3,
box 3,
box 3,
box 3,
14-15
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
1
2-3
4
5-6
7
8
9-10
11
12
13
International Industrial Conference, San Francisco, Calif. 1961
Jenkins, Louisa 1956-58
Johnson, Mrs. Lyndon B. 1965
Jones, Peggy Haas 1987
Koshland, Daniel 1982
Koshland, Daniel, Jr. 1986
Koshland, Eleanor 1940
League of Women Voters. San Francisco, Calif. 1981
Lee, Russell V. 1976-82
Lehman, Mr. and Mrs. Irving 1910
Levi Strauss Associates, Inc. San Francisco, Calif. 1986
Levy, Sanford 1937
Lewis, Oscar 1972
Malloy, Thomas 1983
McCarthy, Leo T. 1979
Menuhin, Yehudi undated
Meyer, Agnes 1913, 1925-58
Meyer, Aline 1897-1937
Meyer, Edgar and Leila 1909-11
Meyer, Elise 1910, 1939
Meyer, Eugene Sr., and Harriet 1910-12
Meyer, Eugene P. and Agnes 1910-11
Meyer, Eugene P. 1927-56
Meyer, Eugene III (Bill) 1943-44
Meyer, Florence 1911, 1926
Meyer, Ruth 1909-11
Meyer, Walter E. 1909-49
box
box
box
box
box
box
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
16
17
18
19
20
21
M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, Calif. 1956
Miller, Arjay 1977
Miller, Dorothy C. 1972
Mills College 1980
Mishler, Carlos M. 1966
Mori, Floyd 1979
3,
3,
3,
3,
3,
3,
box 3, folder 22
box 3, folder
23-24
Morin, Dorothy 1961
Morley, Grace Louise (McCann), 1900- 1951, undated
box
box
box
box
box
3,
3,
3,
3,
3,
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
25
26
27
28
29
Morrison, Elizabeth Livingston 1909
Mosgrove, Alicia 1934-39
Mount Zion Hospital (San Francisco, Calif.) 1941
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) 1980-86
National Citizens for Johnson and Humphrey 1964
box
box
box
box
box
box
box
box
3,
3,
3,
3,
3,
4,
4,
4,
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
30
31
32
33
34
1
2
3
National Gallery of Art, Collector's Committee, Washington, D.C. 1975
Newmark, Mr. and Mrs. Myer Joseph undated
New York Historical Society 1956
Nishioka, G. 1942-43
Orloff, Chana 1938, 1972
Page, Charles 1981
Pelle, Ethel 1945, 1957
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, 1921 1962
box 4, folder 4
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Haas Family Papers, 1789-1992
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Pilgrims of Thorakos 1964
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Series 1:Correspondence 1897-1989
Elise Stern Haas 1897-1989
box 4,
box 4,
box 4,
box 4,
box 4,
box 4,
box 4,
box 4,
12-13
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Porter, Bruce, 1865-1953 1930
Reichert, F. L. 1951
Roth, William M. 1971
Rothwell, Mrs. C. Easton 1987
Rusk, Howard A. 1987
Sampson, John J. 1966
San Francisco Conservatory of Music 1976
San Francisco Foundation 1952, 1972
box 4,
box 4,
box 4,
box 4,
box 4,
box 4,
box 4,
box 4,
box 4,
box 4,
box 4,
box 4,
box 4,
box 4,
27-28
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 1971-82
San Francisco Symphony Association 1971-80
Save-the-Redwoods League. San Francisco, Calif. 1968
Schmit, Robert 1974
Scholle, Albert W. 1909-11
Schwabacher, Albert 1943
Simon, Norton 1981
Smithsonian Institute. Washington, D.C. 1975
Society of California Pioneers 1956
Spiro, Leon 1965
Sproul, Robert Gordon 1956
Sterling, Mrs. J.E. Wallace 1985
Stern, Elise 1914-37
Stern, Fannie M. 1909-11
box 4, folder 29
box 4, folder
30-39
Stern, John 1909
Stern, Rosalie Meyer 1913-31
box 5,
box 5,
box 5,
box 5,
box 5,
box 5,
10-11
Stern, Rosalie Meyer 1932-50
Stern, Sigmund 1910-28
Stevens, Moreland L. 1966
Sulzberger, Arthur Hays 1938-40
Sulzberger, Iphigene 1910-11
Toki, Akiko 1963-74
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
1-3
4-6
7
8
9
box 5, folder 12
box 5, folder 13
box 5, folder 14
box 5, folder 15
box 5, folder 16
box 5, folder
17-20
oversize-box 1,
folder 2
Toki, John 1983
United Nations Committee, New York, N.Y. 1965
University of California, Berkeley 1966-73
Van Gogh, Dr. V. W. 1974
Walter, Bruno, 1876-1962 1954
Walter, Marion 1909-13
box 5, folder 21
box 6, folder 1-3
box 6, folder 4
White, Lynn 1958
Wood, Charles Erskine Scott 1924-37
Wurster, William Wilson 1955-57
box 6,
box 6,
box 6,
box 6,
box 6,
box 6,
10-14
Yamagami, Dick 1971
Zadoc-Kahn, Jean 1968
Telegrams in honor of 16th birthday 1910 Oct. 29
Cards in honor of high school graduation 1911 May
Notes and cards in honor of 75th birthday 1967 Oct. 29
Thank you notes for gifts of needlepoint 1985-87
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
Walter, Marion 1914
5
6
7
8
9
box 6, folder
15-20
Postcards and ephemera 1933-70, undated
Walter Abraham Haas, Sr. 1903-1976
Finding Aid to the Elise Stern
Haas Family Papers, 1789-1992
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Series 1:Correspondence 1897-1989
Walter Abraham Haas, Sr. 1903-1976
box 7, folder 1
box 7, folder 2
box 7, folder 3
box 7, folder 4
box 7, folder 5-10
box 7, folder 11
box 7, folder 12
box 7, folder 13
box 7, folder 14
box 7, folder 15
box 7, folder 16
box 7, folder 17
box 7, folder 18
oversize-folder 1 B
box 7, folder 19
box 7, folder 20
box 7, folder 21
box 7, folder 22
box 7, folder 23
box 7, folder 24
box 7, folder 25
Anspacher, Carolyn 1972
Burke, Katherine 1914
Deutsch, Monroe E. undated
Goldman, Rhoda Haas (Dodie) 1933
Haas, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham (Fannie Koshland) 1903-39
Haas, Betsy 1975
Haas, Eleanor 1939
Haas, Elise S. 1923
Hamilton, Brutus 1964
Harris, L. W. 1952
Helfrich, Prince 1966
Howe, Thomas C. 1973
Kerr, Clark 1967
Koshland, Daniel E. 1942
Laurijssens, Josef 1976
Lilienthal, Philip 1929-46
McDevitt, Edward M. 1944
Mount Zion Hospital, San Francisco, Calif. 1956
Mullin, M. M. 1971
Newman, Rabbi Louis I. undated
Pike, Rev. James A. 1959
box
box
box
box
box
box
box
box
Rossi, Angelo 1934
Rothwell, Easton and Virginia 1968-69
Sproul, Robert Gordon, 1891-1975 1941
Stern, Rosalie Meyer 1939
Stern, Sigmund 1928
University of California Hospital and Medical School, San Francisco, Calif. 1956
Weinstein, Rabbi Jacob J. 1972
Zellerbach, J. D. 1949
7,
7,
7,
7,
7,
7,
7,
7,
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
box 7, folder 34
Postcards and ephemera 1968
Series 2: Personal Papers 1889-1990
Physical Description: Cartons 1-3; Carton 4, folders 1-29; Oversize Box 1, folders 3-19;
Oversize Folders 2-8; v. 1; Oversize Item 1
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically, and chronologically.
Content/Description
Divided into three sub-series: Elise Stern Haas, Walter A. Haas, and Elise S. and Walter A.
Haas, Sr. Elise Stern Haas personal papers consists of memorabilia, including her birth
certificate, childhood and adult writings, family genealogies, and birthday celebrations, as
well as awards and honors bestowed on Elise from 1963 to 1985. Walter A. Haas, Sr.
personal papers consists of memorabilia, including his birth certificate, passports, and
birthday celebrations, as well as Walter's awards and honors from 1951 to 1980.
Elise S. and Walter A. Haas, Sr. personal papers is further divided into 5 sub-subseries: Gifts
and Donations, Wedding Anniversaries, Travel, Invitations, and Clippings. This sub-series
documents the couples' life together and illustrates their generosity, love of family, travel,
and social life in San Francisco.
carton 1, folder 1
carton 1, folder 2
carton 1, folder
3-4
Elise Stern Haas 1893-1985
carton 1, folder 5
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Memorabilia 1893-1984
Birth certificate 1893 Oct. 29
Report cards 1909-11
Writings 1904-08, 1941-43
Debutante ball invitation 1910 Jan. 28
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Series 2:Personal Papers 1889-1990
Elise Stern Haas 1893-1985
carton 1, folder 6
carton 1, folder
7-8
Passports 1967, 1972
UC Berkeley Oral History notes 1972-79
carton 1, folder 9
oversize-folder 2
B, 3 C
carton 1, folder
10-12
Family tree undated
Family tree undated
carton 1, folder
carton 1, folder
carton 1, folder
carton 1, folder
carton 1, folder
carton 1, folder
volume 1
carton 1, folder
19-20
oversize-box 1,
folder 3
Wills 1971-84
13
14
15
16
17
18
18th birthday 1911 Oct. 29
21st birthday 1914 Oct. 28
70th birthday 1963 Oct. 29
83rd birthday 1976 Oct. 29
90th birthday 1983 Oct. 29
Miscellaneous undated
Gardening scrapbook undated
Awards and Honors 1963-1985
San Francisco Examiner's 10 Distinguished Women of 1963 1963
San Francisco Art Institute 1964 Dec. 1
carton 1, folder 21
carton 1, folder 22
San Francisco Cable Car Award 1965 June 3
On Exhibition: Sculptures by Elise Haas San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
1968 Jan.-Feb.
City and County of San Francisco. Certificate of Honor on the 30th Anniversary
of the Stern Grove Music Festival 1969 June 2
oversize-box 1,
folder 4
oversize-box 1,
folder 5
oversize-box 1,
folder 6
City and County of San Francisco Appointment 1975 Feb. 11
City and County of San Francisco, Recreation and Park Commission, Resolution
of Appreciation #10437 1976 June 17
carton 1, folder 23
oversize-box 1,
folder 7
oversize-box 1,
folder 8
oversize-box 1,
folder 9
500th Sigmund Stern Concert at Stern Grove. San Francisco, Calif. 1976 Aug. 8
City and County of San Francisco, Certificate of Honor as a Life Member of the
League of Women Voters 1977 Aug. 29
City and County of San Francisco, Office of the Mayor, "Mrs. Walter Haas Day"
Proclamation 1983 Oct. 29
Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif., Certificate of
Honor and Appreciation 1983 Nov. 16
oversize-box 1,
folder 10
Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco, Calif., Certificate of Appreciation 1985 Nov. 8
Walter Abraham Haas, Sr. 1889-1980
carton 1, folder 24
carton 1, folder 25
carton 1, folder 26
oversize-box 1,
folder 11
carton 1, folder 27
carton 1, folder
28-29
carton 1, folder
carton 1, folder
carton 1, folder
carton 1, folder
carton 1, folder
carton 1, folder
oversize-box 1,
folder 12
30
31
32
33
34
35
Finding Aid to the Elise Stern
Haas Family Papers, 1789-1992
(bulk (1893-1990))
Memorabilia 1889-1980
Birth certificate 1889 May 11
UC Berkeley, Class of 1910, 50th Anniversary 1960 June 10-11
Levi Strauss profit sharing plan 1960-72
Levi Strauss Stockholder's meeting 1965 Feb. 23
UC Berkeley Oral History notes 1976
Passports 1959-79
Appointment calendar 1979
50th birthday 1939 May 11
70th birthday 1959 May 11
78th birthday 1967 May 11
85th birthday 1974 May 11
90th birthday 1979 May 11
90th birthday 1979 May 11
BANC MSS 92/810 c
9
Series 2:Personal Papers 1889-1990
Walter Abraham Haas, Sr. 1889-1980
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
40-47
1,
1,
1,
1,
1,
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
36
37
38
39
Obituaries 1979 Dec.
Memorial service transcript 1979 Dec. 10
Memorial guest book 1979 Dec. 10
Alphabetical list of condolences 1980 March 14
Condolences 1970-80
oversize-box 13,
folder 13
Awards and Honors 1952-1980
Republican National Convention delegate. Chicago, Illinois 1952 July 7
carton 1, folder 48
carton 1, folder 49
carton 1, folder 50
oversize-box 1,
folder 14
United Garment Workers of America. Honorary life membership 1955 Dec. 29
Kings River Project dedication 1959 June 12
Levi's 350: A Celebration 1964 Feb. 25
City and County of San Francisco, Board of Supervisors, Resolution of
Appreciation #193-65 1965 April 12
Brotherhood Award Dinner honoring Walter A. Haas, National Conference of
Christians and Jews 1965 April 29
carton 1, folder 51
carton 2, folder 1
oversize-folder 4 B
carton 2, folder
2-3
Levi's 450: A Celebration 1966 Dec. 10
Levi's 450: A Celebration 1966 Dec. 10
Levi Strauss Fifty Year Service Award 1968 Sept.
carton 2, folder 4
City of San Francisco Recreation and Parks Dinner to Honor Peter M. Bercut
and Walter A. Haas 1966 July 21
carton 2, folder 5
carton 2, folder 6
oversize-box 1,
folder 15
Honorary degree, Mills College 1968 June 9
UC Berkeley Alumnus of the Year 1971 March 30
UC Berkeley Alumnus of the Year 1971 March 30
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
Honorary degree, University of San Francisco 1974 June
125th Anniversary of Temple Emanu-El San Francisco, Calif. 1975 Dec. 12
UC Berkeley Ninth Annual Fellows Dinner 1976 March 4
Pacific Gas and Electric Award. San Francisco, Calif. 1976 Dec. 28
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce 1977 March
"Walter Haas Recounts Fifty Years Ago" KGO TV, San Francisco 1977 May 17
President's Room Dedication, World Affairs Council 1979 March 21
International Achievement Award, World Trade Club of San Francisco 1980 May
23
2,
2,
2,
2,
2,
2,
2,
2,
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
carton 2, folder 15
oversize-folder 5 C
oversize-box 1,
folder 16
Elise S. and Walter A. Haas, Sr. 1913-1990
Gifts and Donations 1953-1990
Elise and Walter Haas Award 1953-64
Walter A. Haas Children's Play Area. San Francisco Zoo 1959
John F. Kennedy Peace Forest, Israel 1965
oversize-folder 6 B
Walter A. Haas Nature and Fishing Trail. Lake Merced, San Francisco, Calif.
1966
carton 2, folder
16-19
Elise and Walter A. Haas International Award 1966-82
carton 2, folder 20
carton 2, folder 21
Walter A. Haas Pavilion, Mills College, Oakland, Calif. 1969 Dec. 16
Walter A. Haas Grove 1974 July
oversize-folder 7 B
carton 2, folder 22
carton 2, folder
23-24
Save-the-Redwoods League 1974 July
Haas Terrace, The Israel Museum. Jerusalem, Israel 1974 Oct.
Harold Brunn Institute, Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center, San Francisco,
Calif. 1961-69
carton
carton
carton
carton
The Jerusalem Museum, Israel 1974 Oct.
Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, Berkeley, Calif. 1975
Lucie Stern Hall Dedication, Mills College Oakland, Calif. 1965 Oct. 29
Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center San Francisco, Calif. 1962-83
2,
2,
2,
2,
folder
folder
folder
folder
25
26
27
28
carton 2, folder 29
Finding Aid to the Elise Stern
Haas Family Papers, 1789-1992
(bulk (1893-1990))
San Francisco Sponsors Art Auction 1963 Nov.
BANC MSS 92/810 c
10
Series 2:Personal Papers 1889-1990
Elise S. and Walter A. Haas, Sr. 1913-1990
carton 2, folder 30
carton 2, folder 31
carton 2, folder
32-33
Stanford University Auction, Palo Alto, Calif. 1960 June
Stanford, Leland Jr., Museum, Stanford University 1970 March
Temple Emanu-El, Chagall Windows San Francisco, Calif. 1964-66, 1972
carton 2, folder 34
carton 2, folder
35-36
University of California, Berkeley
Albert Israel Elkus Memorial Gift 1962
The Bancroft Library 1972-74
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
43-44
2,
2,
2,
2,
2,
2,
2,
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
37
38
39
40
41
42
carton 2, folder 45
carton 2, folder 46
oversize-box 1,
folder 17
oversize-folder 8 B
oversize-item 1
carton 2, folder
47-49
carton 2, folder
50-57
Distinguished Fellows Award 1958
Ernest Bloch Memorial Gift 1962
Levi Strauss Scholarships 1978
Rosalie M. Stern Award 1956-73
Stern Gifts to the Libraries of the University 1970
Stern Hall 1957-79
Strawberry Canyon Clubhouse Dedication 1959 March 20
Walter A. Haas Scholarships 1939-41, 1969
Walter A. Haas School of Business 1989
Walter A. Haas School of Business 1989
Walter A. Haas School of Business 1989
Walter Haas Playground, Diamond Heights Sign undated
Walter and Elise Haas Fund 1978-90
Records of donations and contributions 1969-90
carton 2, folder 58
carton 2, folder
59-66
carton 3, folder
1-8
oversize-box 1,
folder 18
carton 3, folder
9-11
Wedding Anniversaries 1926-1979
12th anniversary 1926 Oct. 18
50th anniversary 1964
carton 3, folder
12-14
oversize-box 1,
folder 19
Travel 1937-1974
Letters from Mexico 1937
50th anniversary 1964
50th anniversary 1964
60th, 63rd, and 65th anniversaries 1974-79
Print copies 1937
carton 3, folder 15
carton 3, folder 16
carton 3, folder
17-18
European Diary 1948 May
European Diary 1955
Japan itinerary and correspondence 1958
carton 3, folder 19
carton 3, folder 20
carton 3, folder
21-22
Guatemala itinerary and diary 1959
European itinerary and correspondence 1960
European vacation 1968
carton 3, folder
23-24
European vacation 1971
carton 3, folder 25
carton 3, folder 26
carton 3, folder
27-31
Greek Islands cruise 1972
Baltic intinerary and travel documents 1974 Aug.
Miscellaneous travel materials 1959-64, undated
carton 3, folder
32-48
Finding Aid to the Elise Stern
Haas Family Papers, 1789-1992
(bulk (1893-1990))
Invitations 1913-1978
Invitations 1913-31, 1959, 1962-78
BANC MSS 92/810 c
11
Series 2:Personal Papers 1889-1990
Elise S. and Walter A. Haas, Sr. 1913-1990
carton 4, folder
1-29
Clippings 1923-1982
Clippings 1923-82, undated
Series 3: Family Papers 1789-1992
Physical Description: Box 8; Carton 4, folders 30-97; Carton 5; Carton 6, folders 1-29;
Oversize Box 1, folders 20-30; Oversize Folders 9-10; v. 2-4
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Content/Description
Immediate and extended female family members are listed by their family names, except in
the cases of Rhoda Haas Goldman, Ruth Haas Lilienthal and Rosalie Meyer Stern, who are
listed by their married names. This series contains mementos, documents, and clippings
collected by Elise and her mother, including a significant amount of material regarding the
Meyer family.
carton 4, folder 30
carton 4, folder 31
carton 4, folder
32-33
carton 4, folder
34-35
carton 4, folder
36-37
carton 4, folder
38-39
oversize-box 1,
folder 20
carton 4, folder
40-45
carton 4, folder
46-47
carton
carton
carton
carton
51-53
4,
4,
4,
4,
folder 48
folder 49
folder 50
folder
Blumenthal, George 1938
Goldman, Douglas E. 1966 June 7
Goldman, John D. 1967-77
Goldman, Rhoda Haas 1975-79
Goldman Richard W. 1961-69
Graham, Katherine Meyer 1967-72
Graham, Katherine Meyer 1987 June 30
Haas, Abraham 1918-79, undated
Haas, Betsy 1966-78
Haas,
Haas,
Haas,
Haas,
Daniel Stern 1975
Fannie Koshland 1922
Margaret Elizabeth 1972
Peter E. 1958-78
carton 4, folder 54
carton 4, folder
55-58
carton 4, folder
59-65
Haas, Peter Edgar, Jr. 1965
Haas, Robert D. 1960-74
oversize-folder 9 B
carton 4, folder 66
carton 4, folder
67-70
Haas, Walter A., Jr. 1971 May 11
Haas, Walter Jerome 1964
Koshland, Daniel E. 1929-34, 1958
carton 4, folder 71
carton 4, folder
72-73
Koshland, Daniel, Jr. 1971
Lilienthal, Ruth Haas 1954, 1977-79
carton 4, folder 74
carton 4, folder 75
carton 4, folder 76
oversize-box 1,
folder 21-22
carton 4, folder
77-88
Meyer,
Meyer,
Meyer,
Meyer,
oversize-box 1,
folder 23-27
Meyer, Eugene P. 1904-08, 1918-19, 1920, 1936
Haas, Walter A., Jr. 1932-92
Agnes E. 1917
Edgar 1884-1912
Elise (Stern de Souza-Dantas) 1933, 1942
Eugene P. 1880 Dec. 18-1881 Jan. 20
Meyer, Eugene P. 1889-1940
Finding Aid to the Elise Stern
Haas Family Papers, 1789-1992
(bulk (1893-1990))
BANC MSS 92/810 c
12
Series 3:Family Papers 1789-1992
carton 4, folder
89-97
oversize-box 1,
folder 28
Meyer, Eugene P., Jr. 1910-75
carton 5, folder 1
carton 5, folder
2-8
Meyer, Isaac 1789-1850
Meyer, Harriet Newmark 1867-1922
carton
carton
10-11
carton
12-33
carton
34-36
5, folder 9
5, folder
Meyer, Jacob undated
Meyer, Zephora Loeb 1867-82, 1932
5, folder
Meyer, Walter E. 1934-55, undated
5, folder
Newmark, Joseph undated
Meyer, Eugene P., Jr. 1937 July 27
volume 2
carton 5, folder 37
carton 5, folder 38
carton 5, folder
39-40
Newmark, Myer J. 1852-53
Sinton, Marion Walter 1980
Stern, John 1963
Stern, Lucie 1959, undated
volume 3
oversize-box 1,
folder 29
carton 5, folder
41-62
Stern, Rosalie Meyer 1874
Stern, Rosalie Meyer 1882
box 8
volume 4
Stern, Rosalie Meyer 1928
Stern, Rosalie Meyer 1928-45
Stern, Rosalie Meyer 1954 April 21
Stern, Rosalie Meyer 1914-56, undated
oversize-folder 10
B
carton 6, folder
1-16
carton 6, folder
17-27
oversize-box 1,
folder 30
Stern, Rosalie Meyer 1956
Stern, Sigmund 1913-28
Strauss, Levi 1858-59
carton 6, folder
28-29
Strauss, Levi undated
Series 4: Michael and Sarah Stein Memorial Collection 1936-1977
Physical Description: Carton 6, folders 30-36; Carton 7, folders 1-25; Oversize Box 1,
folder 31
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically or chronologically.
Content/Description
Divided into 5 sub-series: Correspondence, Notes, Exhibitions, Miscellaneous, and Clippings.
Elise Haas purchased "Femme au Chapeau" and "Portrait of Sarah Stein" by Henri Matisse
from Sarah Stein in 1953-54. The materials included here focus on the period after the
purchase of these paintings, and on several other pieces purchased from the collection by
the Haas' during the same period. Correspondents include Matisse's granddaughter,
Marguerite Duthuit and Alice Toklas. Exhibitions include information about most Matisse
exhibitions between 1936 and 1970. Miscellaneous includes drawings by Sarah Stein, while
Clippings provide details about the history of the collection and the Steins' friendship with
Matisse.
carton 6, folder
30-31
Correspondence 1948-1977
Finding Aid to the Elise Stern
Haas Family Papers, 1789-1992
(bulk (1893-1990))
General correspondence, A-Z 1951-66
BANC MSS 92/810 c
13
Series 4:Michael and Sarah Stein Memorial Collection 1936-1977
Correspondence 1948-1977
carton 6, folder 32
oversize-box 1,
folder 31
Duthuit, Marguerite G. Matisse 1962-77
Keck, Sheldon and Caroline undated
carton 6, folder 33
Jelenko, Therese 1964-69
carton 6, folder 34
Toklas, Alice 1948 May 7
carton 6, folder 35
Notes 1954-1965
Elise S. Haas notes 1954-55
carton 6, folder 36
carton
carton
carton
3-5
carton
6-7
"My Life with the Steins" (transcript) by Therese Jelenko 1965
Exhibitions 1936-1977
7, folder 1
7, folder 2
7, folder
Henri Matisse: Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture 1936
Henri Matisse 1952
Last Works of Henri Matisse 1962
7, folder
Sarah and Michael Stein Collection 1962
carton 7, folder 8
carton 7, folder 9
Gertrude Stein at the San Francisco Museum of Art 1964
Looking at Pictures with Gertrude Stein 1965
carton 7, folder
10-11
carton 7, folder
12-14
Hommage A Gertrude Stein 1965-69
carton 7, folder 15
carton 7, folder
16-18
Matisse at the Guggenheim 1968-69
Henri Matisse 1970
carton 7, folder
19-22
Four Americans in Paris 1970-71
Henri Matisse: A Retrospective 1966
carton 7, folder 23
Miscellaneous 1914-1918
Sketches by Sarah Stein 1914-15
carton 7, folder 24
Sketch of Sarah Stein by Therese Erman 1918
Clippings 1954-1970
carton 7, folder 25
Clippings 1954-70
Series 5: Miscellaneous 1915-1990
Physical Description: Carton 7, folders 26-58; Carton 8; Oversize Box 1, folder 32;
Oversize Folders 11-14
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically or chronologically.
Content/Description
Divided into three sub-series: Personal Accounts; Household Records; and "The Pope and the
Jew." Personal accounts and household receipts contain information regarding the
Haas' residences in San Francisco and Atherton. "The Pope and the Jew," a play written in
French by Edmund Fleg, was translated into English by Elise Haas, beginning in 1928. Drafts
and correspondence regarding publication are included.
Personal Accounts 1915-1977
carton 7, folder 26
Finding Aid to the Elise Stern
Haas Family Papers, 1789-1992
(bulk (1893-1990))
Abella, Ligaya 1971-72
BANC MSS 92/810 c
14
Series 5:Miscellaneous 1915-1990
Personal Accounts 1915-1977
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
33-35
7,
7,
7,
7,
7,
7,
7,
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
27
28
29
30
31
32
Armstrong and Carter 1955
Christian Dior 1970-72
Thomas Church and Associates 1960-61
E & F Stevens, Inc. 1915-39
Elizabeth Banning 1969-70
Elsie de Wolfe, Inc. 1936-38
Frances A. Elkins, Inc. 1942-54
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
46-47
7,
7,
7,
7,
7,
7,
7,
7,
7,
7,
7,
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
Giampolini & Company 1964-70
Gilberd's 1927
Grapestake Gallery 1976
Grillot Gift Center 1970-73
Gumps 1965-73
I Magnin 1936, 1974
Institute for Philosophical Research 1956-68
J. B. Pilkington 1931
J. Berle 1966-77
Jean Luce 1939-71
Jeanne Lavin 1970
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
7,
7,
7,
7,
7,
7,
7,
7,
7,
7,
7,
8,
8,
8,
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
1
2
3
Keller and Associates 1939
Lawson Galleries 1970
Lorenzo Rubelli & Figlio 1960-62
Lubin Perfumerie 1967-71
Marco Mfg. 1958
Margery Hoffman Smith 1962-63
Maria Cristina Lauffer 1963-68
Mary E. Erckenbrack 1958-64
Metropolitan Museum of Art 1968
Morabito Boutique 1970-72
Mrs. Ehrich 1936
Nelle Currie and Associates 1956-76
Rene Lalique & Co. 1960
Roland Gilbert 1957-59
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
8,
8,
8,
8,
8,
8,
8,
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Roman Bronze Works, Inc. 1957-64
Samuels, Jacobs and Sills 1954
Spero Anargyros 1941
Shiota, T. Z. 1941
V. C. Morris 1969
W. & J. Sloane 1928
Western Art Stone Works 1950-56
carton 8, folder 11
Willard Watts, Florist 1964
carton 8, folder 12
William D. McCann 1915
carton 8, folder 13
carton 8, folder 14
Household Records 1915-1990
Personal Accounts, Miscellaneous 1971-73
Expense receipts 1915-27
carton 8, folder 15
oversize-folder 11
B
oversize-box 1,
folder 32
oversize-folder 12
C
Expense ledger 1940-42
San Francisco residence 1946
carton 8, folder
16-17
Atherton residence 1959-66
Finding Aid to the Elise Stern
Haas Family Papers, 1789-1992
(bulk (1893-1990))
San Francisco residence 1947
San Francisco residence undated
BANC MSS 92/810 c
15
Series 5:Miscellaneous 1915-1990
Household Records 1915-1990
oversize-folder
13-14 C
Atherton residence 1960, undated
carton 8, folder 18
carton 8, folder
19-20
Christmas card lists 1981-89
Christmas gift lists 1977-90
carton 8, folder 21
carton 8, folder 22
Birthday acknowledgements and October check lists 1982-89
Party invitation lists 1959-64
carton 8, folder 23
carton 8, folder 24
Appraisals
Personal assets 1929
Fine arts schedule 1972-73
carton
carton
carton
carton
carton
29-32
8,
8,
8,
8,
8,
folder
folder
folder
folder
folder
25
26
27
28
carton 8, folder
33-34
carton 8, folder
35-39
Elise and Walter Haas Fund 1973
Art arrangement at 2100 Pacific Avenue San Francisco, Calif. undated
Notes regarding Atherton residence undated
Jewelry evaluation with photos 1966-71
Notes regarding antique furniture and tapestries 1926-74
The Pope and the Jew 1928-1968
Correspondence 1901-1968
Bloch, Ernest 1901-02, 1937
Fleg, Edmund 1928-62, undated
carton 8, folder 40
carton 8, folder
41-43
Gelber, Leon 1928
Newman, Louis I. 1929-66, 1968
carton 8, folder 44
carton 8, folder 45
carton 8, folder 46
Rinder, Reverend Ruben R. 1937
Zemach, Nahum 1931
Miscellaneous correspondence, A-Z 1930-66
carton 8, folder
47-56
carton 8, folder
57-59
carton 8, folder
60-61
carton 8, folder
62-63
Finding Aid to the Elise Stern
Haas Family Papers, 1789-1992
(bulk (1893-1990))
Drafts
Typescripts, typed draft, and photocopy with corrections undated
Typescripts - Act I, Scene 3, Act II, Scene 3, Act III, Scene 4 undated
Prefatory notes undated
Synopsis (incomplete) undated
BANC MSS 92/810 c
16