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Thomas McArthur Anderson papers, 1822-1973
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Anderson, Thomas McArthur, 1836-1917
- Title
- Thomas McArthur Anderson papers
- Dates
- 1822-1973 (inclusive)18221973
- Quantity
- 1.75 cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 1973 (Accession No. 1973-003)
- Summary
- Papers of a Major General, U.S. Army who fought in the Civil War and was later stationed for 14 years at Fort Ringgold on the Texas border
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Thomas McArthur Anderson (1836-1917) graduated from St. Mary’s College in Maryland and from Cincinnati Law School. In 1858, he was admitted to the bar and began to practice law in Cincinnati. During the Civil War in 1861, Anderson enlisted as a private in the 65th Ohio Volunteers and shortly thereafter was commissioned Second Lieutenant of the 5th United States Cavalry. He was promoted to captain and served with the 12th United States Infantry. He remained in the army after the war, becoming a colonel in command of the 14th Infantry.
In 1898, as a Brigadier General, Anderson commanded the vanguard of the United States expeditionary force (the Eighth Army Corps) in the Philippines. These men were the first troops to reach the Philippines after George Dewey’s victory against the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War. Anderson stayed in the Philippines until 1899, fighting in the early stages of the Philippine-American War until he was succeeded by General Henry W. Lawton.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, speeches, writings, genealogy, clippings, photographs. Primarily documents life of Thomas McArthur Anderson, but also has information about other prominent family members. Anderson's memoirs include an account of the Battle of Antietam. Includes genealogical research notes and materials collected by Charles A. Gauld, Anderson's grandson.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged in 3 series.
- Series 1, Anderson Family
- Series 2, Thomas McArthur Anderson
- Series 3, Charles Anderson Gauld
Custodial History
It remains unclear whether Gauld, Thomas M. Anderson, or another family member brought together the family papers, as both Gauld and Anderson conducted genealogical research.
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated in installments by Charles Anderson Gauld beginning in 1945, with additions made in 1952, 1972, and 1973.
Processing Note
The papers were processed in December, 1991 by Janet Crum.
This accession is a merger of 1973-001, 1973-002 (Anderson, Thomas M.)and 487-001 (Anderson Family).
The arrangement of the notes series in the Gauld series is somewhat random. The original folder headings were retained, but these headings are not always accurate. The notes were originally mingled with clippings, letters, and other material, some of which was related, and some of which was apparently in random order. The subject sub-series consists of articles, clippings, postcards, and miscellaneous material. Subject files were created when there was sufficient material to do so (usually at least two items). The remaining material was placed in the clippings sub-series as unsorted
Separated Materials
Material Described Separately:Thomas McArthur Anderson Philippines Photograph Collection (PH0144)
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Anderson FamilyReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Biographical Features |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Anderson, Thomas M. |
1914 |
| 1/2 | Anderson, Elizabeth Van Winkle (obituary) |
1914 |
| 1/2 | Anderson, Van W. (obituary) |
1961 |
| 1/3 | Anderson and Stratton family genealogy |
1881 |
General Correspondence |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/4 | Anderson, Richard Clough to daughter Maria |
1822 |
| 1/5 | Letters re: death of T. M. Anderson |
1917 |
| 1/6 | Anderson, Thomas McArthur, Jr. to Van
Anderson |
1917 |
| 1/7 | Letters re: Anderson, Thomas McArthur, Jr. |
|
| 1/8 | Anderson family letters |
|
| 1/9 | Fragment of note (signature illegible) |
|
Legal Documents |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/10 | Agreement among T. M. Anderson, Harry R. Anderson,
Mary A. Olds, Joseph Olds, and Charles Anderson |
1885 |
| 1/11 | Kendrick, Sarah A. - last will and
testament |
|
| 1/12 | Anderson, James W. and Arline - power of attorney -
last page only |
1918 |
Speeches and Writings |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/13 | Anderson, Kitty: "A Historical House and Its Famous
People" (family home in Kentucky) |
|
| 1/14 | Unsigned Poems: "Lew Wallace," "Juba" |
|
Memorabilia |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/15 | T. M. Anderson, Anderson family |
|
Lists |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/16 | "A list of the books and pictures belonging to the
estate of the late William M. Anderson" |
|
| 1/16 | Property inherited by Eliza A. Anderson from her
father |
|
Subject Series |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/17 | T. M. Anderson's military career |
|
| 1/18 | U.S. military history - late 19th-early 20th
centuries |
|
| 1/19 | Oregon Patriotic Service League |
|
| 1/20 | U.S. Army, Vancouver (Washington) Barracks - list of
principal post commanders, 1850-1890 |
|
| 1/21 | T. M. Anderson's lands, Menard County, Texas -
map |
|
Clippings |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/22 | T. M. Anderson |
|
| 1/23 | Anderson, Thomas McArthur, Jr. |
1914 |
| 1/24 | The Supporter and Scioto Gazette |
1825 |
Photographs |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/25 | Seven Oaks Farm, Circleville, Ohio |
|
| 1/25 | T. M. Anderson and son, Portland, Oregon |
|
| 1/25 | Anderson, Charles |
|
| 1/25 | Living room of George M. Donaugh residence, Vancouver,
Washington with family portraits and an 18th century Madonna from Fort
Vancouver |
1951 |
| 1/25 | Anderson, William Marshall |
|
| 1/25 | Consul's Thanksgiving Dinner, Manila |
1898 |
Scrapbook (oversize) |
||
| Box | ||
| OS 5 | Clippings and memorabilia collected by T. M.
Anderson Scrapbook was completed by another family member (Gauld?) as
it includes T. M. Anderson's obituary.
|
Series 2: Thomas McArthur AndersonReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Correspondence |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/26 | Outgoing Letters |
|
| 1/27 | Adams, W. B. incoming letter |
1911 |
| 1/27 | Anderson, Charles incoming letter |
1879 |
| 1/27 | Anderson, Mary incoming letter |
|
| 1/27 | Argott (?) incoming letter |
1893 |
| 1/27 | Chaffee incoming letters |
|
| 1/27 | Clark, Maurice (?) Woodside incoming
letter |
1911 |
| 1/27 | Craig, H. G. incoming letter |
|
| 1/27 | Davis, Oscar K. incoming letter |
1898 |
| 1/27 | Dewey, George incoming letters |
|
| 1/27 | Du Pont, Henry A. incoming letter |
|
| 1/27 | Edwards, Clarence E. incoming letter |
1903 |
| 1/27 | Flagg, W. I. (?) incoming letter |
1878 |
| 1/27 | Ford, John L. incoming letter |
1873 |
| 1/27 | French, O. B. incoming letter |
1878 |
| 1/27 | Garfield, James A. incoming letter |
1879 |
| 1/27 | Jackson, B. F. incoming letter |
1881 |
| 1/27 | Jaudenes, Fermin incoming letter |
1903 |
| 1/27 | King, Charles incoming letter |
1901 |
| 1/27 | McDonald, James Smith incoming letter |
1907 |
| 1/27 | McDonald, Thomas incoming letters |
|
| 1/27 | McDonald, E. incoming letter |
|
| 1/27 | Mormonier, Charles incoming letter |
1911 |
| 1/28 | Niles, O. E. incoming letter |
1910 |
| 1/28 | Olds, Joseph incoming letter |
1903 |
| 1/28 | Perbora(?), G. Remio incoming letter |
1899 |
| 1/28 | Ruett, D. C. incoming letter |
1876 |
| 1/28 | Sherman, William T. incoming letter
photocopy |
1875 |
| 1/28 | Snow and McCamant, Portland incoming
letter |
1898 |
| 1/28 | Unitarians, Unitarian Headquarters (San Francisco)
incoming letter |
1914 |
| 1/28 | U.S. Army, Army of the Potomac incoming
letter |
1864 |
| 1/28 | U.S. Army, Headquarters incoming letter |
1879 |
| 1/28 | U.S. Treasury Department, Second Auditor's Office
incoming letter |
1878 |
| 1/28 | U.S. War Department, Record and Pension Office
incoming letter |
1903 |
| 1/28 | U.S. War Department, Adjutant General's Office
incoming letters |
|
| 1/28 | Wiley, Mary M. incoming letter |
1907 |
| 1/28 | Wright, D. incoming letter |
1907 |
| 1/28 | Unidentified incoming letters |
|
| 1/29 | McCamant, Wallace to Elizabeth Van Winkle Anderson
incoming letters |
1898 |
| 1/30 | Letters about T. M. Anderson |
|
Financial Records |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/31 | Finances |
|
| 1/31 | Receipts |
|
Speeches and Writings |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/32 | "The Battle of Dorking: Some Reflections on our
Military Problems" |
1908 |
| 1/33 | "General Anderson's Remarks on the Psychology of
War" |
|
| 1/34 | "General Anderson's Response to the Army" |
|
| 1/35 | A Monograph of the Anderson, Clark, Marshall, and
McArthur Connection |
|
| 1/36 | "My Wife, My Valentine" poem |
1883 |
| 1/37 | "Personal Recollections of Conditions Preceding the
Civil War" |
|
| 1/38 | "Vancouver Barracks - Past and Present" parts
I-II |
1904 |
| 1/39 | Untitled speech (?) on the role of the U.S. and its
government, appears incomplete |
|
Memoirs |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/1-3 | Autobiographical account of T. M. Anderson's
childhood, family history, career up to and including the Civil War, appears
unfinished |
|
Legal Documents |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/40 | Certificate of marriage to Elizabeth Van
Winkle |
1869 |
| 1/41 | License to practice law |
1869 |
| 1/42 | Letters of administration appointing T. M. Anderson
administrator of Charles Van Winkle's estate |
1907 |
| 1/43 | Last will and testament |
1912 |
| 1/44 | Passport |
1909 |
Notes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/45 | Army whereabouts |
|
Subject File |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/46 | "The Spanish-American War VI. The Blockade of Manila
and the Capture of Guam" - Henry Cabot Lodge |
1899 |
Clipping |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/47 | "A Select Assembly: Loyal Legion's Manila Banquet" -
Manila Times |
1898 |
Map |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/48 | Menard County, Texas (T. M. Anderson
lands) |
Series 3: Charles Anderson GauldReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Correspondence |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/1 | General Correspondence |
|
Speeches and Writings |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/2 | "General T. M. Anderson" |
1930 |
| 3/3 | "Mt. Anderson and General Anderson" |
|
| 3/4 | "Duncan McArthur, Ohio Pioneer" |
1952 |
| 3/4 | "William Marshall Anderson" |
1954 |
| 3/5 | Writings and notes on T. M. Anderson's career to
1886 |
1970 |
| 3/6 | Unidentified draft on U.S. occupation of Philippines,
pages 12-20 |
1972 |
| 3/7 | "Mexican Bandit Depredations Along the Rio Grande in
Texas" |
|
| 3/8 | "America's First General Overseas," From Clark County
History 1973 |
1973 |
Notes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/9 | Anderson data to 1886 |
|
| 3/10 | T. M. Anderson |
|
| 3/11 | General T. M. Anderson in South Texas |
|
| 3/12-14 | General T. M. Anderson's career, 1836-1886 |
|
| 3/15 | T. M. Anderson and family |
|
| 3/16 | Anderson family data |
|
| 3/17 | T. M. Anderson and relatives in
Philippines |
|
Subject Series |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/18 | Alaska |
1973 |
| 3/19 | Anderson, Charles |
|
| 3/20 | Anderson, Larz |
1938 |
| 4/1 | Anderson, Richard Clough |
1944 |
| 4/2 | Anderson, Robert |
|
| 4/3 | Anderson, T. M. |
|
| 4/4 | Anderson, William Marshall |
|
| 4/5 | Beacon Rock |
|
| 4/6 | Chillicothe, Ohio |
|
| 4/7 | Cincinnati Society |
1954 |
| 4/8 | Civil War (U.S.) |
|
| 4/9 | Columbia River |
|
| 4/10 | Ft. Laramie, Wyoming |
|
| 4/11 | Ft. Ringgold, Texas |
|
| 4/12 | Guam |
|
| 4/13 | McArthur, Duncan |
|
| 4/14 | Mexican Americans |
|
| 4/15 | National Statuary Hall (Washington, D.C.) |
|
| 4/16 | Native Americans |
1968 |
| 4/17 | Oregon Patriotic Service League |
1973 |
| 4/18 | Philippines |
|
| 4/19 | Portland, Oregon area |
1973 |
| 4/20 | Revolutionary War era |
|
| 4/21 | Rio Grande City, Texas |
1967 |
| 4/22 | Rio Grande Valley |
|
| 4/23 | Skamania County, Washington |
1972 |
| 4/24 | Southwest Washington |
|
| 4/25 | Texas |
|
| 4/26 | Wyoming |
|
Clippings |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/27 | Book reviews and advertisements |
|
| 4/28 | Miscellaneous unsorted clippings |
|
Photographs |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/29 | Wyoming (with T. M. Anderson?) |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862
- Civil War--Veterans
- Generals--United States--Biography
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Spanish-American War, 1898--Campaigns--Philippines--Sources
- Spanish-American War, 1898--Personal narratives
Personal Names
- Anderson, Thomas McArthur, 1836-1917--Archives
Geographical Names
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Anderson family (creator)
- Anderson, Charles (creator)
- Anderson, Duncan (creator)
- Anderson, Richard Clough (creator)
- Anderson, Robert (creator)
- Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881 (creator)
- Gauld, Charles Anderson, 1911- (creator)
- Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 (creator)
