Anderson family collection

Anderson family collection, 1835-1980

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Anderson family
Title: Anderson family collection
Dates: 1835-1980 (inclusive)
18351980
Quantity: 16.5 linear feet, (14 boxes)
Collection Number: WCMss.034
Summary: This collection contains writings, correspondence, publication, photographs, and financial records from a historic Walla Walla family that was involved with Whitman College.
Repository: Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Penrose Library, Room 130
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA
99362
Telephone: 5095275922
Fax: 5095264785
archives@whitman.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Funding for encoding the finding aid was awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Louis Francis (L.F.) Anderson was born in Illinois in 1861, the oldest of the six children of Maria Louisa (Phelps) and Alexander Jay (A.J.) Anderson. A.J. was involved in various instructing and teaching jobs, and in 1869, the family moved from Illinois to Oregon. A.J. Anderson was asked to serve as the president of the Territorial University at Seattle (now the University of Washington). L.F. Anderson completed his undergraduate coursework during his father's tenure. L.F. graduated in 1881, the year his father was asked to serve as the president of Whitman College. President A.J. Anderson opened Whitman College under a new academic charter in 1882 and L.F. Anderson followed him to Walla Walla and served as a teacher of Greek and Latin. After Louise Phelps Anderson, A.J.'s wife, died in 1889, A.J. resigned from the presidency in 1891. After his resignation, A.J. continued to take interest in the college, compiling scrapbooks and writing an historical essay for Whitman College Quarterly. He died in 1903. L.F. Anderson continued at Whitman and served as the temporary president after his father's resignation. He left Whitman in controversy over the new president, James Eaton. L.F. then pursued postgraduate work with Professor Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, a Greek scholar at Johns Hopkins University. In 1895-1896, L.F. Anderson returned to Whitman College, where he took a position as professor of Greek Language and Literature.

L.F. Anderson was very active at Whitman College, serving as the college's vice president during his tenure. He was one of the first trustees of Whitman College and helped develop the current system of the board of overseers. L.F. married Mabel Ida Baker Anderson on October 30, 1890. Mabel was the daughter of prominent pioneer and businessman Dorsey Syng Baker, who was the founder of the Baker Bank, as well as proprietor of many other industries in the Washington Territory. L.F. and Mabel were wealthy; they traveled extensively, gave generously towards philanthropy, and built the Anderson Mansion, now Whitman College's Baker Faculty Center. They had no children, though circa 1895, they adopted Pauline Lora (Anderson) Rudio (1889-?), the daughter of L.F. Anderson's brother, Alexander Jay Anderson , Jr. (1863-1892). In 1915, Mabel Baker Anderson died from food poisoning. She left L.F. as executor of the estate, which was valued at over $100,000.

L.F. Anderson later remarried Florence Mary Bennett Anderson in 1918. Florence was born in 1883 in Chateaugay, New York. She earned her Bachelor of Art degree from Vassar College in 1903 and Doctor of Philosophy from Columbia University 1912. She held a position at Hunter College until she married L.F. and moved to Walla Walla. L.F and Florence were both interested in classical and Greek studies and were very active in the Philological Association and the Archaeology Association. Florence was a prolific writer, publishing over five books and numerous articles. The couple traveled and continued to establish the Anderson estate in Walla Walla.

L.F. Anderson retired from teaching at Whitman College in 1946, after sixty-three years of service. In 1950, he died due to illness. Florence continued to write and study, publishing "Leaven for the Frontier", a biography of A.J. Anderson and the Anderson family, in 1953. The Anderson Mansion was sold to Whitman College in 1956 for $50,000. As part of the sales agreement, Florence continued to live in the residence rent-free until her death on December 10, 1968.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains writings, publications, photographs, and documents concerning the Anderson family. Documents primarily concern Louis Francis Anderson, professor and vice-president at Whitman College; his father, founding president of the college, Alexander Jay Anderson; L.F Anderson's first wife, Mabel Baker Anderson; and his second wife, author Florence Bennett Anderson. Included are extensive financial documents that provide an in-depth look at the Andersons' entertaining and philanthropy. Both L.F. and his second wife Florence were interested in Greek and Classic literature, and many of their writings are scholarly work which reflects the academic approach to Greek and Classical study of the period. There are glass plate negatives of the Greater Whitman plan in this collection. This collection highlights the daily life, financial investments, and academic study of an historic family in the Walla Walla valley. The Whitman College presidential papers for A.J. and L.F. Anderson are not included here.

Included here are also a small collection of the notes of L.F. Anderson's siblings Charles McKay Anderson (1858-1983), George Page Anderson (1865-1932), Helen Hood Anderson McCandless (1871-1919), and Oliver Phelps Anderson (1859-1941). There are no personal materials here for L.F. Anderson's brother Alexander Jay Anderson, Jr. (1863-1892), though there are references to him.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives prior to August 2004. The accession number is retro-0069

Related Materials

Researchers interested in the Anderson Mansion (later the Baker Faculty Center) should also see the Anderson Mansion Collection for Whitman College's records relating to the same building.

Separated Materials

Some published works by Louis Francis Anderson, Florence Bennett Anderson, and Ada Woodruff Anderson have been relocated to Whitman College Special Collections and may be found by searching the Penrose Library catalog.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

1: L.F. Anderson, 1871-1951Return to Top

This series contains correspondence, essays, and compositions written by L.F. Anderson. It also contains documents concerning his marriage, graduation, teaching, travel, finances, involvement with Whitman College, and his death. Though the documents contained in Series 1 primarily concern L.F. Anderson, there are several instances where the information also concerns other members of the Anderson family. Information can also be found regarding L.F. Anderson in other series, specifically the series of his two wives, Mabel Baker Anderson (Series 3) and Florence Bennett Anderson (Series 4).

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		1: Biographical Information	1882-1951
Box	Folder
1	1	Marriage Certificates and Announcements	1890-1918
1	2	University of Washington Commencement	1882
	object
11	4-5	University of Washington Diploma	1882
	Folder
1	3	University of Washington Graduation Ceremony	1942
1	4	Obituaries	1950-1951
1	5	Letters Regarding the Death of L.F. Anderson	1950-1951
		2: Correspondence Anderson family correspondence is separated out by author and arranged by date. L.F. Anderson's general communication is sorted into incoming and outgoing and arranged chronologically.	1891-1948
Box	Folder
1	6-7	A.J. Anderson to L.F. Anderson	1891-1899
1	8	Florence Bennett Anderson to L.F. Anderson	1919-1936
1	9	George P. Anderson to L.F. Anderson	1895-1899
1	10	L.F. Anderson to A.J. Anderson	1898
1	11-12	L.F. Anderson to Mabel Baker Anderson	1882-1899
1	13	Mabel Baker Anderson to L.F. Anderson	1898-1899
1	14	Oliver Phelps Anderson to L.F. Anderson	1896-1898
1	15-18	L.F. Anderson (Incoming)	1890-1947
1	19	L.F. Anderson (Outgoing)	1887-1942
1	20	Miscellaneous	1948
		3: Writings and Orations This series contains L.F. Anderson's manuscripts. L.F. Anderson was a widely known orator and often read his papers and speeches publicly. Published and unpublished materials are included.	1880-1940
Box	Folder
1	21	Address to Inland Empire Teachers Association	1899
1	22	"The Archeological Society" in "Up to the Times"	Undated
1	23	"The Athens of Old Oregon"--oration	1940
1	24	"A Book on the Ash of Poetry"	1880-1882
1	25	"Catacombs"	Undated
1	26	"The Day in Athens"	1912
1	27	"Delphi: The Pythian Shrine, its situation, its meaning, its record"	1937
1	28	"Delphi—Ancient and Today"	Undated
1	29	"Doctor Dorsey Syng Baker: Washington's Pioneer Railroad Builder"—address	1915
1	30	"The Educational Value of Latin"	1939
1	31	"The English Constitutions" for the Tourist's Club	1888
	object
11	1	"Foundation Laying in the Classics"	1896
	Folder
1	33	"The Founder of Whitman College"—Cushing Eells	1909-1925
1	34	"A Glimpse of the English at Cambridge"	Undated
1	35	Greek	1893
1	36	"Greek Religion"—address for the Class in Philosophy of Religion	1924
1	37	"Interpretation of Pro Roscio Amerins Cap XXVI"	1894
1	38	"The Irresistible Revival of Classical Interest"	1922
1	39	"Laches"	1893
1	40	Latin	1894
1	41	"Logical Thought Power of Greek as Shown in its Hypothetical Expression"	1898
1	42	Longfellow's Works and Other Essays for the University of Washington	1881
1	43-44	Miscellaneous	Undated
2	1	Moderator's Address: Congregational Association	1918
2	2	"The Mutual Relation of College and Community" in The Pacific	1892
2	3	"The Nine-Years' Administration of Alexander Jay Anderson"	1921
2	5	Notes for Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore	1893-1894
2	4	"The Parthenon"	1902-1936
2	6	"Pausanias, an Ancient Baedeker and the Market-place of Athens"	Undated
2	7	"Plato's Nuptial Number its solution and significance"	1896
2	8	Poetry	Undated
2	9	"The Principal Characters in Genesis"	Undated
2	10	"The Prophecy of the Class of 1895"	Undated
2	11	"Quintun Horatius Flaccus: A Poet who has Lived Two Thousand Years"	Undated
2	12	"Reminiscences of the International Congress of Arts and Sciences"	1904
2	13	"Report for the Congregationalist of the Fiftieth Anniversary Services of First Congregational"	1914-1915
2	14	"Revival of the Olympic Games"	1896-1919
2	15	"The School of Athens"	Undated
2	16	"A Sermon on the Consecration of Talent"	1890
10		"Studies and Addresses"--Proof Copy	1894-1937
	Folder
2	17	"Thucydides—Second Congress at Sparta"	Undated
2	18	"What the Church Owes to Greek and its Present Duty"	1903
2	19	"Without Works Faith is Dead"	1889
		4: Notebooks, Diaries, and Travel This sub-series includes notebooks, diaries, and travel diaries containing detailed accounts of accommodations and sights. The Andersons traveled widely, to locations such as Washington State's Mount Rainier, Memphis, Cairo, and Florence, Italy. Diaries included in this series are an assortment of notes, jottings, financial records, and miscellaneous data. Most notebooks are marked with a rough date span. Florence's diaries of some of the same trips can be found in Series 4, Sub-Series 2.	1878-1931
Box	Folder
2	20	Ascent of Mount Rainier, newspaper record	1897
10	2-7	Diaries and notebooks	1878-1928
2	21	Travel accounts and letters	1887-1931
		5: Whitman College L.F. Anderson served as a professor of Greek and Latin for over fifty years. This series contains various materials associated with his tenure at Whitman College. Correspondence and articles are included, as are records of anniversary celebrations. This series also contains teaching materials, including examination questions and lecture outlines.	1884-1947
Box	Folder
2	22	Classroom Materials	Undated
2	23	Correspondence with Whitman College	1884-1947
2	24	Exam Questions	Undated
2	25	Faculty Meetings	1891-1902
2	26	Fiftieth Anniversary of L.F. Anderson at Whitman College	1932
2	27	Fortieth Annual Commencement Honoring L.F. Anderson	1922
2	28	Letter to the Editor in "Whitman College Pioneer"	1919
2	29	Letters of Resignation	1906
2	30	Miscellaneous Teaching Materials	Undated
2	31	Report of Louis F. Anderson, acting President	1909
2	32	Songs honoring Anderson, Walter Bratton, S.B.L Penrose, Walter Eells, and Faculty	Undated
2	33	"Whitman College" in "The Advance"	1890
		6: Societies and Clubs The Andersons were widely known for their hospitality; they often opened their home for social functions. This series contains records from society memberships and functions.	1882-1950
Box	Folder
2	34	American Association for University Women	1943
2	35	American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions	1914-1950
2	36	Archaeology Institute of America, Walla Walla	1898-1950
2	37	Beta Theta Pi	1916-1948
2	38	Beta Theta Pi Plaque	1916
2	39	Golf	1920-1941
2	40	Inland Empire Teachers Association	1898
2	41-42	Miscellaneous--membership cards, invitations, and functions	1906-1949
2	43-44	Phi Beta Kappa	1913-1945
2	45	The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies	1922-1950
2	46	Walla Walla Chamber of Commerce	1882-1938
2	47	Washington State Philological Society	1897-1899
2	51	Who's Who in America	1940
2	48	Winter Club	1937-1948
		7: Financial Information and Philanthropy This series contains records and information concerning finances, business undertakings, and philanthropy. L.F. Anderson saved a large number of receipts and check stubs; this series contains both loose and bound receipts. Also included is correspondence concerning the family business, Anderson Supply Company, investments, and purchases.	1890-1943
Box	Folder
2	49	Anderson Supply Company	1898-1917
2	50	"A Book of Remembrance: Memorial Gifts to the Pilgrim Memorial Fund"	1920
2	52-53	Check Stubs	1891-1898
2	54-55	Checks	1900-1902
3	1	Johns Hopkins Alumni Endowment	1911-1940
3	2	McClures Distributors of Franklin Motor Cars	1919-1929
3	3	Philanthropy and various contributions	1907-1943
12		Receipt Books	1892-1908
	Folder
3	4-7	Receipts	1890-1913; undated
3	8-9	Seattle Trust and Washington Title Insurance	1905-1932
		8: Miscellaneous	1871-1950
Box	Folder
3	10	Aster and Hector—L.F. Anderson's horses	Undated
3	11	Blank Composition Book	Undated
3	12	Church Information	1914-1947
3	13	Clippings	1912-1950
3	14	Drawing Book	1871
12		Louis F. Anderson Book Plate	Undated
	object
8	6-9	Pen and inkwells	Undated
	Folder
3	15	Miscellaneous	1898-1931
3	16	Mountain View Sunday School	Undated
10	8-12	Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings	1904
10	13	Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings, Baseball Statistics	1889
		Photographs Photograph reproductions of Mt. Rainier and surrounding areas in the early 1900s. Some of the photographs were taken by Edward S. Cutrtis and LaRoche Studios.	circa 1920

2: A.J. Anderson, 1854-1960, (bulk 1854-1898) Return to Top

This series contains correspondence and records from A.J. Anderson's tenure as president of University of Washington and Whitman College. Of interest are A.J.'s scrapbooks concerning the founding of Whitman College. Also included are A.J. Anderson's financial records and information about the two colleges.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
3	17	Biographical Information	1933-1934
9	33	Catalogues and C. Volume 1 (bound catalogues from educational institutions)	1856-1892
3	18	Correspondence between Florence B. Anderson and University of Washington regarding A.J. Anderson papers	1959-1960
3	19-22	Correspondence with A.J. Anderson	1881-1898
	object
11	7-15	Diplomas and Degrees (includes those of A.J. Anderson's wife, Louise Phelps Anderson)	1854-1895
	Folder
3	23	Letters of Reference	1894
3	24	Newspaper Clipping: Football match between University of Washington and Whitman College	1889
3	26	Newspaper Clippings about A.J. Anderson	1891-1898
	object
11	2-3	Scrapbooks (2), containing writing, clippings, and photos	1849-1899
	Folder
3	25	University of Washington: Annual Announcement	1878
3	27	University of Washington: Commencement Exercises	1882
3	28	University of Washington: Letters about A.J. Anderson's Presidential Acceptance	1877-1878
3	29	Whitman College: Anderson Administration Receipts	1882-1892
3	30	Whitman College: Annual Address	1887
3	31	Whitman College: College Reviews	1883-1890
3	32	Whitman College: Course Catalogue and Calendar	1885-1887
3	33	Whitman College: Report of President – A.J. Anderson	1885
3	34	Whitman College: Reports by A.J. Anderson	1883-1897
10	14	Knox College journal	1849-1895

3: Mabel Baker Anderson, 1881-1916Return to Top

Mabel Ida Baker married L.F. Anderson in 1890. This series contains their correspondence and financial records. Also included are obituary notices, letters from her funeral and a memorial service and a diary entry regarding Mabel's death written by L.F. Anderson.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
3	35	Correspondence	1893-1898
3	36	Financial records	1894-1900
3	37	Mabel Baker Anderson Institution of Fine Arts	Undated
4	1	Obituaries	1915
4	2	Orations and correspondence from funeral and memorial	1915-1916
4	3	Record, Cash-Book, and ledger of Louis Francis Anderson, Executor of the Estate of Mabel Baker Anderson deceased (includes L.F. Anderson's diary entries)	1916
4	4	Will of Mabel Baker Anderson	1915
13		Painting by Mabel Baker (Anderson), Whitman College Accession number 38.7.0	Undated
12		Bible

4: Florence Bennett Anderson, 1835-1959, (bulk 1911-1959) Return to Top

Florence graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vassar College in 1903. In 1912, she earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Classics from Columbia University. Before marrying Louis and moving to Walla Walla in 1918, she held an associate professor position in the department of Greek and Latin at Hunter College, New York. After her marriage, Florence continued to pursue scholarly work, taking a keen interest in Classical literature, local and family history, and religion. Florence was a prolific writer, publishing over five books. Included in this series is her correspondence, her published and unpublished writings, and the material she used in writing a history of her father-in-law, Alexander Jay Anderson. Materials concerning other Anderson family members are also included in the series. Interestingly, L.F. Anderson's membership to the Nantucket Historical Society is included. Speculatively, funding from L.F. Anderson contributed to her research for "A Grandfather for Benjamin Franklin".

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		1: Personal Papers	1911-1959
Box	Folder
4	5	Clippings and Obituary	1911-1957
4	6	College notes: Miscellaneous	Undated
4	7	Copyrights and registration for publications	1927-1955
4	8	Correspondence	1920-1959
4	9	Hunter College: Miscellaneous	1914
4	10	Lecture notes	Undated
4	11	Publishers: correspondence clippings and notes	1922-1950
4	12	Societies and Clubs	1913-1927
		2: Writings and Publications This series contains published and unpublished materials written by Florence Bennett Anderson. Several manuscripts are included.	1909-1969
Box	Folder
7	29	"The Amerind's Son"—unpublished manuscript	Undated
4	13	"The Black Sail"—miscellaneous data	Undated
6	26-28	"The Brook of the Willows"—unpublished manuscript	Undated
4	14	"The Caulker's Daughter"—notes	Undated
4	15	"The Character of Clytemnestra in the Agamemnon of Aeschylus" in Transactions of the American Philological Association—manuscript and print copy	1929
7	22-25	"Charles the King"—unpublished manuscript	Undated
4	16	"Chateargay"—manuscript and notes	Circa 1948
4	17	Dickens Papers	1919-1925
4	18	"The Duenos Inscription" in Proceedings of the American Philological Association—manuscript and print copy	1911
4	19	"A Dusty Empire"—manuscript	Undated
4	20	"A Foursome at the Bridge"	Undated
4	21	"The Garland of Defeat"—reviews, correspondence	Circa 1927
4	22	"A Glimpse of Moslem Life"— adapted from Pierre Lotis "Oisenchatted"—manuscript	Undated
4	23	"The Good Librarian: In memorandum of Ellen Garfield Smith"	1939
4	24	"A Grandfather for Benjamin Franklin"—clippings, reviews	1940-1949
4	25	"A Grandfather for Benjamin Franklin"—correspondence	1940-1953
4	26-27	"A Grandfather for Benjamin Franklin"—notes	Circa 1940
4	28	"A Grandfather for Benjamin Franklin"—Nantucket Information	Circa 1940
4	29	"A Grandfather for Benjamin Franklin"—Notes on Religious Studies in Nantucket	Circa 1940
4	30	"A Grandfather for Benjamin Franklin"—photographs	Circa 1940
9	1-4	"The Greek Tradition in Early Christian Philosophy"—manuscript prepared for Whitman Philosophical Society	1942
4	31	Homeric Poetry—notes	Undated
5	1	"Humanities Versus the Utilities" in "Education"	1924
5	2	Iliad and Odyssey: Homeric Hymns: Epic Fragments	Undated
5	3	"The Insanity of the Hero---an Intrinsic Detail of the Orestes Vendetta"— in Transactions of the American Philological Association	1927
5	4	"Is Saul Also Among the Prophets?" in The Living Church	1930
5	5	"A Knight of the Broad Brim" in The Stratford Journal	1919
5	6	"A Laboratory Experiment in Poetry" in Poet Lore	1922
5	7	Linguistic Analysis of Greek Words	Undated
5	8	"The Metrical Arrangement of the Kommόs in the Agamemnon of Aeschylus"—in The American Journal of Philology	1924
5	9	"Michal"—notes for use in continuing drama	Undated
5	10	Miscellaneous Notes	Undated
9	9-13	Nantucket—unpublished manuscript	Undated
5	11	"A note on the Timaeus of Plato" in Classical Weekly	1947
5	12	"O Salutaris Hostia"—poem by Florence B. Anderson, adapted to music	1937-1938
5	13	"Orestes—Trilogy of Aesculus"—notes	Undated
5	14	"Orient for Neighbors"—manuscript	1937
7	31-33	Palace of Menos at Knossos—notes	Undated
5	15	Poetry	Undated
5	16	"Portrait of a Celestial" in The American Review	1934
5	17	"Primitive Wooden Statues which Pausanians Saw in Greece"	Undated
5	18	"Rebel's Daughter"—announcements	Circa 1957
5	19	"Religious Cults Associated with the Amazons"—notes	Circa 1912
5	20	"Religious Cults Associated with the Amazons"—notes from earlier study	Circa 1912
7	30	The Amazons in Greek Legend	1912
5	21-22	"Religious Cults Associated with the Amazons"—reviews	1912-1913
5	23	"The Shadow of the Tower"—announcements	Circa 1955
5	24	"The Shadow of the Tower"—illustrations and correspondence	1954-1969
5	25	Short Stories—unpublished	Undated
5	26	"Siete Poesias Sagrados"—print copy	1937
5	27	"Slick Dodge"	Undated
5	28	"The So-Called Mourning Athena"	Circa 1909
5	29	"Statuette in the Princeton Museum"	Undated
5	30	"Study of the Word Xoanon"—notes, manuscript, print copy in American Journal of Archaeology	1917
5	31	"Theseus"—notes linguistic connections between Greek legend and Christian Orthodoxy	Undated
9	5-8	"Theseus"—unpublished manuscript	Undated
5	32	"Through the Hawse-hole"—Seth Pinkham Biography—announcements	1931
5	33	"Through the Hawse-hole"—Seth Pinkham Biography—correspondence	Circa 1932
5	34	"Through the Hawse-hole"—Seth Pinkham Biography—notes	1932-1933
5	35	Travel Diaries	1927-1928
5	36	"Vergiliana"—Review in "Education" and The American Journal of Philology	1932-1934
5	37	"Wauguinguin II"—material for Sequel to "The Brook of the Willows"—notes, draft	Undated
5	38	"Xenophon's Symposium;" performance drama	1913
		3: "Leaven for the Frontier" Research Materials Florence Bennett Anderson collected biographical information about Alexander Jay Anderson and his descendants for her book "Leaven for the Frontier". This sub-series contains research materials, notes, and photographs used in compiling the book, including large amounts of genealogical information about the Anderson family and letters and papers from A.J. Anderson. This sub-series is of particular interest because original organization is maintained. Included are envelopes which were labeled by Florence Bennett Anderson. When possible, the folder names correspond to the envelope labels. Materials that were not found in labeled envelopes are titled with item description.	1880-1990
Box	Folder
5	39	A.J. Anderson, 2 letters, commencement program, Knox College	1835-1952
5	40	A.J. Anderson Letters	1883-1895
5	41	Advertisement for "Leaven for the Frontier"	Undated
5	42	Biographical Sketch of A.J. Anderson published in Walla Walla Union-Bulletin	1953
5	43	Biographical Sketch of A.J. Anderson published by Whitman College	Undated
5	44	Clippings	1880-1950
13		Die of photograph, Alexander Jay Anderson	1895
	Folder
5	45	Genealogical Data compiled by Oliver Phelps Anderson	Undated
5	46	Genealogy charts by Oliver Phelps Anderson	Undated
5	47	Graduation Essay by Helen Hood Anderson (McCandless)	1894
5	48	"A Great University" in Washington Alumnus	1950-1951
5	49	Illustration, front matter, list of corrections, paper proof	Undated
5	50	Illustrations—Material for possible further illustrations	Undated
5	51	Illustrations—Material used in illustration of book	1953
5	52	Knox College Founder's Day	1894
5	53	L.F. Anderson Letters, Reminisces	1898-1934
5	54	Letters Relating to the Publication	1953
6	1-2	Material Used	1930-1941
6	3	Miscellany	Undated
6	4	Notes for Biography of A.J. Anderson	Undated
6	5	Notes: Research for "Leaven for the Frontier"	Undated
6	6	"Our Western Colleges"	1888
6	7	Photograph—George Page Anderson and Daughter, Eugenia Anderson Spicer.	1920
6	8	Photographs and Films	1953
6	9	Photos and Letters—Miscellaneous	Undated
6	10	Photos from Charles, perhaps Charles Mckay Anderson	1880-1885
6	11	Photos from which copies were made	1883
6	12	Photos of Walla Walla and Campus by Oliver Phelps Anderson	Circa 1945
6	13	Photos—Old Anderson Photos from Charles McKay Anderson	Circa 1941
6	14	Photos—three special finish of L.F. Anderson; Whitman Portrait, A.J. Anderson	Undated
6	15	Photos—Whitman Faculty	1889-1990
6	16	"Rough Sketch of Father's Life" by L.F. Anderson	Undated
6	17	Special Data (Letters and Notes)	1877-1903
6	18	Special Data (Memorial Service)	1903
6	19	"Walla Walla Up-to-Date"	1900
6	20	Walla Walla, Portland, Seattle, Used Data, rough "calendar"	Undated
6	21	"Whitman Free of all Forms of Debt" in Whitman Alumnus	1952

5: Anderson Family, 1886-1980, (bulk 1893-1949) Return to Top

This series contains letters, clippings, and genealogical information from the Anderson family.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
6	22	Charles McKay Anderson	1893-1949
6	23	George Page Anderson	1886-1899
6	24	Oliver Phelps Anderson	1893-1914
6	25	Pauline Lora Anderson	1898-1910
6	26	Genealogical research materials on A.J. Anderson by L.F. Anderson	Undated
6	27	Genealogy	1935-1980

6: Anderson Mansion, 1890-1957Return to Top

This series contains documents and records concerning the building and maintenance of the Anderson Mansion, which was sold to Whitman College in 1956 and became the Baker Faculty Center in 1977.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
6	28	Architecture/Construction Contract and Correspondence	1902-1904
	object
11	6	Architectural Drawing of Entrance Gate	1909
	Folder
6	29	General Specifications for the Contractor	Undated
7	19	Guest Register	1904-1957
6	30	House Building Account	1891-1892
6	31	Household Expense Ledger	1890-1982
6	32	Household Expense Ledger and Addresses	1900-1950
6	33	Land Realty Agreement	1910-1913
6	34	Miscellaneous	1909; undated

7: Miscellaneous, 1895-1975, (bulk 1895-1910) Return to Top

This series contains correspondence, articles, and ephemera collected by the Anderson family.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
6	36	Letter from George Elderkin	1909
6	35	Photographs of images housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters	Undated
6	37	Miscellaneous notes on art and ephemera from travels to the Vatican and Florence	Undated
6	38	"The Advance"—articles about Whitman	1895
6	39	"The Heart of the Red Firs"—clipping	1908
6	40	Typescript of reminiscence of Anderson Family by Edith Pope Patton	1975
6	41	Whitman Conservatory announcements	1896

8: Photographs, 1880-1955Return to Top

This series contains photographs from the Anderson Estate. Photos are of the Anderson family, friends, and the Anderson house and gardens. Photographs from L.F. Anderson's travels may be found in Series 9.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
6	42	A.J. Anderson, Jr.	Undated
6	43	A.J. Anderson	Undated
13		A.J. Anderson portrait	Undated
	Folder
6	44	A.J. Anderson, Seattle and University of Washington	Circa 1880
6	45	Anderson Estate	Circa 1909-1915
6	46	Anderson Family Group Photographs	Undated
6	47	Anderson Family Miscellaneous	Undated
6	48	Baker and Anderson Families Camping at Wallowa Lake	1912; undated
6	49	Baker Family	Undated
6	50	Bennett Family	Undated
6	51	Camp Photographs	1889-1894
6	52	Dorothy Louise Anderson	1893-1895
6	53	Family Friends—children	Undated
6	54-55	Family Friends—Miscellaneous	Undated
6	56	Betty Rae Anderson	Undated
7	1	Florence Bennett Anderson	1934; undated
13		Florence Bennett Anderson on Bicycle	Undated
	Folder
7	2	George Page Anderson	Undated
9	14-31	From the L.F. Anderson Estate	1969
10	1	Empty photograph album with captions
		Glass-plate negatives	1883-1918
7	3	Groups and Societies	1889-1890
7	4	Helen Hood Anderson McCandless	1888-1919
7	5	Louis Francis and Florence Bennett Anderson	1918
7	6-8	Louis Francis Anderson	1874-circa 1940
7	9	Louisa Phelps Anderson	Circa 1885
7	10-11	Mabel Baker Anderson	1892
13		Mabel Baker Anderson and Anna Baker Elliot portraits	Undated
	Folder
7	12	Miscellaneous	Undated
13		Miscellaneous Large Photographs	Undated
14		Miscellaneous Small Photographs	Undated
	Folder
7	13	Nantucket	1952-1955
7	14	Oliver Phelps Anderson	1880-1920
7	15	Pauline Anderson	1886-1895
7	16-17	Whitman College	1886-1895
7	18	Walla Walla by Oliver Phelps Anderson	Undated
7	19	Luetta Anderson	[1931], 1934, 1937
7	20	Betty Rae Anderson	1950
7	21	Hazel and Jack Anderson	Undated
9	32	Louis Francis Anderson photograph album

9: Photo Albums, 1887, undatedReturn to Top

This series contains photographic albums from the Anderson Estate. Most albums belonged to L.F. Anderson, but several are unmarked. Albums contain photographs of family, friends, travels, and landscapes.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
13	Album with family photographs	Undated
14	Album with family photographs belonging to L.F. Anderson	Undated
14	Album with family photographs belonging to L.F. Anderson	Undated
14	Album with landscape scenes	Undated
14	"Among the Islands", landscape and people, belonging to L.F. Anderson	1887
10	Blank album with names, in Florence B. Anderson's handwriting	Undated
14	"Memories" photographs from Wallawa	Undated
14	Photo albums (3) of travels (mostly Europe and Greece)	Undated
13	"Photographs" (2)	Undated
13	L.F. Anderson Miscellaneous photographs album
13	Mt. Rainier photographs

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Greek philology
Pioneers--Washington (State)

Personal Names

Anderson, Alexander Jay, 1832-1903
Anderson, Alexander Jay, 1832-1903
Anderson, Florence Bennett, 1883-1968
Anderson, Florence Bennett, 1883-1968
Anderson, Louis Francis
Anderson, Louis Francis
Anderson, Mabel Ida Baker

Corporate Names

Philological Association (Walla Walla, Wash.)
Whitman College. Board of Trustees

Geographical Names

Walla Walla (Wash.)--Social life and customs

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