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 Note
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 Description
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. 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.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access :
Collection is open for research.
Restrictions on Use :
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C.
Copyright transferred to Whitman College.
Preferred Citation :
Anderson Family Collection, Whitman College and Northwest
Archives.
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
By series.
Acquisition Information :
Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives prior to August
2004.
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.
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.
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
Series 1: L.F. Anderson, 1871-1951
7.2 linear feet ( 8 boxes)
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
Sub-series 1: Biographical
Information
Box/Folder
1/1
Marriage Certificates and
Announcements
1890-1918
1/2
University of Washington
Commencement
1882
Box
9
University of Washington
Diploma
1882
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
Sub-series 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.
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
1/15-19
L.F. Anderson
(Incoming)
1890-1947
1/20
L.F. Anderson
(Outgoing)
1887-1942
1/21
Miscellaneous
1948
Sub-series 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.
Box/Folder
1/22
Address to Inland Empire
Teachers Association
1899
1/23
"The Archeological Society" in
Up to the Times
Undated
1/24
"The Athens of Old
Oregon"--oration
1940
1/25
"A Book on the Ash of
Poetry"
1880-1882
1/26
"Catacombs"
Undated
1/27
"The Day in Athens"
1912
1/28
"Delphi: The Pythian Shrine,
its situation, its meaning, its record"
“The English Constitutions” for
the Tourist’s Club
1888
1/33
“Foundation Laying in the
Classics”
1896
1/34
“The Founder of Whitman
College”—Cushing Eells
1909-1925
1/35
“A Glimpse of the English at
Cambridge”
Undated
1/36
Greek
1893
1/37
“Greek Religion”—address for
the Class in Philosophy of Religion
1924
1/38
“Interpretation of Pro Roscio
Amerins Cap XXVI”
1894
1/39
“The Irresistible Revival of
Classical Interest”
1922
1/40
"Laches"
1893
1/41
Latin
1894
2/1
“Logical Thought Power of Greek
as Shown in its Hypothetical Expression”
1898
2/2
Longfellow’s Works and Other
Essays for the University of Washington
1881
2/3-4
Miscellaneous
Undated
2/5
Moderator’s Address:
Congregational Association
1918
2/6
“The Mutual Relation of College
and Community” in
The Pacific
1892
2/7
“The Nine-Years’ Administration
of Alexander Jay Anderson”
1921
2/8
Notes for Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore
1893-1894
2/9
“The Parthenon”
1902-1936
2/10
“Pausanias, an Ancient Baedeker
and the Market-place of Athens”
Undated
2/11
“Plato’s Nuptial Number its
solution and significance”
1896
2/12
Poetry
Undated
2/13
“The Principal Characters in
Genesis”
Undated
2/14
“The Prophecy of the Class of
1895”
Undated
2/15
“Quintun Horatius Flaccus: A
Poet who has Lived Two Thousand Years”
Undated
2/16
“Reminiscences of the
International Congress of Arts and Sciences”
1904
2/17
“Report for the
Congregationalist of the Fiftieth Anniversary Services of First
Congregational”
1914-1915
2/18
“Revival of the Olympic
Games”
1896-1919
2/19
“The School of
Athens”
Undated
2/20
“A Sermon on the Consecration
of Talent”
1890
Box
10
Studies and Addresses--Proof
Copy
1894-1937
2/21
“Thucydides—Second Congress at
Sparta”
Undated
2/22
“What the Church Owes to Greek
and its Present Duty”
1903
2/23
“Without Works Faith is
Dead”
1889
Sub-series 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.
Box/Folder
2/24
Ascent of Mount Rainier,
newspaper record
1897
Box
11
Diaries and
notebooks
1878-1928
2/25
Travel accounts and
letters
1887-1931
Sub-series 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.
Box/Folder
2/26
Classroom Materials
Undated
2/27
Correspondence with Whitman
College
1884-1947
2/28
Exam Questions
Undated
2/29
Faculty Meetings
1891-1902
2/30
Fiftieth Anniversary of L.F.
Anderson at Whitman College
1932
2/31
Fortieth Annual Commencement
Honoring L.F. Anderson
1922
2/32
Letter to the Editor in
Whitman College
Pioneer
1919
2/33
Letters of
Resignation
1906
2/34
Miscellaneous Teaching
Materials
Undated
2/35
Report of Louis F. Anderson,
acting President
1909
2/36
Songs honoring Anderson, Walter
Bratton, S.B.L Penrose, Walter Eells, and Faculty
Undated
2/37
“Whitman College” in
The Advance
1890
Sub-series 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.
Box/Folder
2/38
American Association for
University Women
1943
2/39
American Board of Commissioners
for Foreign Missions
1914-1950
2/40
Archaeology Institute of
America, Walla Walla
1898-1950
2/41
Beta Theta Pi
1916-1948
2/42
Beta Theta Pi
Plaque
1916
2/43
Golf
1920-1941
2/44
Inland Empire Teachers
Association
1898
2/45-46
Miscellaneous--membership
cards, invitations, and functions
1906-1949
2/47-48
Phi Beta Kappa
1913-1945
2/49
The Society for the Promotion
of Hellenic Studies
1922-1950
3/1
Walla Walla Chamber of
Commerce
1882-1938
3/2
Washington State Philological
Society
1897-1899
3/3
Who’s Who in
America
1940
3/4
Winter Club
1937-1948
Sub-series 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.
Box/Folder
3/5
Anderson Supply
Company
1898-1917
3/6
A Book of Remembrance: Memorial Gifts to
the Pilgrim Memorial Fund
1920
3/7-8
Check Stubs
1891-1898
3/9-10
Checks
1900-1902
3/11
Johns Hopkins Alumni
Endowment
1911-1940
3/12
McClures Distributors of
Franklin Motor Cars
1919-1929
3/13
Philanthropy and various
contributions
1907-1943
Box
12
Receipt Books
1892-1908
3/14-17
Receipts
1890-1913; undated
3/18-19
Seattle Trust and Washington
Title Insurance
1905-1932
Sub-series 8: Miscellaneous
Box/Folder
3/20
Aster and Hector—L.F.
Anderson’s horses
Undated
3/21
Blank Composition
Book
Undated
3/22
Church Information
1914-1947
3/23
Clippings
1912-1950
3/24
Drawing Book
1871
Box
13
Louis F. Anderson Book
Plate
Undated
3/25
Miscellaneous
1898-1931
3/26
Mountain View Sunday
School
Undated
Box
14
Scrapbook of Newspaper
Clippings
1904
Box
14
Scrapbook of Newspaper
Clippings, Baseball Statistics
Series 2: A.J. Anderson, 1854-1960, (bulk
1854-1898)
3.2 linear feet ( 3 boxes, 18 folders)
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
4/1
Biographical
Information
1933-1934
Box
28
Catalogues and C. Volume 1 (bound
catalogues from educational institutions)
1856-1892
4/2
Correspondence between Florence
B. Anderson and University of Washington regarding A.J. Anderson
papers
1959-1960
4/3-6
Correspondence with A.J.
Anderson
1881-1898
Box
29
Diplomas and Degrees (includes
those of A.J. Anderson’s wife, Louise Phelps Anderson)
1854-1895
4/7
Letters of Reference
1894
4/8
Newspaper Clipping: Football
match between University of Washington and Whitman College
1889
4/9
Newspaper Clippings about A.J.
Anderson
1891-1898
Box
9
Scrapbooks (3), containing
writing, clippings, and photos
1849-1899
4/10
University of Washington: Annual
Announcement
1878
4/11
University of Washington:
Commencement Exercises
1882
4/12
University of Washington: Letters
about A.J. Anderson’s Presidential Acceptance
1877-1878
4/13
Whitman College: Anderson
Administration Receipts
1882-1892
4/14
Whitman College: Annual Address
1887
4/15
Whitman College: College
Reviews
1883-1890
4/16
Whitman College: Course Catalogue
and Calendar
1885-1887
4/17
Whitman College: Report of
President – A.J. Anderson
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
4/19
Correspondence
1893-1898
4/20
Financial records
1894-1900
4/21
Mabel Baker Anderson Institution
of Fine Arts
Undated
4/22
Obituaries
1915
4/23
Orations and correspondence from
funeral and memorial
1915-1916
4/24
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
4/25
Will of Mabel Baker
Anderson
1915
Box
30
Painting by Mabel Baker
(Anderson), Whitman College Accession number 38.7.0
Series 4: Florence Bennett
Anderson, 1835-1959, (bulk
1911-1959)
8.8 linear feet ( 9 boxes, 24 folders)
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
Sub-series 1: Personal Papers
Box/Folder
4/26
Clippings and
Obituary
1911-1957
4/27
College notes:
Miscellaneous
Undated
4/28
Copyrights and registration for
publications
1927-1955
4/29
Correspondence
1920-1959
4/30
Hunter College:
Miscellaneous
1914
4/31
Lecture notes
Undated
4/32
Publishers: correspondence
clippings and notes
1922-1950
4/33
Societies and Clubs
1913-1927
Sub-series 2: Writings and
Publications
This series contains published and unpublished materials written
by Florence Bennett Anderson. Several manuscripts are included.
Box
15
“The Amerind’s Son”—unpublished
manuscript
Undated
Box/Folder
4/34
The Black Sail—miscellaneous
data
Undated
16
"The Brook of the
Willows"—unpublished manuscript
Undated
Box/Folder
4/35
"The Caulker's
Daughter"—notes
Undated
Box/Folder
4/36
"The Character of Clytemnestra
in the Agamemnon of Aeschylus" in
Transactions of the American
Philological Association—manuscript and print copy
1929
17
“Charles the King”—unpublished
manuscript
Undated
Box/Folder
4/37
“Chateargay”—manuscript and
notes
Circa 1948
Box/Folder
4/38
Dickens Papers
1919-1925
Box/Folder
4/39
“The Duenos Inscription” in
Proceedings of the American Philological
Association—manuscript and print copy
1911
Box/Folder
4/40
“A Dusty
Empire”—manuscript
Undated
Box/Folder
5/1
"A Foursome at the
Bridge"
Undated
Box/Folder
5/2
The Garland of Defeat—reviews,
correspondence
Circa 1927
Box/Folder
5/3
“A Glimpse of Moslem Life”—
adapted from Pierre Lotis
Oisenchatted—manuscript
Undated
Box/Folder
5/4
The Good Librarian: In memorandum of
Ellen Garfield Smith
1939
Box/Folder
5/5
A Grandfather for Benjamin
Franklin—clippings, reviews
1940-1949
Box/Folder
5/6
A Grandfather for Benjamin
Franklin—correspondence
1940-1953
Box/Folder
5/7-8
A Grandfather for Benjamin
Franklin—notes
Circa 1940
Box/Folder
5/9
A Grandfather for Benjamin
Franklin—Nantucket Information
Circa 1940
Box/Folder
5/10
A Grandfather for Benjamin
Franklin—Notes on Religious Studies in Nantucket
Circa 1940
Box/Folder
5/11
A Grandfather for Benjamin
Franklin—photographs
Circa 1940
18
“The Greek Tradition in Early
Christian Philosophy”—manuscript prepared for Whitman Philosophical
Society
1942
Box/Folder
5/12
Homeric
Poetry—notes
Undated
Box/Folder
5/13
“Humanities Versus the
Utilities” in
Education
1924
Box/Folder
5/14
Iliad and Odyssey: Homeric
Hymns: Epic Fragments
Undated
Box/Folder
5/15
“The Insanity of the Hero---an
Intrinsic Detail of the Orestes Vendetta”— in
Transactions of the American
Philological Association
1927
Box/Folder
5/16
“Is Saul Also Among the
Prophets?” in
The Living Church
1930
Box/Folder
5/17
“A Knight of the Broad Brim” in
The Stratford
Journal
1919
Box/Folder
5/18
“A Laboratory Experiment in
Poetry” in
Poet Lore
1922
Box/Folder
5/19
Linguistic Analysis of Greek
Words
Undated
Box/Folder
5/20
“The Metrical Arrangement of
the Kommόs in the Agamemnon of Aeschylus”—in
The American Journal of Philology
1924
Box/Folder
5/21
Michal—notes for use in
continuing drama
Undated
Box/Folder
5/22
Miscellaneous Notes
Undated
19
Nantucket—unpublished
manuscript
Undated
Box/Folder
5/23
“A note on the Timaeus of
Plato” in
Classical Weekly
1947
Box/Folder
5/24
“O Salutaris Hostia”—poem by
Florence B. Anderson, adapted to music
1937-1938
Box/Folder
5/25
“Orestes—Trilogy of
Aesculus”—notes
Undated
Box/Folder
5/26
“Orient for
Neighbors”—manuscript
1937
20
Palace of Menos at
Knossos—notes
Undated
Box/Folder
5/27
Poetry
Undated
Box/Folder
5/28
“Portrait of a Celestial” in
The American Review
1934
Box/Folder
5/29
“Primitive Wooden Statues which
Pausanians Saw in Greece”
Undated
Box/Folder
5/30
Rebel’s
Daughter—announcements
Circa 1957
Box/Folder
5/31
Religious Cults Associated with the
Amazons—notes
Circa 1912
Box/Folder
5/32
Religious Cults Associated with the
Amazons—notes from earlier study
Circa 1912
15
Religious Cults Associated with the
Amazons—Published manuscript
1912
Box/Folder
5/33-34
Religious Cults Associated with the
Amazons—reviews
1912-1913
Box/Folder
6/1
The Shadow of the
Tower—announcements
Circa 1955
Box/Folder
6/2
The Shadow of the
Tower—illustrations and correspondence
1954-1969
Box/Folder
6/3
Short
Stories—unpublished
Undated
Box/Folder
6/4
Siete Poesias Sagrados—print
copy
1937
Box/Folder
6/5
"Slick Dodge"
Undated
Box/Folder
6/6
The So-Called Mourning
Athena
Circa 1909
Box/Folder
6/7
Statuette in the Princeton
Museum
Undated
Box/Folder
6/8
“Study of the Word
Xoanon”—notes, manuscript, print copy in
American Journal of
Archaeology
1917
Box/Folder
6/9
“Theseus”—notes linguistic
connections between Greek legend and Christian Orthodoxy
Undated
21
“Theseus”—unpublished
manuscript
Undated
Box/Folder
6/10
Through the Hawse-hole—Seth
Pinkham Biography—announcements
1931
Box/Folder
6/11
Through the Hawse-hole—Seth
Pinkham Biography—correspondence
Circa 1932
Box/Folder
6/12
Through the Hawse-hole—Seth
Pinkham Biography—notes
1932-1933
Box/Folder
6/13
Travel Diaries
1927-1928
Box/Folder
6/14
“Vergiliana”—Review in
Education and
The American Journal of
Philology
1932-1934
Box/Folder
6/15
“Wauguinguin II”—material for
Sequel to
The Brook of the Willows—notes,
draft
Undated
Box/Folder
6/16
“Xenophon’s Symposium;”
performance drama
1913
Sub-series 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.
Box/Folder
6/17
A.J. Anderson, 2 letters,
commencement program, Knox College
1835-1952
6/18
A.J. Anderson
Letters
1883-1895
6/19
Advertisement for
Leaven for the
Frontier
Undated
6/20
Biographical Sketch of A.J.
Anderson published in
Walla Walla
Union-Bulletin
1953
6/21
Biographical Sketch of A.J.
Anderson published by Whitman College
Undated
6/22
Clippings
1880-1950
Box
13
Die of photograph, Alexander
Jay Anderson
1895
6/23
Genealogical Data compiled by
Oliver Phelps Anderson
Undated
6/24
Genealogy charts by Oliver
Phelps Anderson
Undated
6/25
Graduation Essay by Helen Hood
Anderson (McCandless)
1894
6/26
“A Great University” in
Washington Alumnus
1950-1951
6/27
Illustration, front matter,
list of corrections, paper proof
Undated
6/28
Illustrations—Material for
possible further illustrations
Undated
6/29
Illustrations—Material Used in
illustration of Book
1953
6/30
Knox College Founder’s Day
1894
6/31
L.F. Anderson Letters,
Reminisces
1898-1934
6/32
Letters Relating to the
Publication
1953
6/33-34
Material Used
1930-1941
6/35
Miscellany
Undated
6/36
Notes for Biography of A.J.
Anderson
Undated
6/37
Notes: Research for
Leaven for the
Frontier
Undated
6/38
Our Western Colleges
1888
6/39
Photograph—George Page Anderson
and Daughter, Eugenia Anderson Spicer.
1920
6/40
Photographs and
Films
1953
6/41
Photos and
Letters—Miscellaneous
Undated
6/42
Photos from Charles, perhaps
Charles Mckay Anderson
1880-1885
6/43
Photos from which copies were
made
1883
7/1
Photos of Walla Walla and
Campus by Oliver Phelps Anderson
Circa 1945
7/2
Photos—Old Anderson Photos from
Charles McKay Anderson
Circa 1941
7/3
Photos—three special finish of
L.F. Anderson; Whitman Portrait, A.J. Anderson
Undated
7/4
Photos—Whitman
Faculty
1889-1990
7/5
Rough Sketch of Father’s Life by
L.F. Anderson
Undated
7/6
Special Data (Letters and
Notes)
1877-1903
7/7
Special Data (Memorial
Service)
1903
7/8
Walla Walla
Up-to-Date
1900
7/9
Walla Walla, Portland, Seattle,
Used Data, rough “calendar”
Undated
7/10
“Whitman Free of all Forms of
Debt” in
Whitman Alumnus
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
7/17
Architecture/Construction
Contract and Correspondence
4.2 linear feet ( 26 folders, 4 boxes, 2 large framed
photographs)
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
7/32
A.J. Anderson, Jr.
Undated
7/33
A.J. Anderson
Undated
Box
31
A.J. Anderson framed
portrait
Undated
7/34
A.J. Anderson, Seattle and
University of Washington
Circa 1880
7/35
Anderson Estate
Circa 1909-1915
7/36
Anderson Family Group
Photographs
Undated
7/37
Anderson Family
Miscellaneous
Undated
7/38
Baker and Anderson Families
Camping at Wallowa Lake
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
25
Album with family
photographs
Undated
25
Album with family photographs
belonging to L.F. Anderson
Undated
26
Album with family photographs
belonging to L.F. Anderson
Undated
25
Album with landscape
scenes
Undated
25
Among the Islands, landscape and
people, belonging to L.F. Anderson
1887
27
Blank album with names, in
Florence B. Anderson’s handwriting
Undated
25
“Memories” photographs from
Wallawa
Undated
14
Photo albums (3) of travels
(mostly Europe and Greece)
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
