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Special Collections and Archives
Lewis & Clark College Special Collections and Archives
Aubrey R. Watzek Library
0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR 97219
archives@lclark.edu
503-768-7254



Guide to the Irving W. Anderson papers, 1941-1998


OLPb001AND





Special Collections staff

Jeremy Skinner, February 10, 2006


Overview of the Collection

 
Repository Name:
 

Lewis & Clark College
Special Collections and Archives

Lewis & Clark College Special Collections and Archives
Aubrey R. Watzek Library
0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR 97219
archives@lclark.edu
503-768-7254

 
Collection Number:
 

OLPb001AND

 
Creator:
 

Anderson, Irving W.

 
Title:
 

Irving W. Anderson papers

 
Dates:
 

1941-1998 (inclusive)

 
Quantity:
 

20 cubic feet
39 boxes

 
Languages:
 

English 

 
Summary:
 

This collection includes research notes on historical topics related to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, as well as papers related to the operations of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation.

 
Location of Collection:
 

Special Collections

 

Biographical Note

Irving W. Anderson, a native of Seattle, Washington, was internationally renowned for his research on Sacagawea and the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1803-1806. Anderson received a degree in geography from the University of Washington and served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. From 1949 until his retirement in 1977, he worked in various areas of land management, including the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the International Cooperation Administration in Egypt. Formerly the secretary and later president of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, Anderson was also active as a conservationist, helping the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation lobby for national protection of lands traveled by Lewis and Clark such as Montana's Missouri Breaks Scenic Area.

Anderson's great interest in the Lewis and Clark Expedition and its members, particularly Sacagawea, her husband Toussaint Charbonneau, and their son, Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau, combined with his attention to detail and determination to seek out the true story of the Expedition, made him a well-trusted scholar. He wrote numerous articles and other researchers sought him out for knowledge. He was a faculty member of Antioch University and the Heritage Institute, an adjunct professor of history at Lewis & Clark College, and a consultant to television documentaries.

Anderson died at the age of 79 at his home in Portland, Oregon, the city in which he lived for over forty years.

Content Description

The Anderson papers include research notes and materials, personal correspondence, Lewis and Clark Trail Foundation records and correspondence, BLM correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, maps, and pamphlets.

Arrangement

The boxes are arranged in a single series according to original order.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information 

Donated to Lewis & Clark College in November 1999 by Lynne Anderson, Irving Anderson's wife.

Processing Note 

Processed in 2000.

Separated Materials 

Irving Anderson's collection of books related to the Lewis and Clark Expedition in housed in Special Collections.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access 

This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.

Restrictions on Use 

Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.

Preferred Citation 

The Papers of Irving W. Anderson, OLPb001AND, Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.

Related Information

Related Materials 

The Anderson papers are a part of Lewis & Clark College's larger holdings of material related to the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Subjects

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.

 
Anderson, Irving W.--Archives
Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation
Charbonneau, Jean-Baptiste, 1805-1866
Charbonneau, Toussaint, ca. 1758-ca. 1839
Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)
Sacagawea
Personal papers

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.


 

Box 1, 1972-1979

1/2 cubic foot
Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation and project files.
Arranged according to original order.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
folder
1


Oregon Lewis & Clark Heritage Foundation
 
 
2

Meeting programs - simple illustration with short descriptions
  1972-1976
 
3

Draft Outline for Proposed Film. "Profiles of the American West: The Charbonneau Family Portrait" Correspondence with Ken Belsley
  1979
 
4

Correspondence with Contacts Re: Montana: The Magazine of Western History
  1973-1976
 
5

Oregon Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation Committee Minutes/Agendas
  1972-1978
 
6

Oregon Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation Committee Correspondence
  1972-1978

 

Box 2, 1972-1977

1/2 cubic foot
Oregon Lewis and Clark Trail committee and project files.
Arranged according to original order.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
folder
1


Oregon Lewis & Clark Trail Committee News Clippings
  1973-1977
 
2

Oregon Lewis & Clark Trail Committee Related Executive Orders and Resolutions
  1973-1977
 
3

Oregon Lewis & Clark Trail Foundation Committee Miscellaneous
  1972-1976
 
4

Lewis & Clark Trail Markers and Legends
  1973
 
5

KBAS Broadcast Hardcopies
  1976
 
6

Role of Sacajawea in Lewis & Clark Expedition - anonymous manuscript
  undated
 
7

"Cast of Characters of the Lewis & Clark Expedition" by Irving Anderson
  1972

 

Box 3, 1975

1/2 cubic foot
Articles and correspondence.
Arranged according to original order.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
folder
1


"Will the Real Sacajawea Please Stand Up" Vivian Paladin
  1975
 
2

"Rendezvous With Destiny at Fort Manuel" Irving Anderson
  1975
 
3

"Lewis & Clark in Washington and Oregon at the Estuary of the Columbia River" Robert E. Lange
  1972
 
4

Beacon Rock on the Columbia - Henry J. Biddle (and related clippings)
  undated
 
5

Correspondence
  1962-1975
 
6

Lewis & Clark and Sacajawea - Rediscovered Bicentennial Seminar Publicity
  1975
 
7

Special Edition 1899/Tribune
  1899
 
8

Newspaper and Magazine Articles (1927, 58, 71-76)
  1927-1976
 
9

National Register of Historic Places
  1975
 
10

Book Excerpts (1827-1964) Lewis & Clark Expeditions, Ealoquium on Thomas Jefferson
  1827-1964

 

Box 4, 1975

1/2 cubic foot
Articles, pamphlets, photographs and clippings.
Arranged according to original order.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
folder
1


Journal and Quarterly Articles
  1900-1974
 
2

Lewis & Clark Magazines, Tourist Pamphlets, Miscellaneous Articles
  1972-1975
 
3

Photos, Maps, Book Catalogs, Speeches/Papers
  1972-1976
 
4

Newspaper Clippings (file includes original newsprint and photocopies)
  undated

 

Box 5, 1993-1998

1/2 cubic foot
Lewis and Clark Trail and Thomas Jefferson.
Arranged according to original order.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
folder
1


Interpretive Site Proposals
  1993
 
2

Canoe Trail Project
  1998
 
3

Columbia River and Vicinity Maps
  undated
 
4

Fort Clatsop National Monument
  undated
 
5

Thomas Jefferson Award Recipients
  1993
 
6

Lewis & Clark Salt Cairn
  undated
 
7

Young's River/Discovery Falls
  undated

 

Box 6, 1987-1998

1/2 cubic foot
Lewis and Clark Trail, correspondence, and articles.
Arranged according to original order.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
folder
1


Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation Correspondence (1987-98)
  1987-1998
 
2

New Oregon Lewis & Clark Foundation Chapter
  undated
 
3

"Folio" Issues and Correspondence
  1994-1995
 
4

"Story of Sacajawea" Correspondence
  1996
 
5

World Book Encyclopedia - Essay on Sacajawea
  1988
 
6

Tillamook Head and Its Relation to the Lewis & Clark Expedition
  undated
 
7

Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation Publications Committee Drafts (1991-92)
  1991-1992

 

Box 7, 1988

1/2 cubic foot
Correspondence and Sacagawea Statue Project.
Arranged according to original order.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
folder
1


Miscellaneous Correspondence, Newspaper Clippings
  undated
 
2

Sacajawea Statue Project - Notes, Correspondence, Photos, Negatives
  1988

 

Box 8, 1970-1982

1/2 cubic foot
Charbonneau family research materials and correspondence.
Arranged according to original order.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
folder
1


Anderson Source Material
  1971
 
2

Correspondence between Anderson and Franciscan Friars of Old Mission, Santa Barbara
  1970
 
3

Anderson Manuscripts
  1972
 
4

Photo of Sacagawea Satuettes from Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and related correspondence
  1972
 
5

"The Cast of Characters of the Lewis & Clark Expedition" paper presented by Anderson in meeting of OLCHF October 26, 1972
  1972
 
6

Notes from Ruth Strong's research on Sacagawea
  undated
 
7

Information re: William Clark Map
  1972
 
8

Reviews of Holloway's "Lewis and Clark and the Crossing of North America" from Oregonian and Oregon Journal and related Lange correspondence
  1974
 
9

Broadcast transcripts of The Explorers: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark KBPS Portland, Oregon
  1976
 
10

Correspondence with Jim Merritt
  undated
 
11

Article: "The Lewis and Clark Expedition: The intrepid adventurers who opened the west." by Ned Workham.
  1982
 
12

Correspondence with Paul Cutright
  1982
 
13

Correpondence
  1982
 
14

Photographs of the Lewis and Clark Trail
  undated
 
15

Sacagawea Shoshone research
  1972
 
16

LCTHF Statement of significance for Nomination of Fort Manuel High School as Region National Historic Place
  undated
 
17

Miscellaneous maps, Nomination review list for Fort Manuel to National Region of Historic Places
  undated
 
18

Fort Manuel Nomination form to National Regional Historic Places
  undated
 
19

Correspondence of re: Fort Manuel
  1973-1977
 
20

Correspondence between Omaha and Harrison Dists. of Corps of Engineers re: Fort Manuel
  1950
 
21

"Rendezvous with destiny at Fort Manuel" by Anderson
  1975
 
22

Maps of Fort Manuel
  undated
 
23

Miscellaneous "Fort Manueal Historic Site" materials
  undated
 
24

Galley Proofs of "Fort Manuel: Its Historic Significance"
  1976
 
25

Mark up of published copy of the above
  1976
 
26

Correspondence: Reception of above
  1976
 
27

Correspondence with Dayton Canaday re: Fort Manuel
  undated
 
28

Drafts of Anderson's letters of thanks - acc. copies of South Dakota History, mailing list
  1976
 
29

Wyoming State Journal
  July 2, 1963
 
30

Correspondence with Jay Vogt re: historic marker at Fort Manuel
  1995
 
31

"Jean Baptiste Charbonneau: infant explorer, mountain man, guide, magistrate, gentleman, 1805-66" essay by Anderson
  1970
 
32

Articles on Charbonneau by Anderson
  1960s and 70s
 
33

Papers on Charbonneau in Germany
  undated
 
34

copy of Charbonneau Account Book - San Luis Rey Mission (1847-48)
  1847-1848
 
35

Miscellaneous Charbonneau research papers
  1960s and 70s

 

Box 9, 1969-1983

1/2 cubic foot
Correspondence and trail sites.
Arranged according to original order.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
folder
1


copy of William Clark's Account Book
  1825-1828
 
2

Correspondence with OHS
  1969
 
3

Correspondence re: Charbonneau marker
  1970
 
4

Miscellaneous materials re: Charbonneau grave marker
  undated
 
5

Correspondence: governor Tom McCall and Mike Hanley re: Charbonneau, importance of JordanValley
  undated
 
6

Correspondence with Jan Dykshorn
  1975-1976
 
7

Correspondence with Wyoming State archives
  1975
 
8

Correspondence with Paul Cutright
  1976
 
9

Ninth annual LCTHF convention
  1977
 
10

LCTHF
  January 1-June 30, 1978
 
11

LCTHF
  July 1-December 31, 1978
 
12

Letters to Aneu J. Lange re: LCTHF meeting in Vancouver, WA
  1978
 
13

LCTHF Membership list
  1981
 
14

Hamilton Collection's "Lewis and Clark in the Bitterroots" and related correspondence
  undated
 
15

LCTHF
  January-June, 1982
 
16

LCTHF
  July-December 1982
 
17

LCTHF
  January-December, 1983
 
18

Heritage Foundation Correspondence folder #2
  1979
 
19

Correspondence of re: Fort Manuel
  1973-1977
 
20

History of Portland's Forest Park - inscribed by Author
  undated
 
21

Fort Clatsop - Folder 1: Management and Development
  undated

 

Box 11, 1973-1998

1/2 cubic foot
LCTHF, correspondence, trail sites, and research files.
Arranged according to original order.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
folder
1


Draft of the EIS/General Management plan for Fort Clatsop national Memorial
  1993
 
2

Oregon Lewis and Clark Trail Advisory Committee
  undated
 
3

Oregon Lewis and Clark Trail Advisory Committee –meeting agendas and minutes
  1989-1991
 
4

Oregon Lewis and Clark Trail Advisory Committee-correspondence and memos
  1989-1993
 
5

Newsprint Articles
  1945-1976
 
6

Excerpts from "Oregon Historical Quarterly"
  1913
 
7

Correspondence
  1974-1980
 
8

Correspondence with Hazel Bain
  1979-1980
 
9

Letters to Bob Saindon
  1980
 
10

Letters to Eldon Chuinard
  1930-1979
 
11

Lewis and Clark State Park
  1971-1984
 
12

Miscellaneous Lewis and Clark Expedition material
  1936-1980
 
13

Get-Well Letter to Irving Anderson from Bill Sherman, along with a photograph of a painting of Jean Baptiste Charbonneau
  1999
 
14

-Letter from E. Chuinard to Irving Anderson i.e. death of Bob Lange
  1991
 
15

Issues of "Pathways Across America" Newsletter for National Historic Scenic Trails
  1991
 
16

William Clark family coat of arms
  undated
 
17

Meriwether Lewis family coat of arms
  undated
 
18

Sacajawea Miscellaneous
  1973-1986
 
19

Photocopy of "Handbook of American Indians"
  1971
 
20

Mail, postcards, etc.
  1981
 
21

Columbia River Bicentennial Commission Newsletter
  1991