Anderson Family papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains items of the Anderson and Alexander families including correspondence dealing with legal business, family matters, and Lexington, Virginia affairs. Consists largely of the family correspondence of William Alexander Anderson, Francis T. Anderson, and Mary Anne Alexander Anderson; includes letters to and from Virginia Governor John Letcher, and two letters from Mildred Lee, daughter of Robert E. Lee. Other correspondents include William A. Glasgow, George Hutcheson Denny, Charles Alfred Graves, Henry Holstine, George Junkin, George Bolling Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, James McDowell, Samuel McDowell Moore, and Walter LeConte Stevens. Also includes legal and business correspondence of Francis T. Anderson; letters and diary of William D. Alexander dated 1858-1859; business accounts, wills, obituaries, including Mary Anne Alexander Anderson's obituary as a pamphlet titled In Memoriam, November 27, 1881; and genealogies of the McNutt, Anderson, and Thomas families. Includes copies of speeches of William A. Anderson dated 1842-1930 and a few photographs.
Dates
- Creation: 1755-1958
Conditions Governing Use
The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.
Extent
13.25 Linear Feet (Six document cases, three half-size document cases, 9 flat boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Some materials were a gift of Ellen G. Anderson. Much of the correspondence was a gift from Mrs. Frances Lewis.
Subject
- Alexander, Aylett (Person)
- Anderson, Ellen Graham (Person)
- Anderson, William Alexander (Person)
- Holstine, Henry (Person)
- Alexander family (Family)
- Anderson, Mary Ann Alexander (Person)
- Lee Chapel (Washington and Lee University) (Organization)
- Anderson family (Family)
Source
- Anderson, Ellen Graham (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives Repository