WLU-Coll-0001Anderson Family papersAnderson Family papers WLU.Coll.0001Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and ArchivesThis finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-06-21 07:03:10 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives Anderson Family papers Anderson, Ellen Graham WLU.Coll.0001 /repositories/5/resources/408 13.25 Linear Feet Six document cases, three half-size document cases, 9 flat boxes 1755-1958 English Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

 Conditions Governing Use

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 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Anderson Family Papers (WLU Coll. 0001), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Some materials were a gift of Ellen G. Anderson. Much of the correspondence was a gift from Mrs. Frances Lewis.

 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.

 Photographs Obituaries Correspondence Legal documents Virginia -- Lexington Virginia -- Rockbridge County Deeds Alexander, Aylett Anderson, Ellen Graham Anderson, William Alexander Holstine, Henry Alexander family Anderson, Mary Ann Alexander Washington and Lee University. Chapel Anderson, Ellen Graham Anderson family Ellen Anderson: Diary/repositories/5/archival_objects/20509187111Ellen Anderson: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/205101850-197012Ellen Anderson: Letters regarding studying in Europe/repositories/5/archival_objects/205111913-191413Ellen Anderson: Transcripts of Letters regarding studying in Europe/repositories/5/archival_objects/20512undated14Ellen Anderson: Articles/repositories/5/archival_objects/20513undated15Ellen Anderson: Articles/repositories/5/archival_objects/205141953-1954, undated16Ellen Anderson: Sketches/repositories/5/archival_objects/20515undated17Ellen Anderson: Postcards/repositories/5/archival_objects/20516undated18Ellen Anderson: Travel related printed matter/repositories/5/archival_objects/20517undated19Ellen Anderson: Theater related printed matter/repositories/5/archival_objects/20518undated110Ellen Anderson: Theater related printed matter/repositories/5/archival_objects/20519undated111Ellen Anderson: Long Island related printed matter/repositories/5/archival_objects/20520190221Ellen Anderson: Long Island related printed matter/repositories/5/archival_objects/20521189722Ellen Anderson: Miscellaneous printed matter/repositories/5/archival_objects/205221839, 1880, 1889, 1945, 195323Fanny Anderson: Correspondence and Will/repositories/5/archival_objects/205231862, 1878, 1889, undated24Francis T. Anderson: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/205241820-182925Francis T. Anderson: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/205251830-183626Francis T. Anderson: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/20526183727Francis T. Anderson: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/205271838-183928Francis T. Anderson: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/205281840-184429Francis T. Anderson: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/205291845-1849210Francis T. Anderson: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/205301850-1856211Francis T. Anderson: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/205311857-1877212Francis T. Anderson: Estate papers/repositories/5/archival_objects/205321835-1844213Francis T. Anderson: Estate papers/repositories/5/archival_objects/205331835-1843214Francis T. Anderson: Land deeds/repositories/5/archival_objects/205341794-183931Francis T. Anderson: Legal papers/repositories/5/archival_objects/205351799-184532Francis T. Anderson: Legal papers/repositories/5/archival_objects/205361863-187133Scope and Contents

Case of Samuel McDowell Moore vs. F. T. Anderson

Francis T. Anderson: Library/repositories/5/archival_objects/20537192334Francis T. Anderson: Postmaster/repositories/5/archival_objects/205381858-186135Francis T. Anderson: Expenses/repositories/5/archival_objects/205391830-187036Francis T. Anderson: Bills and receipts/repositories/5/archival_objects/205401822-188137Francis T. Anderson: Oath of Allegiance (photostat)/repositories/5/archival_objects/20541undated38Henry Anderson: Land deed/repositories/5/archival_objects/20542182639John T. Anderson: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/205431835-1855310Joseph Anderson: Promissory note/repositories/5/archival_objects/205441803311Mary Ann Alexander Anderson: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/205451820-1877312Mary Ann Alexander Anderson: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/20546undated313Mary Ann Alexander Anderson: Meditations/repositories/5/archival_objects/20547undated314Mary Ann Alexander Anderson: Memorials and account book/repositories/5/archival_objects/205481838-1881315Mary Ann Alexander Anderson: Poems written by friends upon her marriage/repositories/5/archival_objects/20549circa 1831316William A. Anderson: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/205501858-187841William A. Anderson: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/205511879-190342William A. Anderson: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/205521908-192843William A. Anderson: Legal papers/repositories/5/archival_objects/205531875-192344William A. Anderson: Speeches/repositories/5/archival_objects/205541911, 191545William A. Anderson: Memorandum for G. W. C. Lee/repositories/5/archival_objects/20555undated46William A. Anderson: Memorandum for Hugh Harrold's heirs/repositories/5/archival_objects/20556188247William A. Anderson: Composition on the Mexican War/repositories/5/archival_objects/20557undated48William A. Anderson: Clippings about Lee Chapel controversy/repositories/5/archival_objects/20558192349William A. Anderson: Obituary/repositories/5/archival_objects/205591930410William A. Anderson: Copy of W. H. F. Lee Will/repositories/5/archival_objects/205601891411William A. Anderson: Copy of Robert E. Lee, Jr. Will/repositories/5/archival_objects/205611922412William A. Anderson: Photographs and commission (photostats)/repositories/5/archival_objects/20562undated413Anderson, W. D. A.: Letters to/repositories/5/archival_objects/205631908414Anderson Family: Letters and papers/repositories/5/archival_objects/205641822-188251Sallie B. Cramer: Letters to cousins/repositories/5/archival_objects/205651941-194452Sallie B. Cramer: Letters to Anderson family/repositories/5/archival_objects/205661947-194953Francis Thomas: Will (typescript)/repositories/5/archival_objects/20567194454Anderson Family: Genealogy/repositories/5/archival_objects/20568circa 1840-195055The Loyal Company/repositories/5/archival_objects/20569undated56Anderson Family: Photographs/repositories/5/archival_objects/20570undated57Anderson Family: Envelopes/repositories/5/archival_objects/20571undated58Aylett Family: Genealogy/repositories/5/archival_objects/20572186959Ireland Family: Genealogy/repositories/5/archival_objects/20573circa 1860-1966510Ireland Family: Genealogy and photographs/repositories/5/archival_objects/20574undated511Andrew Alexander: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/205751808-184461Archibald Alexander Letters to William D. Alexander/repositories/5/archival_objects/205761824-1836, 184562Aylett Alexander Letters to William D. Alexander/repositories/5/archival_objects/205771831-183363Aylett Alexander Letters to William D. Alexander/repositories/5/archival_objects/205781834-183564Aylett Alexander Letters to William D. Alexander/repositories/5/archival_objects/205791836-183965William D. Alexander: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/205801828-183066William D. Alexander: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/205811830-184067William D. Alexander: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/205821844-187468Jacob and John Goffman: Bills and receipts/repositories/5/archival_objects/205831813-184971Henry Holstine/repositories/5/archival_objects/205841755-179972Henry Holstine/repositories/5/archival_objects/205851802-180673Henry Holstine/repositories/5/archival_objects/205861807-180974Henry Holstine/repositories/5/archival_objects/205871810-181975Henry Holstine: Bills and receipts/repositories/5/archival_objects/205881822-182976Henry Holstine: Estate/repositories/5/archival_objects/205891829-183177Henry Holstine/repositories/5/archival_objects/20590undated78Gov. James McDowell: Papers/repositories/5/archival_objects/205911828-185379Henry Robertson: Receipts/repositories/5/archival_objects/205921822-1848710Joseph Robert White: Receipts/repositories/5/archival_objects/205931802-1812711Miscellaneous items found in Anderson family papers/repositories/5/archival_objects/20594circa 1860-1914712Scope and Contents

Includes "I have paid my dollar" pin, 1914, United Confederate Veterans (Jacksonville), letter of guardianship from Ohio, compositions, a list of Washington & Lee trustees from 1907, and a copy of a land deed.

William A. Anderson: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/205951857-190081William A. Anderson: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/205961919-192182William A. Anderson: Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/205971922-192983Resolution about Lee Chapel/repositories/5/archival_objects/20598192484Speech on Letcher/repositories/5/archival_objects/20599191385Speech about Stonewall Jackson's sword/repositories/5/archival_objects/20600191986Speech from presentation of Bowyer portrait/repositories/5/archival_objects/20601circa 192087Speech from presentation of Wisdom portrait/repositories/5/archival_objects/20602192088Speech presented to United Daughters of the Confederacy/repositories/5/archival_objects/20603circa 192489Speech on M. F. Maury/repositories/5/archival_objects/20604undated810Speech on Liberty Hall volunteers/repositories/5/archival_objects/20605undated811Miscellaneous items/repositories/5/archival_objects/206061920812Scope and Contents

Includes a photograph engraving plate of William A. Anderson

Miscellaneous items/repositories/5/archival_objects/20607circa 1905-1989813Mary Ann Alexander Anderson: Memorial/repositories/5/archival_objects/206081881814Legal papers/repositories/5/archival_objects/206099Legal papers/repositories/5/archival_objects/2061010Legal papers/repositories/5/archival_objects/2061111Legal papers/repositories/5/archival_objects/2061212Legal papers/repositories/5/archival_objects/2061313Legal papers/repositories/5/archival_objects/2061414Legal papers/repositories/5/archival_objects/2061515Legal papers/repositories/5/archival_objects/2061616Legal papers/repositories/5/archival_objects/2061717Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/219031823-1867181Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/219041869-1910182Transcripts of Letters/repositories/5/archival_objects/21905183Diary of William D. Alexander/repositories/5/archival_objects/219061858-1859184Ellen G. Anderson Telegram and Letters to W. A. Anderson/repositories/5/archival_objects/219071870-1871185Fanny Anderson Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/219081865-1866186Francis T. Anderson Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/219091862-1880187Francis T. Anderson Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/219101828-1837188Francis T. Anderson/repositories/5/archival_objects/219111838-1864189Mary Ann Anderson Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/219121871 June-September1810Mary Ann Anderson Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/219131825-18451811Col. William Anderson Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/219141796--18361812Col. William Anderson Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/2191518381813William A. Anderson Correspondence to Ellen G. Anderson/repositories/5/archival_objects/219161870-18711814William A. Anderson Correspondence to Ellen G. Anderson/repositories/5/archival_objects/2191718711815William A. Anderson Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/219181857-19301816William A. Anderson Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/219191883-19261817William A. Anderson Poisoning Incident Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/2192018591818Correspondence of Anderson Family Members/repositories/5/archival_objects/219211861-1890191William D. Anderson Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/219221829-1844192Family Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/219231827-1871193Mildred Lee Correspondence to Ellen G. Anderson/repositories/5/archival_objects/21924undated194John Letcher Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/219251843-1884195Correspondence regarding Washington and Lee University/repositories/5/archival_objects/219261873, 1902196Miscellaneous Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/219271787-1877197Business and Land Records/repositories/5/archival_objects/219281780, 1820-1864198Legal Documents/repositories/5/archival_objects/219291807, 1843, 1871199Incomplete Manuscript/repositories/5/archival_objects/21930undated1910Photographs of William A. Anderson and Ellen G. Anderson/repositories/5/archival_objects/2193118711911