Anderson family papers
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Anderson family papers
- Date
- 1804-1947
- Extent
- 0.67 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Business records--Kentucky--Louisville.
- Cemeteries--Kentucky.
- Diaries--United States--Kentucky.
- Letters.
- Mills and mill-work--Kentucky.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 73M4: [identification of item], Anderson family papers, 1804-1947, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- George and Orvill Anderson were sons of Thomas Anderson. They operated the Grahamton Milling Company in Meade County, Kentucky, and the Thomas Anderson and Company (auctioneers and commission merchants) in Louisville, Kentucky.
- Scope and Content
- The Anderson family papers contain the personal and business correspondence of George Washington Anderson and family, legal documents regarding cemetery plots, and genealogical research. The majority of the collection comprises letters between G.W. Anderson and his wife, Eleanor, though many letters are also from Mrs. R. Anderson, George Anderson's mother; his children; and other relatives. The business correspondence relates to the Grahamton Manufacturing Company in Meade County, Kentucky. Notable letters include one from Henry Clay to G. W. Anderson offering him condolences after the death of one of his children. Also included in the collection are documents regarding family plots in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky, and an Episcopal cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky, as well as genealogical research on the Anderson family history.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections.
Contents of the Collection
Correspondence, 1804-1945
Scope and Contents note
The Correspondence series contains letters from and to the Anderson family, their relatives, and their business associates.
, 1804 January 11 - 1828, April 2
, 1830 April 4 - 1834, August 22
, 1835 April 7 - 1839, August 1
, 1840, March 5 - 1850, October 7
Henry Clay letter to G. W. Anderson, 1843 July 23
, 1851, May 18 - 1859, November 3
, 1861, July 20 - 1869, July 26
, 1871, January 30 - 1879, August 24
, 1883, July 16 - 1918, May 7
, 1920, May 3 - 1945, August 20
, undated
Incomplete letters, undated
John Jordan painting, 1928-1932
Genealogy, 1939-1947, undated
- Box 1, Folder 12
Scope and Contents note
The Genealogy series contains notes and papers about the Anderson family history.
Journal, 1892-1921
Cemetery records, 1833, 1864-1931
Financial papers, 1843, 1847, 1904-1905
Scope and Contents note
The Financial papers series contains estate records, receipts and disbursements, and a letter from Henry Clay.
Estate record and Henry Clay letter, 1843 July 23, 1847 April
Grahampton Manufacturing Company receipts, 1904 July 6 - 1905 June 12
George Anderson drawing, b. 1758-d. 1814, undated
- Box 1, Folder 20
Scope and Contents note
The George Anderson drawing series contains a print a drawing of George Anderson.
Printed materials and notes, 1948, 1952, undated
- Box 1, Folder 21
Scope and Contents note
The Printed materials and notes series contains papers regarding the Anderson family history.
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Table of Contents
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Reproduction requests will still be available during the closure.
Contact SCRC with questions.
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