Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Robert Anderson papers, 1819-1948 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1819-1948 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1836-1870) |
| ID No. | MSS10967 |
| Creator | Anderson, Robert, 1805-1871 |
| Extent | 5,000 items |
| Extent | 19 containers plus 1 oversize |
| Extent | 5 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010047 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78010967 |
| Summary | United States Army officer. Correspondence, letterbooks, printed material, writings, and official documents relating to Anderson’s military duty in the Black Hawk War, Mexican War, and Civil War, and to his writings on coast defense, ordnance, and artillery tactics. Includes papers of his daughter, Eba Anderson Lawton, historian and biographer of her father. |