Anderson, Larz, 1866-1937

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role

Collector

dates

1866-1937

city

Washington

state

DC

other cities

Cincinnati, OH; Exeter, NH; Cambridge, MA; White Sulphur Spring, WV; Tokyo, Japan; London, United Kingdom; Rome, Italy; Brussels, Belgium;

sex

M

historical notes

Diplomat and philanthropist Larz Anderson III collected fine art and historical artifacts with his wife and author Isabel Weld Perkins (1876–1948).

In addition to their Asian art, tapestries, and painting collections the couple collected automobiles and Bonsai trees.

decades
of activity

1900-1910
1910-1920
1920-1930
1930-1940

website

http://www.societyofthecincinnati.org/anderson_house/history;jsessionid=75C3C5447881C36E2876B8A786D38435

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10/31/2024 13:33:18

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Archives/Repository	Collection Title	Collection Details
The Society of the Cincinnati 2118 Massachusetts Ave, NW	Anderson Family Collection	see details...
Harvard University Archives Pusey Library, Harvard Yard	Larz Anderson English themes, February 1885-June 1887	see details...
Harvard University Archives Pusey Library, Harvard Yard	Typewritten copies of Larz Anderson English themes, February 1885-June 1887	see details...
Harvard University Archives Pusey Library, Harvard Yard	Larz Anderson sketchbooks	see details...
The Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library	Records of the Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection, 1904- : Guide.	see details...
Harvard University Archives Pusey Library, Harvard Yard	William Roscoe Thayer Papers, 1886?-1920 (inclusive).	see details...
Harvard University Archives Pusey Library, Harvard Yard	Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004	see details...
Houghton Library Harvard Yard, Harvard University	W. Cameron Forbes papers, 1900-1946.	see details...
Library of Congress Manuscript Division	Larz Anderson; letters and journals of a diplomat, edited by Isabel Anderson, with foreword by Charles Francis Adams; illustrated by Larz Anderson.	see details...