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Archives related to: Anderson, Isabel, 1876-1948

titleJohn Wheelwright papers, 1920-1940, Part I (A-Bullock)
repositoryBrown University, John Hay Archives
descriptionLetters, writings, notes, etc. generated by correspondents and authors, "Abern, Martin" to "Bullock, Marie"

Forms part of the John Brooks Wheelwright Papers

extentApproximately 5,000 items
formatsCorrespondence Notes Manuscript Ephemera
accessContact the John Hay Archives at Brown University for further details.
record linkhttp://josiah.brown.edu/record=b2499375~S7
record sourcehttp://josiah.brown.edu/record=b2499375~S7
updated03/16/2023 10:30:06
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titleLarz and Isabel Anderson collection, 1895-1948.
repositoryHoward Gotlieb Archival Research Center
descriptionManuscripts, printed material, scrapbooks, artwork, correspondence, photographs, journal, legal material, and other papers, relating to Isabel and Larz Anderson.

Includes material concerning Larz Anderson's career as a diplomat in Belgium and Japan.
extentContact the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center for further details.
formatsManuscript Printed Materials Scrapbooks Correspondence Legal Papers
accessContact the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center for further details.
record sourcehttp://www.bu.edu/dbin/archives/index.php?pid=401
updated11/12/2014 11:30:17
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titleIsabel Anderson papers, 1937-1949.
repositoryLibrary of Congress
descriptionCorrespondence, legal documents, state records from Massachusetts and New Hampshire, memoranda, briefs, tax records, and printed matter, relating to a board of arbitration hearing (1949) to decide the legal residence (Massachusetts or New Hampshire) of Isabel Anderson for tax purposes. Includes complete stenographic record of the hearing.

Bio/History: Author. Born Isabel Weld Perkins.
extent360 items. 4 containers. 1.2 linear feet.
formatsCorrespondence Legal Papers Financial Records
accessOpen to research
record sourcehttp://lccn.loc.gov/mm73052621
acquisition informationGift, Allen Gardner, 1967. Reproduction: In part, typewritten transcripts and photocopies
updated11/12/2014 11:30:17
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titleMrs. Larz Anderson
repositoryLibrary of Congress Prints & Photographs Division
descriptionPart of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress)

Caption from caption list: Mrs Lars [sic] Anderson, photographed today at the National Capitol Horse Show, Washington D.C.

Date Created/Published: [1920 May 19]
Medium: 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-npcc-01645 (digital file from original)
Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.

Call Number: LC-F8- 8066 [P&P]
extent1 item
formatsPhotographs
accessContact respository, owning institution for further detail.
record linkhttp://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/npc2007001644/
record sourcehttp://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/npc2007001644/
acquisition informationGift; Herbert A. French; 1947.
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titleAnderson Family Collection
repositoryThe Society of the Cincinnati
descriptionLarz and Isabel Anderson were prolific writers, keen to capture their travels and memoirs in journal, photograph, and book form. Many of these historical resources are part of the library's Anderson Family Collection.

A cornerstone of this collection is a set of Larz Anderson's typescript journals—thirty-eight volumes that chronicle diplomatic missions and the daily life and travels of Larz and Isabel Anderson from his graduation from Harvard University in 1888 to 1936, the year before his death.

The Society has collected nearly all of Isabel Anderson's published works, including books for children, poetry, plays, and travelogues. Larz Anderson was an accomplished sketch artist and published several gift volumes of his works, which are part of the collection, along with many of his original sketches and scrapbooks.


This collection also encompasses archival material documenting the early history of Anderson House, including its construction and original furnishings.

A significant piece of this collection is architectural photographs taken of Anderson House in 1910 by Frances Benjamin Johnston, one of the first American women to achieve distinction as a photographer.

The collection also contains materials that support research of the art and artifact collection that Larz and Isabel Anderson assembled, including correspondence with dealers, photographs, inventories, and blueprints.

In addition to works by and about Larz and Isabel Anderson and their Washington home, the collection includes manuscripts and archival material collected by and relevant to other members of the Anderson family.

Among the more prominent family members represented in the collection are Richard Clough Anderson (1750-1826), a lieutenant colonel in the Virginia Continental Line during the Revolutionary War and original member of the Society of the Cincinnati, and Robert Anderson (1805-1871), the commanding Union officer at Fort Sumter at the beginning of the Civil War.

To aid research on these topics, the library also collects modern works related to the Anderson family, the Gilded Age in Washington, and the art and architecture of Anderson House.
extentSee repository for further details
formatsWritings Journals Photographs Scrapbooks Ephemera
accessContact the Library at the Society of the Cincinnati for details on how to access the collection.
record linkhttp://catalog.societyofthecincinnati.org/
record sourcehttp://www.societyofthecincinnati.org/collections/collections_highlights/anderson_collection
updated11/12/2014 11:30:17
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titleMildred Buchanan Flagg Papers, 1876-1955 (inclusive), 1900-1955 (bulk).
repositorySchlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute
descriptionCorrespondence, including letters from authors, aviators, members of the clergy, college presidents, explorers, government officials, politicians, royalty, senators, sportsmen, and sportswomen. Also included are ca. 100 autographs of authors popular in the 1930s.

History notes:
An active clubwoman in the Boston area, (Mrs. Francis J.) Flagg worked as a writer, lecturer, and organizer of Celebrity Breakfasts.

Cite as: Mildred Buchanan Flagg Papers. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College.

extent1.75 linear ft.
formatsCorrespondence Holographs
accessThis item may be available to use inside the library, but non-circulating. If the item is part of a series, HOLLIS may provide availability information under the alternate title. Check the shelves, or contact Schlesinger for more information.
record linkhttp://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:RAD.SCHL:sch00578
record sourcehttp://hollis.harvard.edu/?itemid=|library/m/aleph|000604962
finding aidElectronic finding aid available http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:RAD.SCHL:sch00578
acquisition informationAccession number: 171. Received Aug. 1960. Gift of Mildred Buchanan Flagg (Mrs. Francis J.), 99 Kirkstall Road, Newtonville, Mass.
updated11/12/2014 11:30:17
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titleAmy Lowell correspondence, 1883-1927 (inclusive), 1910-1925 (bulk).
repositoryHoughton Library
descriptionCorrespondence is with American and English poets as well as other literary figures. The collection includes letters to Amy Lowell from approximately 1400 different correspondents, copies of outgoing letters (chiefly after 1913), some miscellaneous correspondence between others, and letters of condolence received by Lowell's companion, Ada Russell, and members of Lowell's family upon her death.

Finally, there is a small amount of printed ephemera from various organizations in which Lowell was involved.

History notes: Amy Lowell was an American poet.

Other forms: Selected color digital images available; see finding aid.

Cite as: Amy Lowell Correspondence, 1883-1927 (MS Lowell 19-19.4). Houghton Library, Harvard University.
extent 53 boxes (18 linear ft.)
formatsCorrespondence Ephemera
accessCollection is open for reseach use. The trustees of the Amy Lowell estate are: Choate, Hall and Stewart, 30 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Their permission, as well as that of the Houghton Library, is required for the publication of any of this material.
record linkhttp://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL.Hough:hou00100
record sourcehttp://hollis.harvard.edu/?itemid=|library/m/aleph|000602432
finding aidElectronic finding aid available http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL.Hough:hou00100
acquisition informationBequest of Amy Lowell, 1925.
updated11/12/2014 11:30:17
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titleRecords of the Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection, 1904- : Guide.
repositoryThe Arnold Arboretum
descriptionWhile the majority of the holding is photographs that document the history of individual plants and the collection, the Records of the Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection also includes publications by Larz and Isabel Anderson, articles and photographs of Weld and the Bonsai Collection before it came to the Arnold Arboretum, and correspondence between Isabel Anderson and E.D. Merrill about the donation of the Bonsai Collection to the Arnold Arboretum.

Also included are articles about the Bonsai Collection at the Arnold Arboretum and its curators. Photographs include prints of the Bonsai houses, exhibits, maintenance, and other general subjects. Individual portraits of the plants over the years 1969-1989 are also included, along with some oversized prints.

History notes:
Larz Anderson (1866-1937) was born in Paris in 1866, while his parents were visiting Europe. In August 1888, after graduating from Harvard College in June, he embarked on a trip around the world which lasted two years and included his first exposure to Japan.

Upon his return from Japan in 1913, Larz Anderson imported at least forty trees from the Yokohama Nursery Company. Following his death in April, 1937, Isabel Anderson donated the major portion of the collection (30 plants) to the Arnold Arboretum, along with the funds necessary to build a shade house for their display on the grounds of the Bussey Institution.

In 1949, following her death, the remaining plants were donated to the Arboretum.

extent20 linear inches, 5 boxes
formatsPhotographs Correspondence Ephemera
accessAppointment necessary to consult collections.
record linkhttp://arboretum.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/IV_B-2_LAB_2012.pdf
record sourcehttp://hollis.harvard.edu/?itemid=|library/m/aleph|012987131
finding aidElectronic finding aid available http://arboretum.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/IV_B-2_LAB_2012.pdf
acquisition informationThe material was compiled by the Archives from gifts of Isabel Anderson, journals, newpapers, and the photographs of staff.
updated08/25/2017 16:24:23
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