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Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, 1999 Sept. 15.Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Steven Mandeville-Gamble.Finding aid is written in English.Guide to the Anderson Family Papers, 1859-1929Collection number: M0111Department of Special Collections and University Archives Stanford University Libraries Stanford, CaliforniaContact InformationDepartment of Special CollectionsGreen LibraryStanford University LibrariesStanford, CA 94305-6004 Phone: (650) 725-1022Email: speccoll@sulmail.stanford.eduURL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/Processed by:Special Collections staffDate Completed:ca. 1965

Descriptive SummaryAnderson Family Papers, 1859-1929Special Collections M0111Anderson family.3 linear ft. (ca. 250 items).Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.Administrative InformationAccess Restrictions

None.

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Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

Provenance

Gift of Mrs. Robert Van Vleck Anderson, 1965.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of item] Anderson Family Papers, M0111, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Scope and Content

This collection is an addition to M0051, the original gift of Mrs. Robert Van Vleck Anderson. These papers are closely related to the first collection and contain many letters by Melville Best Anderson, as well as drafts of letters by Dr. Anderson, a category found in limited numbers in the first collection. There are also photographs, pamphlets, and manuscripts of writings.

Containers 4-6 house the sermons of Edward Coffin Anderson, who was the father of Melville Best Anderson.

Biographical Note

Family of Scottish-English origins which came to the United States in the middle of the nineteenth century. The family settled on the East Coast, later moving West; the Andersons contributed to society in the fields of theology, education and literature. Melville Best Anderson was an author, translator and teacher whose particular interest was the work of Dante. From 1891-1910, he taught in the English Department at Stanford University, serving as first chairman of the department.

Container List11Letters from Anderson to:1) Professor NortonApril 18, 19082) Henry HoltMay 31, 1908

Preparing translation of Dante

3) Professor NortonJune 12, 1908

Regarding Dante

4) “Dear Sir”July 18, 1908

Regarding Dante

5) Dr. JordanNovember 8, 1908

Regarding Dante

6) “Dear Sir”--Protests against Hetch-HetchyDecember, 19087) Revised letter [UNK]8) Miss Myrtle E. HarrisMay 2, 1909

Praise of her dissertation on Shakespeare

9) Mr. Muir (John)May 2, 1909

Invitation to visit

10) Friend F.F. BrowneMay 2, 190911) Mr. McClure (publisher)May 28, 1909

Regarding Dante

12) Publishing Department of MacMillan Co.August 25, 191013) Marchese VivianiDecember 11, 191114) Leopoldo Bucciolini[UNK]15) Waldo BrowneSeptember, 1915

Publisher of Dial C? (Son of Francis Fisher Browne)

16) Capitano Cesare AndreoniSeptember, 191517) Lena Anderson (Mrs. M.B.)October 14, 191518) Lena AndersonOctober 14, 1915

Redraft of 17

19) Helen Anderson (niece)November 19, 191520) Dr. Henry S. PritchardNovember 20, 1915

Pres. Carnegie Foundation

21) Edward P. AndersonDecember 4, 191522) Waldo BrowneJanuary 11, 191623) Waldo BrowneJanuary 14, 191624) Poem--Christmas cardJanuary 16, 191625) Waldo BrowneJanuary 18, 191626) Dr. David Starr JordanFebruary 16, 191627) Waldo BrowneApril 1, 191628) Waldo BrowneApril 4, 1916

On purchasing Dial, etc.

29) Mrs. Emlin McClairApril 8, 1916

On her bereavement

30) Waldo BrowneMay 3, 191631) “Miss May”May 31, 1916

Miss Editn May, relief worker--offers little poem to be sold for War Benefit--“Great Refusal”

32) Miss HeywoodMay 31, 1916

Mentions plan of poem, asks her help to distribute poem in Paris

33) Robert AndersonJune 1916

Mentions above poem

34) Edith MayJune 11, 1916

Mentions poem

35) Anna Strunsky WallingJune 13, 1916

Mentions poem

36) Reverend Sydney B. SnowJune 13, 191637) Robert AndersonJune 15, 1916

Discusses letter he wrote Mrs. Hoover concerning poem

38) Letter (copy) possibly to Mrs. HooverJune 23, 191639) John S. PhillipsJune 23, 1916

Concerning poem

50) Copy of letters addressed to friends concerning poemJune 24, 191641) Revision of aboveJune 191642) Robert AndersonAugust 1916

Sale of poem to F.W.E. Fund

43) Miss HeywoodAugust 6, 1916

Part of letter

44) Professor Howard J. HallSeptember 4, 191645) Waldo BrowneSeptember 4, 191646) David Starr JordanSeptember 4, 1916

Reply to letter

47) Robert AndersonSeptember 5, 1916

Adds money made by sale of poem, etc.

48) Waldo BrowneSeptember 5, 1916

Revision of Sept. 4 letter? Failure of Browne to retrieve Dial

49) Mrs. CulverSeptember 6, 191650) Maude Jay WilsonSeptember 6, 1916

Concerning poem

51) Professor Katherine M. GraydonSeptember 20, 191652) Professor William F. Bade, concerning his writing a biography [UNK] Muir. Offers articlesSeptember 20, 191653) Miss HeywoodOctober 8, 191654) Mrs. Katherine Nash Thomas, concerning poemOctober 16, 191655) Prof. Howard J. HallOctober 23, 191646) Senor CommendadorOctober 23, 191657) A. Beaumont (correspondent of Daily Telegraph)October 28, 191658) Miss McClainNovember 17, 1916

Acknowledge her donation

59) Mrs. WilsonOctober 191660) Poem to Gordon Craig191661) Professor SmithFebruary 27, 1917

Sends poem on Dante

62) Caspar W. HodgsonOctober 9, 1923

Explains that John Henry Nash wishes to print Anderson's translation of Dante Asks permission of Hodgson (World Book)

63) Mr. NashJanuary 1925

Thanks for gift, “Heathen China”

64) Prof. Tatlock--list of published booksApril 6, 192565) Robert Anderson--letter unfinishedApril 6, 192566) Ray Lyman WilburND12Letters from Catherine Merrill:67) February 14, 188168) Appreciates having Ida there to teachFebruary 18, 188169) Visit to Vermont and discussion of booksSeptember, 188170) Discusses the Andersons living at Butler CollegeFebruary 18, 188371) Discusses new booksJune 18, 188372) “Rejoice”s that he is at Knox and receives promotionAugust 15, 1883

She will resign from Butler, will lecture

73) Concerning “Kate,” her nieceDecember 21, 188474) Discusses books-- Pattison's power of growth by experience and readingAugust 27, 188575) Hears of Anderson's going to PurdueJuly 2, 188676) Discusses a “[UNK]” which Anderson is to conductJanuary 26, 188777) Invitation to teaMarch [UNK], 188778) Invitation to lectureMay 1, 188779) Newsy letter!May 17, 1887

Discusses books

80) Sorry he's going West (Iowa,) but feels he is wise; need of growthJuly 15, 188781) Condolence for Father's illness--September 3, 1887

Mentions meeting Edward Everett Hale

82) Describes Bass Point, Nahant, Mass.July 15, 188983)December 16, 188984) Letter for Catherine Merrill by Katherine GraydonAugust 1890

Thanks him for letters and issues of Dial

85) Asks that he call on friend, etc.August 15, 189286) Condolence on death of daughter, GertrudeOctober 24, 189287) Sorry she wrote obituary for Gertrude--not good, she thoughtNovember 24, 189288) Tells of Janet's melancholiaJune 17, 189389) Hopes Anderson will visit herJune 27, 189390) Invitation to visit her, discuss booksMay 9, 1894

Believes Janet recovering

91) Thanks him for pictures sent from Palo Alto Discusses booksJuly 17, 189492) Condolence for another deathApril 189593) Asks for references for her talk on “The Child in Literature”January 12, 189694) Thanks him for referencesFebruary 7, 189695) Wonders if Anderson would consider cousin, Katherine Merrill, for assistantApril 6, 189696) Thanks for DialDecember 1, 1896

Would like references for Eber for Mrs. Butler

97) Thanks for poem, picture of San Francisco Bay, etc.January 22, 189898) Contemplates his visitDecember 2, 189999) Asks him to give talk on French Literature100) Delighted he'd come101) Further arrangements102) Further arrangements103) Disappointed she cannot visit Anderson104) Glad to see his article in Dial105) Regrets not calling on his motherPostcards--6In MemoriamLiterary Criticism by Catherine Merrill13Miscellaneous Letters106) A. H. Barnhill (real estate)January 1926, April 1926107) Ellen Weir CathcartOctober 29, 1901108) Katherine Weir DorseySeptember 1, 1901109) Katherine GraydonJuly 26, 1883110) Katherine GraydonFebruary 26, 1885111) Katherine GraydonMay 22, 1891112) Katherine GraydonMay 21, 1891113) Mary M. GraydonMarch 8, 1885114) Mary M. GraydonAugust 14, 1887115) Guglielmo La WadonDecember 12, 1916116) Kate Merrill to Catherine Merrill-- send to Prof. MerrillMarch 16, 1896117) Mina MerrillJune 29, 1891118) Mina MerrillJuly 2, 1891119) Mina MerrillSeptember 23, 1891120)September 30, 1891121) Mina MerrillOctober 18, 1891122) Mina MerrillJanuary 17, 1892123) S. MerrillDecember 4, 1901124) Charles W. MooresDecember 21, 1890125) Charles W. MooresSeptember 14, 1890126) Janet M. MooresApril 17, 1881127) Janet M. MooresFebruary 7, 1886128) Janet M. MooresApril 15, 1888129) Copies of letters from Rector of University of ParisMarch 1920

Letter from Rector

130) May Aright SewellJanuary 28, 1889131) May Louise ShippMay 3, [UNK]132) May Louise ShippJuly 15, 1901133) May Louise ShippAugust 3, 1901134) May Louise ShippAugust 7, 1901135) May Louise ShippAugust 13, 1901136) May Louise ShippSeptember 2, 1901137) World Book Company, PublishersAugust 2, 1921138) World Book CompanyMay 11, 1922139) World Book to John Henry Nash--about AndersonFebruary 21, 1924140) Article of Agreement with World Book Co. and AndersonAugust 2, 1921141) World Book CompanyAugust 13, 1929142) Unfinished letter to AndersonMarch 19, 1905143) Isabelle Higgins14144) To Melville Best Anderson from David Starr Jordan145) Reply to Jordan by AndersonPoems and drafts of poems, etc.146) Poems to others147) Drafts of poems148) Poem to son Robert149) On the founding of a Foundation in memory of Catherine Merrill150) A Heroic Bit of History151) Introducing Dr. Hale (Man Without a Country)152) The Last Word153) King Arthur and Arthurian Literature154) Tribute to Anderson by Academic Council155) Draft on Hamlet 15Dante156) Portraits of Dante by F. M. Mather157) Notes on Dante158) Virgil as conceived by Dante16Miscellaneous notes and articles159) On Henry James160) Italy's motives in the War161) Has Hilda a Soul162) George Gissing163) Who is W. H. Hudson164) Conversation of John Muir165) Balzac--Life and Personal Character166) Pamela167) George Sand168) Chateaubriand--prose epic of Les Natchez169) Chatterlou--Alfred de Vigny170) Conversation of John MuirTranslations171) Leopardi: The Broom Plant (translation)172) Hugo: Les Voix Suterieures173) Schiller's Don Carlos174) Charlemagne's Sea Voyage175) Le Martine's Jocelyn--Peasants at the Spring176) Le Martine's Jocelyn--Human Caravan, Moses, Night, Cavern17177) Song from Roy Blas178) Alfred de Vigny--La Maison du Berger179) Alfred de Vigny--Mount of Olives180) Alfred de Musset--La Nuit de Mai (The Mure)181) Alfred de Musset--December Night182) Alfred de Musset--Remembrance183) Alfred de Musset--Rolla184) Alfred de Musset--Conclusions of a Letter to Lamartine185) Beranger's “Les Fous”186) Flotsam and Jetsam on the Shore of a Memory187) Description of outing at Pacific Grove-- [UNK]188) Concerning Ewald Flugel--read in Memorial Chapel, December 8, 191421189) Translation by Anderson of Grimm's lectures on Goethe. Lectures 1-422190) Continuation Lectures 5-723191) Diaries, accounts, etc.24192) Diaries, accounts, etc.25193) Photos31194) Class Rolls: 1878-1886(not complete)195) Class Rolls: 1886-190632196) From Anderson's Library and Popular Key to Birds, Reptiles (1874)Diary of Motor Trip-- 192033197) Film Book--EuropeGertrude in Death34198) Postcards, College Album, Bookmarks?35199) Articles in Dial, Popular Science, Indiana College Ass. Address at laving of cornerstone for Stanford Library, Notes on 50 poems by Browning, Founders Day Address36200) Photos and Mementos from Gertrude and BalfourE. C. Anderson41201) Baptist quarterlies(2)42202) Diary, School Report--Michigan, 185943203) Sermons of E. C. Anderson44204) Sermons of E. C. Anderson51205) Sermons of E. C. Anderson52206) Sermons of E. C. Anderson53207) Sermons of E. C. Anderson54208) Sermons of E. C. Anderson55209) Sermons of E. C. Anderson61210) Sermons of E. C. Anderson62211) Sermons of E. C. Anderson63212) Sermons of E. C. Anderson64213) Sermons of E. C. Anderson65214) Sermons of E. C. Anderson66215)Diploma from Nova ScotiaDiploma from Newton Theological InstituteGrand Lodge MasonsMrs. Andersons--honorary member of American Baptist Missionary Union