William Anderson papers, 1860-1921 bulk 1872-1921.

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William Anderson papers, 1860-1921 bulk 1872-1921.

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Chiefly personal and family correspondence. Includes letters from Anderson's mother, Mary Frances Bowen Anderson(1822-1906), mostly from 1875-1876, when Anderson was a medical student in New York, and 1879-1880, when he was studying at Charleston. Contains correspondence with his wife, Georgiana Deal Anderson (1848-1909), including letters from thier courtship, 1880-1884, Hollidaysburg, Pa., with comments re Anderson's medical practice, involvement with Episcopal Church of Atonement, Blacksburg, the assassination of President James A. Garfield, King Mountain's centennial celebration, and construction of Cherokee Falls Manufacturing Company; letter 3 Jan. 1882, re Anderson's visit to the Atlanta Word's Fair and Great International Exposition; 4 July 1882, commenting on the discontinuation of Fourth of July celebrations after the Civil War. Also contains letters from Anderson's son, William Deal Anderson, 1902-1904, re student life at Clemson Agricultural College, including letter, 12 Mar. 1904, re campus debate over raising Confederate battle flag on campus, and letters, 1904-1905, re working for Pacolet Manufacturing Company, boarding house life, and plans for mill construction at other sites; letter, 16 Sept. 1872, from T.M. Carson, Spartanburg, re municipal elections; 8 Mar. 1874, from C.D. Whiteside, Sarber Co., Ark., re economic and agricultural conditions in that state since the Civil War; 25 Oct. 1880, from J.M. Carson, re funeral of Dr. Lionel C. Kennedy. Other Correspondents include L.F. Churchill, Robert Bingham, George Washington Deal, Louisa Peters Deal, John Huske Tillinghast, Mildred Lewis Tillinghast, William Norwood Tillinghast, Peter Johnson Shand; fellow physicians and medical students, W.M. Love, W.A. Shands, and J.C. Whiteside, and Anderson's daughter, Mary Louise Anderson.

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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