Caleb Anderson papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0022
Scope and Contents
This collection contains three diaries of Caleb Anderson (1875, 1881, 1884-1885), in which he recorded the weather, prices, and his accounts. It also includes family letters and business papers; the correspondence of John T. Anderson regarding his work as an agent of the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railroad in Ladoga (1864-1865); and John T. Anderson's record book of goods woven at the Ladoga mills (1882-1887).
Dates
- 1856-1889
Creator
- Anderson, John T. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Caleb H. R. Anderson was born in Virginia around 1814. He and his wife Barbara had three children. Anderson held several jobs, including as a cabinet maker and a flour mill operator. Later, he and his brother ran the Ladoga Woolen Mills Co. in Ladoga, Montgomery County, Indiana. Anderson died sometime after 1880.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry Plus. Retrieved 7 Dec. 2004. http://www.gale.ancestry.com/ggmain.htm.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry Plus. Retrieved 7 Dec. 2004. http://www.gale.ancestry.com/ggmain.htm.
Extent
0.02 Cubic Feet (2 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from C.W. Ballard, Roachdale, Indiana.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2004/12/07 by Jennifer Duplaga. EAD finding aid created 2015/08/03 by Laura Eliason.
- Account books
- Anderson, Fudge and Company
- Central Normal College (Danville, Ind.)
- Certificates
- Checks
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Creameries
- Diaries
- Indiana Paper Company
- Ladoga (Ind.)
- Ladoga Creamery Company
- Ladoga Woolen Mills
- Louisville, New Albany, and St. Louis Railway Company
- Mills and mill-work
- Montgomery County (Ind.)
- Postal service
- Postmasters -- Indiana
- Railroads
- Stock certificates
- Wool
Creator
- Anderson, John T. (Person)
- Anderson, Caleb H. R. (Person)
- Title
- Caleb Anderson papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
