Phillips, Lena Anderson

Scope and Contents

The correspondence includes letters between members of the Anderson family written in 1889. Correspondence includes a 32-page letter written by Mary Hannah "Minnie" Tolman (nee Anderson) that describes her experiences in Kodiak, Alaska. Letters describe interactions with wildlife, cold weather, disease, and Alaska Native people. The collection includes letters from Lena Phillips (nee Anderson) of Ida, Montana.

Scope and Contents The collection from 1893 includes correspondence between various Anderson family members. The letters are from George Anderson to his sister Dora Anne Wight (nee Anderson), from Lena Phillips (nee Anderson) of Kodiak, Alaska to her sister Mary Hannah "Minnie" Anderson, and a letter from E.K. Anderson of Ashland, Oregon to his son G.N. Anderson of Copley California. The E.K. Anderson letter discusses recent gold findings by prospectors in streams on his land and arbitration on the proceeds...

Scope and Contents

The Anderson-Phillips family papers consist of personal correspondence between family members. The letters cover topics such as daily life, mining in Kodiak, Vetabelle Carter's invention, World War I, and the Great Depression.