Anderson, Mary Hannah (Minnie)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1859 - 1895
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Family letters, 1889
File — Box: 01, Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS049:01.05
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.
Dates:
1889
Family letters, 1890
File — Box: 01, Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS049:01.06
Scope and Contents
The collection includes letters from Mary Hannah "Minnie" Tolman (nee Anderson), Crit Tolman, and Dora Elizabeth Wight (nee Anderson) written from Kodiak, Alaska, in 1890, and an invitation to the wedding of Ms. Abbie Goodyear and Mr. Frank Lennart of Ashland, Oregon. Addressees of letters include George Anderson, Sarah "Sada" Evaline Burrell (nee Anderson), Anna Belle Anderson, and parents Eli Knight and Elizabeth Nissly Anderson (nee Myer). The letters discuss family matters,...
Dates:
1890
Family letters, 1893
File — Box: 01, Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS049:01.09
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...
Dates:
1893
Family letters, 1912
File — Box: 01, Folder: 24
Identifier: MSS049:01.24
Scope and Contents
Two letters comprise the 1912 correspondence. One is from Chester Tolman to Crit Tolman, both sons of John Crit Tolman and Mary Hannah "Minnie" Tolman (nee Phillips). The letter describes Chester Tolman's experiences in Port Moller Bay, Alaska, surveying locations for a cannery. This letter includes the story of a bear attack he survived while hunting. The second is from L.C. Wishard, proprietor of The Club Cigar Store of Klamath Falls, Oregon, to Fred Mortimer "Nick" Carter Junior...
Dates:
1912