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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 250 items) |
Abstract | Robert Burton Anderson was a Presbyterian minister of Morganton, N.C. The collection includes personal and family correspondence, sermons, and other items relating to Anderson and his teaching career at Yorkville (S.C.) Female College and ministerial duties at Statesville and Morganton, N.C. Also included are materials of Anderson's father-in-law, James Henley Thornwell (1812-1862), Presbyterian minister, president of South Carolina College, and professor at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary; and a copy of the narrative of Robert Witherspoon (1728-1788) on the history of his family, to which Anderson was related. Correspondence constitutes the bulk of the collection with chief correspondents including Anderson and his wife Jennie, Anderson's parents, Thornwell and his wife, and various children and relatives. Parishioners and friends are also represented. A few papers relate to the ownership and division of slaves by family members. |
Creator | Anderson, Robert Burton, 1833?-1889. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Jordan, March 2011; Nancy Kaiser, November 2020
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
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Robert Burton Anderson (1833?-1889) was a Presbyterian minister of Morganton, N.C.
Back to TopThe collection includes personal and family correspondence, sermons, and other items relating to Robert Burton Anderson and his teaching career at Yorkville (S.C.) Female College and ministerial duties at Statesville and Morganton, N.C. Also included are non-professional materials of Anderson's father-in-law, James Henley Thornwell (1812-1862), Presbyterian minister, president of South Carolina College, and professor at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary; and a copy of the narrative of Robert Witherspoon (1728-1788) on the history of his, and Anderson's, family.
Correspondence constitutes the bulk of the collection and covers a wide range of subjects. Chief correspondents include Anderson and his wife Jennie, Anderson's parents James and Eliza of Elderslie, N.C., Thornwell and his wife Nancy, and various children and relatives. Parishioners and friends are also represented. Many letters concern family members' schooling, in theology or medicine as well as military academies, travel, and illnesses. A few papers relate to the ownership and division of slaves by family members.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid material |
Folder 1 |
"Genealogy of the Witherspoon Family," (1728-1777), divisions of slaves, and letters, 1828-1848 |
Folder 2 |
Letters, 1850-1859 |
Folder 3 |
Letters, stock certificate, and Confederate bond, 1860-1865 |
Folder 4 |
Letters, 1866-1871 |
Folder 5 |
Letters, 1872-1877 |
Folder 6 |
Letters, 1878-1887 |
Folder 7 |
Letters, 1888Primarily sympathy letters to Robert Burton Anderson. |
Folder 8 |
Letters, 1889-1898Includes condolence letters to Jennie Anderson. |
Folder 9 |
UndatedIncludes letters, sermons, and map. |
Folder 10 |
UndatedIncludes sermons, clippings, and photographs of James Anderson, Adeline Burton, and Isaac Barton Milner. |
Reel M-00021/1 |
Microfilm |