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This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities; this finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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| Size | 2.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 800 items) |
| Abstract | Edwin Alexander Anderson (1860-1933) of Wilmington, N.C., was an officer in the United States Navy. The collection contains the personal correspondence and official naval papers of Edwin Alexander Anderson. The personal correspondence consists of letters written to his mother and to his wife, Mertie Lorain Anderson. Letters to Anderson's mother, 1883-1887, include detailed descriptions of the cities and residents of the ports Anderson visited, as well as his life and duties in the navy. The letters to Mertie Lorain Anderson, 1888-1927, are primarily personal, but also include descriptions of Anderson's duties, his experiences during the Spanish-American War, and their respective family genealogies. There are no items dated 1903-1911, and little material regarding World War 1. Official papers include letters about Anderson's assignments, orders, recommendations, travel permits, and commendations. Also included are reports, military writings, call records and logs of Anderson while commander of the Asiatic Fleet, and documents relieving Anderson of active duty with the Navy in 1924. |
| Creator | Anderson, Edwin Alexander, 1860-1933. |
| Language | English |
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Biographical Information
Edwin Alexander Anderson (1860-1933) of Wilmington, N.C., was an officer in the United States Navy. Serving from 1882-1924, Anderson retired a rear admiral, and his career included active duty during the Spanish-American War and World War 1, as well as command of the Asiatic fleet, 1922-1923.
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The collection contains the personal correspondence and official naval papers of Edwin Alexander Anderson (1860-1933). The personal correspondence consists of letters written to his mother and to his wife, Mertie Lorain Anderson. Letters to Anderson's mother, 1883-1887, include detailed descriptions of the cities and residents of the ports Anderson visited, as well as his life and duties in the navy. The letters to Mertie Lorain Anderson, 1888-1927, are primarily personal, but also include descriptions of Anderson's duties, his experiences during the Spanish-American War, and their respective family genealogies. There are no items dated 1903-1911, and little material regarding World War 1. Official papers include letters about Anderson's assignments, orders, recommendations, travel permits, and commendations. Also included are reports, military writings, call records and logs of Anderson while commander of the Asiatic Fleet, and documents relieving Anderson of active duty with the Navy in 1924.
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Series 1. Personal Correspondence, 1882-1927 and undated.
Arrangement: chronological.
Anderson's personal correspondence chiefly consists of letters written to his mother and to his wife, Mertie Lorain Anderson. Letters to his mother, 1883-1887, include detailed descriptions of the cities and residents of the ports Anderson visited, as well as his life and duties in the navy. The letters to Mertie Lorain Anderson, 1888-1924, are primarily personal, but also include descriptions of his duties, his experiences during the Spanish-American War, and their respective family genealogies. There are no items dated 1903-1911, and little material regarding World War 1.
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Series 2. Official Papers, 1878-1939.
Arrangement: chronological.
Official papers include letters about Anderson's assignments, orders, recommendations, travel permits, and commendations. Also included are reports, military writings, call records and logs of Anderson while commander of the Asiatic Fleet, and documents relieving Anderson of active duty with the Navy in 1924.
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Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Finding aid updated for digitization by Kathryn Michaelis, September 2010; Adam Fielding and Jodi Berkowitz, March 2011
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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