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John Anderson Publishing Company papers, 1854-1955
- Title
- John Anderson Publishing Company papers, 1854-1955
- Identifier
- P0193
- Date
- 1854-1955
- Description
- Correspondence, anniversary programs, certificates, clippings, pictures, and pamphlets of a Chicago publishing house founded in 1866 by John Anderson (1836-1910). Among the items are the first issue of "Skandinaven" after the Chicago fire in 1871, biographical sketches, letters concerning politics, photographs of the company, "The Story of Skandinaven, 1866-1916." Knute Nelson and Victor Lawson were correspondents.
Contents:- Pictures, undated
- Photographs of the company & employees.
- Clippings, 1871-1955
- Photos, and programs,1869-1939
- Includes property deed, Ticket to the Republican National Convention (1888); inaugural ceremonies program, map, and pass to the Columbian Exposition (1892); clipping and news print photo of the men on board the "Viking" (1893); ship past on board the steamer, "Howard Carroll"; pass for the steamship "New York" (1893); pass to steamer, "Ivanhoe," program for "Banquet tendered to Paul Du Chaillu" (1894); program for Dr. Fridtjof Nansen (1897); large ribbon for election of "William H. Taft" (1909); banquet program for Crown Prince of Norway (1939);
- Pamphlets and programs,1899-1946
- Includes "The Roll of Pioneer Chicago Firms" (1946)
- Correspondence,1854-1941
- Includes correspondence from Knute Nelson, Victor Lawson, and the Kirsten Flagstad Concert Committee.
- Skandinaven newspaper, 1932, 1940-1941
- Marijane Carr,1985-2017
- Includes: Information/ obituary for Carr; Letter to Odd Lovoll from Rolf Erickson on Carr's project; Family Genealogy; Accepting a Challenge, by Jenny Meuller, (1985); and The Skandinaven & The Cradle, by Marijane Carr (circa 1985).
- Pictures, undated
- Digital collections available online here.
- Extent
- 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box)
- Rights
- Rights undetermined.
- Type
- Photographs
- Clippings
- Pictures
- Correspondence
- Certificates
Citation
“John Anderson Publishing Company papers, 1854-1955,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed September 20, 2024, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/9941.