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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78010918
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The papers of Chandler P. Anderson, lawyer, advisor to the Department of State, and international arbitrator, were given to the Library of Congress by his widow, Harriet W. Anderson, in 1938-1952, with additional gifts from Alan D. Gibbons in 1952 and Chandler P. Anderson, Jr., in 1958. Material was also received by transfer from the Department of State in 1961. Correspondence between Anderson and Robert Lansing was transferred to the Robert Lansing Papers , also in the Manuscript Division of the Library.
The collection was processed in 1971. The finding aid was revised in 2011.
Material relating to Anderson's activity as an official in the Department of State can also be found is in the records of the Department of State, Record Group 59, Legislative, Judicial, and Diplomatic Records Division, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.sermat
Copyright in the unpublished writings of Chandler P. Anderson in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public.
The papers of Chandler P. Anderson are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on three reels. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Chandler P. Anderson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Chandler Parsons Anderson (1866-1936) cover the period 1894-1953, with the bulk of the material from 1896 to 1929. The collection is organized into Diary, General Correspondence, Office File, Subject File, Speeches and Writings, Miscellany, and Oversize series.
Except for some letters that Anderson sent to his wife during his stays in Europe, the papers contain little that reveal his family life. The focus is on his career in international law, official activities in the Department of State, relationships with key State Department officials, particularly Robert Lansing and Elihu Root, and thinking on important matters of world affairs.
For the years between 1914 and 1928 and for most of 1934, Anderson kept a detailed typescript diary of his thoughts and activities. The diary includes descriptions of public and official opinion in Great Britain in 1914-1915, character descriptions of associates and individuals, and summaries of conversations with Lansing, Root, Woodrow Wilson, Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924), Bernard M. Baruch, and others.
Most of the correspondence is located in the Office File. Among the significant correspondence in the General Correspondence series are copies of Anderson's letters in the letterpress books and the letters he sent to his wife while he was in Europe during 1914-1915 and 1918-1919.
The Office File contains records generated by Anderson as a government official and as a participant in various legal cases. The records contain information on subjects such as Anglo-American relations in North America, boundary problems between Central American countries, relations between the United States and Great Britain during 1914, the treatment of American economic interests by the Soviet Union in the 1920s, the Arms Limitation Conference of 1921-1922, and internal problems in Nicaragua during the 1920s.
The Subject File contains papers that Anderson collected as a result of his interests in various subjects. Some subjects relate to topical material in the Office File. Particularly significant are papers relating to the peace treaty with Germany and the League of Nations. Included are correspondence with senators, a paper showing Anderson's contribution to the treaty, and notes on a meeting with President Wilson.
The Speeches and Writings File contains drafts and printed copies of papers, articles, editorials, and book reviews written by Anderson. Most of the subjects in which he was involved are represented. He wrote an especially large number of articles on aspects of international law. Included in the Miscellany series are a biographical file, printed matter on international law, passports, invitations, autographs, and commissions.
Correspondents include William Jennings Bryan, Otis T. Cartwright, Charles Evans Hughes, David Starr Jordan, Philander C. Knox, Robert Lansing, Frank L. Polk, Elihu Root, James Brown Scott, and Charles Beecher Warren.
The collection is arranged in seven series:
Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78010918
Typescript diary and holograph drafts.
Arranged chronologically.
Letters received with enclosures, copies of letters sent, and letterpress books of letters sent
Arranged chronologically.
Correspondence, transcripts of court proceedings, minutes of meetings, court awards and decisions, legal briefs, extracts from legal authorities, reports, appointment calendars, duplicate diary entries, notes, directories, clippings, press releases, bibliographies, printed and near-print material, maps. Arranged chronologically according to the office and position that Anderson held while generating the records.
Arranged by type of document, with key documents first in a grouping, or by chronological order within the grouping.
Correspondence, clippings, notes, printed and near-print material, and reports.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Correspondence, bibliographies, drafts of writings, and printed copies of writings.
Bibliographies begin the series, and book reviews conclude it. Other material is arranged chronologically by date of publication or by date of composition if unpublished.
Biographical material, clippings, commissions passports, invitations, autographs, and printed matter.
Arranged by type of material.
Commissions.
Described according to the container and series from which the items were removed.