Collection Summary
Frank Maloy Anderson
Papers
1895-1961
1895-1961
MSS10934
Anderson, Frank Maloy,
1871-1961
40,000
items
57 containers
24 linear feet
English
Collection material in
English
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Author, historian, and
educator. Correspondence, memorabilia, and research notes for Anderson’s
books, articles, lectures, and classes, especially in preparation for an
unfinished study of the secession crisis, "The Two Hundred Days of
1860-1861."
Selected Search Terms
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.
People
Anderson, Frank Maloy, 1871-1961.
Ward, Samuel, 1814-1884.
Subjects
Diplomacy.
International relations--History.
Secession--Southern States.
Places
Africa--Foreign relations.
Asia--Foreign relations.
Europe--Foreign relations.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Occupations
Authors.
Educators.
Historians.
Provenance
The papers of Frank Maloy Anderson, author, historian, and educator,
were given to the Library of Congress by his son, Gaylord Anderson, in
1960-1962.
Processing History
The papers of Frank Maloy Anderson were arranged and described prior
to 1970. The finding aid was revised in 2011.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Frank Maloy
Anderson is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17,
U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Frank Maloy 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.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Frank Maloy Anderson Papers,
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Date
Event
1871, Feb. 3
Born, Omaha, Nebr.
1894
B.A., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
1895
Edited with Charles L. Wells
Outlines and Documents of English Constitutional History
during the Middle Ages.
Minneapolis: University Book Store
1895
1896
Taught, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
1896
1897
Student, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
1897
1914
Taught history, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,
Minn.
1898
Married Mary G. Steele (died 1939)
1904
Published
Constitutions and other Select Documents Illustrative of the
History of France, 1789-1901.
Minneapolis: H. W. Wilson Co.
1914
1941
Taught history, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.
1917
1920
Member, Executive Council, American Association of University
Professors
1918
Published with Amos Shartle Hershey
Handbook for the Diplomatic History of Europe, Asia, and
Africa, 1870-1914.
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office
1919
Attached to American Commission to Negotiate Peace, Paris,
France
1926
1928
Member, Executive Council, American Historical
Association
1941
1961
At work on "The Two Hundred Days of 1860-1861"
1944
Married Mary Maud Case
1948
Published
Mystery of a "Public Man," a Historical Detective
Story.
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press
1961, Apr. 26
Died, St. Paul, Minn.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Frank Maloy Anderson (1871-1961) span the years circa
1895-circa 1961 and consist of correspondence, memorabilia, and an extensive
file of research notes for books, studies, articles, and lectures organized
within two series:
[
General
Correspondence and Related Material
](genl) and
[
Speech, Article,
and Book File.
](spee)
The bulk of the collection consists of research notes that Anderson
prepared and collected over a twenty-year period in preparation for a
three-volume study of the secession crisis, "The Two Hundred Days of
1860-1861," which remained unwritten at his death. The source notes are drawn
from collections of personal papers, archives, newspapers, and books. The
collection also includes a draft of an introduction to the study presenting a
statement of Anderson's thesis and a proposed outline for the work. The papers
further contain research notes for two of his published works,
Mystery of a “Public Man"
and
Handbook for the Diplomatic History of Europe, Asia, and Africa,
1870-1914,
as well as miscellaneous notes for lectures, classes,
articles, and papers.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged in two series:
-
[
General
Correspondence and Related Material, 1899-1954
](genl)
-
[
Speech,
Article, and Book File, circa 1895-circa 1961
](spee)
Catalog Record: [https://lccn.loc.gov/mm81010934]
Container List
Container
Contents
1
General Correspondence
and Related Material,
1899-1954
1899-1954
Correspondence, memorabilia, and miscellaneous items.
Arranged chronologically.
1
1899-1954
1899-1954
1
Memorabilia
1-57
Speech, Article, and Book
File,
circa 1895-circa 1961
circa 1895-circa 1961
Research notes gathered by Anderson in support of his books,
studies, articles, and lectures.
Arranged by type of material.
1
"The Two Hundred Days of
1860-1861," unpublished study
1
Introduction, drafts and
copies
1
Miscellaneous
material
2
Reference notes, part I (1860,
Nov. 6-Dec. 3)
2
Business
2
Newspapers
2
Republicans
3
Correspondence
3
Personal papers
3
Persons
4
Cotton states
4
Election night
4
Northern feelings
4
Personal liberty
laws
4
Proposal that Abraham Lincoln
issue proclamation placating the South
4
Southern feelings
5
Border states
5
Mississippi
5
South Carolina
5
Virginia
6
Miscellaneous
states
7
Reference notes, part II (1860,
Dec. 4-27)
7
Miscellany
8
Newspapers
8
Reconstruction
8
Republicans
9
Anderson's
removal
9
Andrew Johnson's senate
speech
9
Northern beliefs
9
Personal liberty
laws
9
Persons
10
Correspondence
10
Corwin Committee
10
Cotton states
11-13
Miscellany
14
Reference notes, part III
(1860, Dec. 28-1861, Feb. 4)
14
Commissions and
missions
14
Newspapers
14
States
15
Compromise
proposals
15
Corwin Committee
15
Personal liberty
laws
15
Persons
16
Correspondence
16
Northern beliefs
16
Seward's senate
speech
16
Southern beliefs
16
Star of
the West (ship)
17-20
Miscellany
21
Reference notes, part IV (1861,
Feb. 4-Mar. 4)
21
Davis, Jefferson
21
Lincoln, Abraham
21
Lincoln's journey
21
Persons
21
Republican Party
22
Fort Sumter
22
Lincoln's cabinet
22
States
23
Compromise
proposals
23
Personal papers
23
Washington Peace
Convention
24
Correspondence
24
Newspapers
24
Reconstruction
25
Congress
25
Missions
25
Montgomery, Ala.
25
Northern beliefs
25
Personal liberty
laws
25
Southern beliefs
25
Speeches
25
Washington, D.C.
26
Reference notes, part V (1861,
Mar. 5-Apr. 4)
26
Lincoln, Abraham
26
Newspapers
27
Fort Sumter
27
Northern beliefs
27
Southern beliefs
28
Correspondence
28
Fort Pickens
28
Persons
28
Speeches
28
States
28
Virginia
29
Border states
29
Cabinet
29
Confederate Commissioners in
Washington
29
Congress
29
Miscellany
29
Personal papers
30
Reference notes, part VI (1861,
Apr. 5-15)
30
Fort Sumter
crisis
30
Lincoln, Abraham
30
States
31
Chronological file ("by date"
file)
31
Correspondence
31
Miscellany
31
Newspapers
32
Reference notes, part VII
(1861, Apr. 15-May 24)
32
Border states
32
Lincoln, Abraham
32
Lincoln's
proclamation
32
Newspapers
33
Correspondence
33
Hopes, plans, and
possibilities for peace
33
Personal papers
33
States and cities
33
Washington, D.C
34
Chronological file ("dated
events" file)
34
Miscellany
34
Northern beliefs
34
Persons
34
Southern beliefs
35
Reference notes,
undated
35
Anderson, Robert
35
Holt Papers
35
Miscellaneous personal
papers
35
Seward, William Henry,
papers
35
Sherman, William T.,
papers
36
Chronological
files
36
1860-1861
1860-1861
36
Prior to 1860, Nov. 6
Prior to 1860, Nov. 6
37
After 1861, May 24
After 1861, May 24
37
Miscellany
38
Research
reminders
39
Mystery of a "Public Man"
39
Commentary on diary
39
Reference notes
39
Hurlbert, W. H.
39
King, Horatio
39
Ward, Sam
39
Wickoff, Henry
40
Miscellany
41
Handbook for the Diplomatic History of Europe, Asia, and
Africa, 1870-1914
41
Reference notes for
chapters
41
Chapters 1-43
42
Chapters 44-45
43
Chapters 45-49,
52-100
44
Chapters 103-160
44
Reference notes,
miscellaneous
45
Reference notes,
miscellaneous
46
Miscellaneous reference
notes
46
Franco-Prussian War
46
Versailles
47
World War I
48
American history
48
Medieval history
48
Opposition to the War of
1812
48
Roman history
49
France
50
Anglo-Saxon law
50
French newspapers,
1898
1898
50
London Times,
1898, July-Sept.
1898, July-Sept.
51-52
American history
53
Kentucky and Virginia
Resolutions
54
French Revolution
54
Modern England, Italy, Austria,
and Germany
54
World War I
55
Europe
55
General
56
General
56
Notes used in
teaching
56
Research reminders
57
Articles
57
Book reviews
57
Lectures
57
Papers delivered
57
Speeches