John Anderson Publishing Company papers, 1854-1955

John Anderson Publishing Company papers, 1854-1955

P0193

1854-1955

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).

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0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box)

Photographs

Clippings

Pictures

Correspondence

Certificates

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