FINDING AID

A.J.C. Anderson letter copies, 1870-1871

COLLECTION SUMMARY

Collection Title:    
A.J.C. Anderson letter copies

Collection Number:    
SAC P:76

Dates:            
1870-1871

Size:            
1 folder

Language:        
Swedish

Creator/Collector:    
Anderson, A.J.C

Subject Headings:    
Letters
Galva (Ill.)
Essex (Iowa)

Repository:    
Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois.

Abstract:    
A.J.C. Anderson emigrated to Galva, Illinois from Södra Vi Parish, Kalmar län (Småland), Sweden, in the summer of 1870 at the age of 19. He farmed in Essex, Iowa from 1871 to 1920. He died in June 1937. Collection consists of three photocopies of letters to A.J.C. Anderson from family. 

RIGHTS AND ACCESS

Conditions Governing Access:    
Collection is open for research.

Reproduction and Use:    
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Swenson Center and the copyright holder. 

Preferred Citation:    
[item identification], in SAC P:76 A.J.C. Anderson letter copies, Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois. 

ACQUISITION AND RELATED MATERIALS

Source of Acquisition:    
Gift of Virgil A. Anderson of Lincoln, Nebraska in 1982. 

Location of Originals:    
Originals belonged to Mrs. Paul Dykes, Route 4, Box 18, Blountville, TN 37617 as of 1982. Mrs. Dykes is the niece of the donor. 

Notes:    
Name changed from “A. J. C. Anderson papers” in 2018. 

Processed By:    
Received by Kermit Westerberg in 1982. Processed by Swenson Center staff in 2008. Finding aid written by Lisa Huntsha in 2018.

CONTENT AND STRUCTURE

Administrative/Biographical History:    
A.J.C. Anderson came to Galva, Illinois from Södra Vi Parish, Kalmar län (Småland), Sweden, in the summer of 1870 at the age of 19. The following winter he bought land near Essex, Iowa and farmed there until 1920 when he retired to Essex. He died there in June 1937.

Scope and Content:    
Collection consists of three photocopies of letters to A.J.C. Anderson.

System of Arrangement:
Arranged chronologically. 

Collection Inventory:    

• Photocopy of letter from father Anders Andersson, Swedish, 29 August 1870
• Photocopy of letter from brother-in-law Gustaf Alfrid Johansson and sister Chara Josephine Andersdotter, Swedish, 13 May 1871
• Photocopy of letter from father Anders Andersson, Swedish, 18 May 1871