Charles Lucius Anderson Letters
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Scope and Contents
Collection contains letters written by Charles Lucius Anderson, mainly from Lowell to his parents in West Windham, New Hampshire. In the letters home, he talks about life in Lowell, Massachusetts, his work at the Lowell Machine Shop, and many other topics. His letters provide insight into what is happening in Lowell during this period including temperance laws, anti-Catholic sentiments, social events like dances, immigration, worker organizing (primarily for the 10-hour workday), and abolition.
Includes a carte-de-visite of Anderson. Some of the letters have been transcribed.
Dates
- 1850-1859
Creator
- Anderson, Charles Lucius (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.
Biographical / Historical
Charles Lucius Anderson moved to Lowell in 1853 and worked in the Lowell Machine Shop. By 1859, Anderson was the bookkeeper for the Machine Shop after having worked in other cleark-like capcities. Anderson died of consumption in 1865.
Extent
.3 cubic feet
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
American Textile History Museum Collection.
Processing Information
The ATHM # references the accession number given to collections by the American Textile History Museum (ATHM). These numbers have been kept and tracked for researchers looking for former citations. The ATHM accession numbers for this collection were 2012.114 and 2015.47
Source
- American Textile History Museum (Organization)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository