The manuscript component of the J. B. Anderson papers dates from 1926, 1944, 1946, 1948-1950, 1954, 1960, 1967, 1973, 1976-1980, 1982-1999, and 2001-2002. It is arranged in a single series, with those items specifically pertaining to J. B. and Pearl Anderson coming first and the remaining files appearing in alphabetical order. Oversize clippings can be found at RH MS Q337 and RH MS R300 and are described at the end of the papers.