Mervyn Anderson papers
Overview
These papers of Lawrence, Kansas resident Mervyn Anderson document her active involvement in various service organizations, including the League of Women Voters, Friends in Council of Lawrence, and the University Women's Club of the University of Kansas. Included are clippings and records of her presidency of the Lawrence League of Women Voters and her personal recollections of challenges faced in seeking League support during its early years.
Dates
- Creation: 1956 - 1987
Creator
- Anderson, Mervyn, 1899-1996 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions
Conditions Governing Use
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Biography of Mervyn Anderson
Mervyn Anderson was born Nov. 16, 1899, in Creston, Iowa to Caleb Demuth and Daisy Vickers Agnew. She was married to Laurel Anderson from 1924 to 1972. They moved to Lawrence in 1927, where she studied and taught harp. She was a member of the League of Women Voters, serving as Kansas state president from 1957 to 1959 and as president of the Lawrence League of Women Voters from 1941-1943 and from 1956-1957. She was also a member of Lawrence's Friends in Council, Lawrence's Health Advisory Council, and the University Women's Club, helping to organize its volunteer program for the University's Watkins Memorial Hospital. She died on March 14, 1996 at Lawrence, survived by her son Whitfield Anderson and daughter Claudia Anderson Lewey.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS 1091
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Claudia Anderson Lewey, 1996
Subject
- Friends in Council (Lawrence, Kan.) (Organization)
- League of Women Voters (Lawrence, Kan.) (Organization)
- League of Women Voters of Kansas (Organization)
- University Women's Club (University of Kansas) (Organization)
- Vietnam Summer (Organization) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Mervyn Anderson Collection
- Subtitle
- Mervyn Anderson papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mh, 2007; Finding aid encoded by mh, 2007
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/6416382285
- Preferred citation
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Anderson, Mervyn, 1899-1996, Papers, Kansas Collection, RH MS 1091, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository