FINDING AID TO GORDON M. ANDERSON ESTATE PAPERS

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1 Title Preferred Citation GORDON M. ANDERSON ESTATE Archive Center, Indian River County Main Library, Vero Beach, Florida. Donation Date: 2/22/2007 Accession No Acquisition Information / Provenance This collection came to the Archive Center in 2006 and was accessioned February Estate buyers John and Polly Willis purchased the collection and were not able to dispose of it before they moved to Georgia. Fortunately, they had a friend by the name of George Gross who said he would give it to the library. Creator Gordon Anderson ( ) Repository Location Extent Arrangement Language Indian River County Main Library, Archive Center st Street, 2 nd Floor Vero Beach, Florida, Telephone: x5 genealogy@irclibrary.org Archive Center and Genealogy Department, 2 nd Floor Indian River County Main Library 1 mss box 15.5" x 5" x 10.5", with 9 file folders 1 mss box organized into 9 folders by name and subject. Letters are in chronological order. English Dates c.a Historical Note Gordon M. Anderson was a resident of Vero Beach. He died September 13, 1988 and is buried at Crestlawn Cemetery, Vero Beach, Florida. He was born November 20, 1915 in Merrill, Wisconsin and moved to Vero Beach in 1973 from Miami. He worked for the Internal Revenue Service for 35 years and served in the United States Army in Counter Intelligence Corps., European Theatre, during World War II. He was married to Eunice (June). Only known family is a nephew in Bellaire, Texas by the name of Dr. Herman Herrin. Scope and Content Materials consist of letters from Gordon Anderson to his wife and parents (Martin N. Anderson) during World War II. Most letters were written 1

2 while he was in England, France and Germany. Included are photographs and ephemera from the 1940 s. Index Terms Access Anderson Family Indian River County (Fla.) Genealogy Vero Beach, Indian River County, (Fla.) History World War II Internal Revenue Service Anderson, Marvin (1917-????) - Brother Lincoln County (Wisc.) Anderson, Martin (ca ????) - Father Unrestricted. The entire collection is open for research. Gloves and clean hands are required. 2

3 INVENTORY: Folder #1 AND page listing information from city directories, Crestlawn Cemetery and Strunk Funeral Home records. AND Handwritten page listing issues of Stars & Stripes from AND Obituary of Gordon Anderson. AND Letter from Treasury Department to Gordon Anderson dated 6/7/40 AND Bureau of Internal Revenue Notice of Assignment of Storekeeper-Gauger dated 8/7/40 AND Carbon copy of proposed letter to President, American Federation of Gov t Employees (undated) from Al. F. Nebelsick, 1940 AND Letter from Commercial Casualty Insurance Company to Gordon Anderson dated December 20, 1939 AND Letter from the Treasury Department to Gordon Anderson dated 4/25/40 AND Bureau of Internal Revenue Notice of Assignment of Storekeeper-Gauger dated 2/12/40 AND Bureau of Internal Revenue Notice of Assignment of Storekeeper-Gauger dated10/10/39 AND Letter from the Treasury Department to all Employees dated 2/17/40 AND Information Return for 1939 for Gordon Anderson AND Letter from the Treasury Department to all Employees dated 3/18/40 AND Letter from Treasury Department to Co-Workers dated 12/19/39 AND Letter to Gordon Anderson from the University of Wisconsin dated AND /18/34 Envelope and telegram to Mrs. Gordon Anderson from Thelma dated 5/31/40 AND Envelope and bill from Archie Tegtmeyer Jewelers dated 1/2/43 AND Postal Savings System envelope with 22 green check receipt stubs AND Central Trust Company Receipt envelope AND United States Senate Chamber pass dated 1/19/35 AND House of Representatives Member s Pass dated 1/26/35 AND R.O.H. Sunday Club Membership Card dated 6/30/44 AND Bills from Archie Tegtmeyer Jewelers dated 12/22/42 & 2/17/43 AND Conditional Driver s License, State of Indiana, for Mrs. Eunice Anderson AND Envelope with letter from Braxton auto Service to Mrs. Gordon Anderson dated 12/1/43 AND Envelope with Conditional Sale Contract AND Customer s Statement, Tri-State Acceptance Corp. AND Installment Payment Book AND Envelope (undated) with letter to Baby from Andy AND Letter and envelope to Andy from Gene dated Dec 2, 1946 AND Birthday card from Addie & Marv AND Birthday card from group 3

4 AND Good-bye card from group AND Hopin you re better card to June from Sally & Marty AND Prettige Kerstdagen en Gelukkig Nieuwjaar card #1 to Andy from Gene AND Prettige Kerstdagen en Gelukkig Nieuwjaar card #2 from Gene AND Envelope with letter to Andy from your bachelor pal dated 10/12/37 Folder #2: AND Postcard from War Department to Eunice Anderson re: dependency status, dated 3/1/43. AND The 29 th Infantry Division Christmas card from Andy AND Undated newspaper clipping on the Second Army Front, and picture of 29 th Service Station in Germany, dated Feb 25, 1945 AND Newspaper Sketches of American fighting Men (undated) AND copies of Menu No. 5 AND Certificate dated 10/30/45 re examination of captured enemy equipment. AND photographs: woman, child, 2 men, buildings (Siegfried Line pillbox in Germany) AND Picture of a baby Folder #3: AND copies of affidavit of Gordon Anderson dated April 2, 1942 AND page letter from Gordon Anderson to his wife dated March 10, 1943 AND Letter /envelope from Gordon Anderson to his wife, dated Mar 14, 1943 AND Letter/ envelope from Gordon Anderson to his wife, dated Mar 21, 1943 AND Letter/ envelope from Gordon Anderson to his wife, dated Mar 23, 1943 AND Letter from Gordon Anderson to his wife, dated Mar 28, 1943 Folder #4 AND Letter/envelope to Baby from Andy dated 1 Feb 1944, Maryland AND Letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 6 Feb 1944, Germany AND V-mail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 18 March, 1944 AND page Letter from Gordon to June (at sea) no date AND V-mail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 24 March, 1944, England AND Pages 1 & 2 of 3 page letter/envelope from Andy to June on American Red Cross stationery dated 26 Mar 1944, England AND Page 3 of 3 page letter/envelope from Andy to June (see above) AND V-mail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 10 May 1944, England AND V-mail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 21 May, 1944, England AND V-mail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 24 May 1944, England AND V-mail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 30 May, 1944, England AND V-mail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 30 May, 1944, England AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 12 Jun, 1944, France AND V-mail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 16 Jun

5 AND V-mail/envelope to June from Andy dated 19 Jun 1944 AND V-mail/envelope to June from Andy dated 21 Jun 1944 AND V-mail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 23 June, 1944, France AND Page 1 & 2 of 3 page V-mail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 27 June, 1944, France AND Page 3 of V-mail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 27 June, 1944, France AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 27 June, 1944, France AND V-mail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 30 June, 1944, France AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 2 July 1944, France AND V-mail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 4 July 1944, France AND V-mail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 8 July 1944, France AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 10 July 1944, France AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 12 July 1944, France AND V-mail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 15 July 1944, France AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 19 July, 1944, France AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 23 July 1944, France AND Page 1 & 2 of 3 page Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 25 July 1944, France AND Page 3 of Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 25 July 1944, France AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 31 July 1944, France Folder #5 AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 1 August 1944, France Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 6 August 1944, France Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 9 August 1944, France Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 11 August 1944, France Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 13 August 1944, France Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 14 August 1944, France Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 16 August 1944, France Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 21 August 1944, France Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 26 August 1944, France Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 29 August 1944, France Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 31August 1944, France V-mail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 1 Sept 1944, France Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 4 Sept 1944, France Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 5 Sept 1944, France Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 9 Sept 1944, France Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 13 Sept 1944, France Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 14 Sept 1944, France Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 21 Sept 1944, France Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 26 Sept 1944, France Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 30 Sept 1944, France 5

6 Folder #6 AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND Letter to June from Andy dated 3 Oct 1944, somewhere in Europe Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 4 Oct 1994, somewhere in Europe Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 12 Oct 1944, Holland Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 15 Oct 1944, Holland Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 20 Oct 1944, Holland Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 23 Oct, 1944, Holland Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 30 Oct 1944, Holland Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 03 Nov 1944, Holland Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 11 Nov 1944, Holland Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 13 Nov 1944, Holland Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 14 Nov 1944, Holland Airmail letter to June from Andy dated 16 Nov 1944, Holland Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 21 Nov 1944, no location Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 22 Nov 1944, Holland Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 27 November, Germany Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 30 Nov 1944, Germany Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 09 Dec 1944, Germany Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 10 Dec 1944, Germany Airmail letter to June from Andy dated 13 Dec 1944, Germany Airmail letter to June from Andy dated 19 Dec 1944, Germany Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 20 Dec 1944, Germany Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 25 Dec 1944, Germany Folder #7 AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 01 Jan 1945, Germany Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 14 Jan 1945, Germany Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 14 Jan 1945, Germany Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 15 Feb 1945, Germany Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 15 Feb 1945, Germany Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 17 Feb 1945, Germany Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 19 Feb 1945, Germany Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 26 Feb 1945, Germany Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 04 Mar 1945, Germany Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 08 Mar 1945, Germany Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 08 Mar 1945, Germany Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 22 Mar 1945, Germany Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 22 Mar 1945, Germany Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 29 Mar 1945, Germany Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 24 Apr 1945, Germany Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 01May 1945, Germany Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 07 May 1945, Germany 6

7 AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 07 May 1945, Germany AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 12 May 1945, Germany AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 12 May 1945, Germany AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 21 May 1945, Germany AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 21 May 1945, Germany AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 25 May 1945, Germany AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 25 May 1945, Germany AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 08 Jun 1945, Germany AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 23 Jun 1945, Germany AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 23 Jun 1945, Germany AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 01 Jul 1945, Germany AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 01 Jul 1945, Germany AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 15 Jul 1945, Germany AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 15 Jul 1945, Germany AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 02 Sep 1945, Germany AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 02 Sep 1945, Germany AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 08 Sep 1945, Germany AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 18 Sep 1945, Germany AND Airmail note to June from Andy (no date.) Envelope dated 27 Sep 1945 AND Airmail letter to June from Andy dated 2 Oct 1945, no location AND Airmail letter to June from Andy dated 2 Oct 1945, no location AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 11 Oct 1945, Germany AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 23 Oct 1945, Germany AND Airmail letter to June from Andy dated 01 Nov1945, Germany AND Airmail letter to June from Andy dated 08 Nov 1945, Germany AND Airmail letter/envelope to June from Andy dated 10 Dec 1945, Camp Kilmer, NJ Folder #8 AND Printed Govt. form on How to Use your War Ration Book AND Milwaukee Police Dept, Chemical Warfare Agents dated Feb 1942 AND Milwaukee Police Dept, Chemical Warfare Agents dated Feb 1942 AND Milwaukee Police Dept, Chemical Warfare Agents dated Feb 1942 AND Milwaukee Police Dept, What to do About Bombs and Suspected Bombs dated Feb 1942 AND Letter/envelope from Marv and Addie to Gord & June, Oct AND Letter to Mom and Dad from Gordon Anderson dated Feb AND Letter to Mom and Dad from Gordon Anderson dated Feb AND Graduation announcement from Pampa Army Airfield re: Marvin Anderson, June 27, 1944 AND Letter to Mom and Dad from Gordon Anderson dated Jul AND Letter to Mom from Gordon Anderson dated Sep 02, 1945 AND Letter to Marvin from Gordon Anderson dated Sep 02, 1945 AND Letter to Mom & Dad from Marvin Anderson dated Sep 10, 1945 AND Letter to Mom and Dad from Gordon Anderson dated Sep 14,

8 AND Letter to Mom & Dad from Marvin Anderson dated Sep 19, 1945 AND Letter to Mom & Dad from Marvin Anderson dated Sep 24, 1945 AND Letter /envelope to Mom & Dad from Marvin Anderson dated Oct 1, 1945 AND Undated note to Mom from Gordon AND Letter to Mom and Dad from Gordon dated Oct 04, 1945 AND Letter to Mom and Dad from Gordon dated Oct 04, 1945 AND Letter/envelope to Mom and Dad from Gordon dated Oct 11, 1945 AND Letter/envelope to Mom and Dad from Gordon dated Oct 26, 1945 AND Return Receipt of insured article to Marvin Anderson dated Feb 23, 1955 AND Letter/envelope to Mom and Dad from Marvin dated Feb 23, 1955 AND Letter to Mom and Dad from Marvin dated Feb 27, 1955 AND New Military Map for Following Progress of Invasion dated Jun 15, AND Newspaper map of France Jun 15, 1944 AND Chicago Daily Tribune map of Russo-German Front, Aug 10, 1944 Folder #9 AND Let's Go newsletter Vol. 3 No. 5, dated Aug 29, 1944 AND Let s Go newsletter Vol. 4 No. 23, dated Oct 22, MISCELLANEOUS Housed in Drawer labeled HISTORICAL NEWS HEADLINES located in (beige) map drawer #3. Stars & Stripes newspaper p. 2, 8/4/44. Stars and Stripes newspaper, July 13, 1944-Dec 6, 1946, incomplete ( 32 issues): 7/13/44, 8/11, 16, 21, 29, 31/44; 9/2, 6, 8, 13, 14, 15, 25/44; 10/31/44; 11/14, 25, 29, 30/44; 12/6 12, 16, 31, 18/44; 1/7, 11,, 27/45; 2/1, 8/45; ¾, 13, 23/45; 5/9/45. 8