Irving Anderson at the Jean Baptiste Charbonneau
gravesite, Danner, Oregon (circa 1969).Irving Anderson Collection,
Lewis & Clark College. |
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Irving Anderson Archives and Library
In 1999 the College acquired the Archives and Library of
the late Irving Anderson as a donation from the Anderson Family. Anderson
was the foremost scholar on Sacagawea and her family (husband Toussaint
Charbonneau and son Jean-Baptiste), and was instrumental in the dedication
and history of the Jean-Baptiste gravesite in Danner, Oregon. It was his
influence and research that led to the description, naming, and portrayal
of the new dollar coin with the images of Sacagawea and her young son Jean-Baptiste.
Highlights of his collection include:
- Over 30 cubic feet of archives and manuscripts including correspondence,
research notes, photographs, and book drafts
- A library of over 150 titles on Lewis and Clark, focusing on Jefferson
and Sacagawea.
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A Charbonneau Family Portrait Issue XX,
Fort Clatsop Historical Association (1988, revised 1992).Booklet
reprinting the Sacagawea and Jean Baptisteportions of the articlefirst
published in American West,March/April 1980 |
Born in Seattle on Feb. 2, 1920, Anderson served in the
U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. From 1948 to his retirement
in 1977, he was Chief, Division of Lands and Minerals in the Portland
office of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Irving Anderson was a
past president of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, a graduate
of the University of Washington, and a former faculty member of The
Heritage Institute. He taught at Antioch University in Seattle, and
held assignments in Oregon, Alaska, Washington, D.C., and Egypt. He
also served as a historian aboard educational cruise ships plying the
Columbia and Snake Rivers. Some of “Andy’s” publications
includ: J.B. Charbonneau: Son of Sacajawea, A Charbonneau Family Portrait,
Sacajawea?, -Sacagawea?, -Sakakawea?, Spelling-Pronuciation-Meaning-Derivation.
Irving Anderson passed away August 20, 1999 at the age of 79. He leaves
a wonderful family, library and archives, and lasting scholarship on
Lewis and Clark.
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Irving Anderson Papers Finding Aid
Go to Irving Anderson Books
Finding Aid
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