Papers, 1849-1888 (bulk 1885-1887)
Anderson, Harrod C. (Harrod Clopton)
Personal Author: Anderson, Harrod C. (Harrod Clopton)
Title: Papers, 1849-1888 (bulk 1885-1887)
Physical descrip: 7 items.
Physical descrip: 3 ms. v.
Biographical note: Harrod Clopton Anderson was a planter of Magnolia, Haywood County, Tennessee.
Summary: Bound manuscript volumes include a cashbook (1885-1887) containing entries listing expenses and accounts and two diaries (1854-1862, 1887-1888) concerning activities on the plantation, personal matters, religion, and family life. The earlier diary entries record plantation accounts and expenses and contain entries related to local events, the growing of cotton and corn, animal husbandry, Negro agricultural laborers, weather, health, and remedies for various afflictions. Later diary entries discusse philosophical, moral, and religious issues and include the author's opinions on politics, secession, prohibition, and the Civil War.
Summary: Items include letters from Anderson to his wife (1849) and to his daughter (1888), two photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson with notations concerning the photographs, and a biographical sketch of Anderson by his granddaughter, Mrs. Rundle Smith.
Cite as: Harrod C. Anderson Papers, Mss. 8, 490, 539, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, La.
Other forms: Also available as bound typescript.
Terms of use/reprod: Physical rights are retained by the LSU Libraries. Copyright of the original materials is retained by descendants of the creators of these materials in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Index notes: Finding aid is available in the library.
Personal subject: Anderson, Harrod C. (Harrod Clopton)--Photographs.
Subject term: Plantation life--Tennessee.
Subject term: African American agricultural laborers--Tennessee.
Geographic term: Haywood County (Tenn.)--History.
Geographic term: Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Genre index term: Cashbooks.
Genre index term: Diaries.
Genre index term: Photoprints.
Occupation term: Plantation owners--Tennessee. lcsh