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Anderson Lumber Company records

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_MSS 349

Scope and Contents

This collection contains supply catalogs and ordering information for suppliers of Anderson Lumber Company between 1942 and 1946. Additionally, the collection contains several items from the War Production Board issued in 1942 and 1943, including information on restrictions of building supplies and war time residential construction manuals.

Dates

  • 1942-1946

Language of Materials

Material in English

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Anderson Lumber Company records must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.

Biographical Note

Anderson Lumber Company was founded in 1890 by Anthon Anderson. Anderson was a first generation immigrant from Norway, and was a prominent citizen of Logan, serving as the city's eleventh mayor. During the first century of the company's history, Anderson Lumber expanded from a single yard in Logan to multiple yards in Utah and Idaho and purchased supplies from companies across the United States.

During the Second World War, Anderson Lumber was involved in wartime construction projects including building pre-fabricated homes for workers at the Dragerton, Utah Defense Plant Company. Despite restrictions on construction supplies during the war, Anderson Lumber was able to increase business and used much of the profits gained during this period to establish insurance plans and pensions for company employees.

Source: Anderson Lumber Co. at 90 Years. Logan, UT., 1980.

Extent

1 box (0.25 linear feet)

Abstract

Contains supply catalogs and ordering information for suppliers of Anderson Lumber Company between 1942 and 1946, and several items from the War Production Board issued in 1942 and 1943.

Arrangement

Arranged into one box and three folders.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was discovered by Virginia Parker in a binder containing material mixed with the catalog collection (Book Coll 58).

Processing Information

Processed in March of 2010.

Title
Guide to the Anderson Lumber Company records 1942-1946
Author
Finding aid/Register created by Jaclyn Beazer/Kara Parker
Date
©2011
Description rules
Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English.

Revision Statements

  • 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.

Repository Details

Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)