Frank L. Anders Papers, 1860-1966

Frank L. Anders Papers

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Collection Overview

Title: Frank L. Anders Papers, 1860-1966

Predominant Dates:1875-1966

ID: OGLMC0043

Primary Creator: Anders, Frank L. (1875-1966)

Extent: 9.75 Linear Feet

Subjects: Fargo, North Dakota, Military History - Battle of the Little Bighorn, Military History - World War I (WW1)

Languages: English

Abstract

Engineer in Fargo, North Dakota, and historian of The Battle of the Little Big Horn, June 25, 1876

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Frank L. Anders Papers have been divided into six series as follows:

Series 1: Personal Correspondence

Series 2: Employment

Series 3: General George A. Custer

Series 4: Photographs

Series 5: Oversize Materials

Collection Historical Note

Franklin Lafayette Anders was born November 10, 1875, at Fort Abraham Lincoln, Dakota Territory. His father, Franklin L. Anders, was born in October 1850 in Ohio, while his mother, Anna McLeod, was born in Scotland in 1846. At the time of his birth, Anders' father was stationed at Fort Abraham Lincoln. Upon the elder Anders' discharge, the family moved to Fargo. His father died in 1891 from wounds suffered in the Civil War, while his mother lived until 1946.

Anders attended public school in Fargo until 1890. Upon the death of his father, Anders supported the family by finding work with the Northern Pacific Railroad. In December 1894, he enlisted in Company B, 1st Regiment of the North Dakota National Guard. He enlisted for a second time and saw combat in the Philippine Insurrection in 1898-99. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action against the enemy on May 13, 1899 in Luzon. He was discharged in September 1899, and moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where he spent two years working in the mining industry.

In 1902, Anders enrolled at Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in engineering in 1906. While at Ripon, he met Mary Hargrave; the couple was married on June 29, 1910 in Ripon. The couple had two children: Marion and Franklin.

Anders returned to Fargo in 1909, and was named city engineer in 1910. He served in this capacity until 1920. He was called again to active military duty in World War I on September 12, 1918. Serving as a captain of engineers, Anders was assigned to a Quartermaster Corps at Camp Dodge, Iowa. He served there until his discharge on October 21, 1919.

Anders was general manager of the Lucky Strike Coal Company in Zap, North Dakota from 1920-1932. From 1931-1934 he was consulting engineer and secretary of the North Dakota State Capital Commission at Bismarck. Anders also held various positions as the consulting engineer on various projects, including Camp Grafton, Mayville Light and Water Plant, Montana Coal and Schueler Mine Development in Minot.

Anders was a member of numerous fraternal organizations, including the American Society of Engineers, the American Legion, the Masons and the Fargo Commons Club. In 1925, Anders joined the Army and Navy Legion of Valor, an organization reserved for Medal of Honor and Distinguished Service Cross recipients. He served as the national commander for the Legion in 1929.

Frank Anders died on January 23, 1966, in Fargo.

Subject/Index Terms

Fargo, North Dakota
Military History - Battle of the Little Bighorn
Military History - World War I (WW1)

Administrative Information

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: Frank L. Anders family

Acquisition Method: Donation; the original acquisition records are unavailable

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Frank L. Anders Papers. OGLMC 43, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid migrated to Archon in July 2015.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Personal Correspondence],
[Series 2: Employment],
[Series 3: General George A. Custer],
[Series 4: Photographs],
[Series 5: Oversize Materials],
[All]

Series 2: Employment

This series deals with the various areas of employment in Anders’s life. Included is correspondence from 1892 to 1959. Also included are reports, speeches, blueprints, bills, publications, ledgers and notes, all relating to the various jobs Anders held during his lifetime. His work was in the areas of engineering, mining, design, and surveying.

Box 3

Folder 16: Business correspondence, 1892-1894
Folder 17: Business correspondence, 1895
Folder 18: Business correspondence, 1896
Folder 19: Business correspondence, 1897-1899
Folder 20: Business correspondence, 1900-1905
Folder 21: Business correspondence, 1906-1907
Folder 22: Business correspondence, January-May, 1908
Folder 23: Business correspondence, June-December, 1908
Folder 24: Business correspondence, 1909
Folder 25: Business correspondence, 1910-1911
Folder 26: Business correspondence, 1912-1914
Folder 27: Business correspondence, 1915-1916
Folder 28: Business correspondence, 1917-1919
Folder 29: Business correspondence, 1920-1922
Folder 30: Business correspondence, 1923-1925
Folder 31: Business correspondence, 1926-1927
Folder 32: Business correspondence, 1928
Folder 33: Business correspondence, 1929
Folder 34: Business correspondence, 1930-1931
Folder 35: Business correspondence, 1932-1934
Folder 36: Business correspondence, January-May, 1935
Folder 37: Business correspondence, June-December, 1935
Folder 38: Business correspondence, 1936
Folder 39: Business correspondence, 1938-1939
Folder 40: Business correspondence, 1940-1949
Folder 41: Business correspondence, 1950-1959
Folder 42: Mining correspondence
Folder 43: Receipt book from work with the capital commission, May-August, 1931
Folder 44: Historical Record Camp Utilities at Camp Dodge, Iowa, hardbound book

Box 4

Folder 1: Pony Mine, Montana-Misc., 1892-1911
Folder 2: Fond du Lac County Surveyor, 1904-1905
Folder 3: Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, 1907
Folder 4: Utah Copper Company, 1907-1908
Folder 5: Freement Copper Mines and Copperfield Copper- 1908
Folder 6: Fargo Municipal reports and speeches, 1911-1917
Folder 7: Fargo Municipal reports and speeches, 1913-1917
Folder 8: Army orders and misc., 1918-1919
Folder 9: Historical Record of Camp Utilities at Camp Dodge, Iowa, 1919
Folder 10: Outline of roads, walks and drainage, Camp Dodge, Iowa, 1918-1919
Folder 11: Report on utilities operations at Camp Dodge, Iowa, February 1919
Folder 12: Camp Dodge, misc., 1917-1919, 1923
Folder 13: Report on Utilities operations at Fort Sheridan Illinois, July 1919
Folder 14: Camp Grafton range and target house, 1914, 1924-1925
Folder 15: Camp Grafton sewer and water, 1925-1926
Folder 16: Camp Grafton misc., 1926, 1928-1929
Folder 17: Camp Grafton plans and specifications, 1925-1926
Folder 18: Camp Grafton, 1926-1927
Folder 19: Blue prints for Fort Riley, Kansas, 1926
Folder 20: Lucky Strike Coal Company, 1921-1927
Folder 21: Iowa Development Company, Belshazzer Mine, 1926-1938
Folder 22: Zap Colliery Company, 1925-1927
Folder 23: Coal leasing and bills of sales, 1927
Folder 24: Mayville Light and Water Plant, 1930
Folder 25: Public Works Administration, 1935
Folder 26: Mining Reports, Alder Gulch, 1935
Folder 27: Montana Giant Mining Company, 1927-1939
Folder 28: Montana Coal, 1938
Folder 29: North Dakota work (other than Fargo) 1913, 1937
Folder 30: Minot work, 1923-1938, 1944
Folder 31: Schueler Mine Development, Minot, 1944
Folder 32: North Dakota Water Commission Conservation Report, 1954
Folder 33: Coal-misc.
Folder 34: Mining and Engineering misc., 1895-1956
Folder 35: Equipment advertisements and brochures
Folder 36: Fargo Water and St. Johns Hospital, 1954
Folder 37: Employment-misc.

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