http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011110 Chandler P. Anderson Papers A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress Prepared by Charles Palm Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2011

Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm78010918

Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2011 Finding aid written in English. Collection Summary Chandler P. Anderson Papers 1894-1953 (bulk 1896-1929) MSS10918 Anderson, Chandler P. (Chandler Parsons), 1866-1936 18,300 items 63 containers plus 1 oversize 25.3 linear feet 3 microfilm reels Collection material in English Manuscript Division Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Lawyer, advisor to the Department of State, and international arbitrator. Correspondence, diaries, informal records and notes of negotiations, typewritten and printed documents, and notes for articles and editorials relating mainly to Anderson's work as a specialist in international affairs and international negotiator. Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

 People Anderson, Chandler P. (Chandler Parsons), 1866-1936. Baruch, Bernard M. (Bernard Mannes), 1870-1965. Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925--Correspondence. Cartwright, Otis T.--Correspondence. Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948--Correspondence. Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931--Correspondence. Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921--Correspondence. Lansing, Robert, 1864-1928--Correspondence. Lansing, Robert, 1864-1928. Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924 Polk, Frank L. (Frank Lyon), 1871-1943--Correspondence. Root, Elihu, 1845-1937--Correspondence. Root, Elihu, 1845-1937. Scott, James Brown, 1866-1943--Correspondence. Warren, Charles Beecher--Correspondence. Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924. Organizations Conference on the Limitation of Armament (1921-1922 : Washington, D.C.) Germany. Treaties, etc. United States, 1921 August 25. League of Nations. United States. Department of State--Officials and employees. United States. Department of State. Subjects Boundaries. Disarmament. Fishery law and legislation. International law. International relations. Investments, American--Soviet Union. World War, 1914-1918--Great Britain. World War, 1914-1918--Peace. Places Central America--Boundaries. Germany--Foreign relations--United States. Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States. Nicaragua--History--1909-1937. United States--Foreign relations--Germany. United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain. Occupations International arbitrators. Lawyers. Public officials. Administrative Information Provenance

The papers of Chandler P. Anderson, lawyer, advisor to the Department of State, and international arbitrator, were given to the Library of Congress by his widow, Harriet W. Anderson, in 1938-1952, with additional gifts from Alan D. Gibbons in 1952 and Chandler P. Anderson, Jr., in 1958. Material was also received by transfer from the Department of State in 1961. Correspondence between Anderson and Robert Lansing was transferred to the Robert Lansing Papers, also in the Manuscript Division of the Library.

 Processing History

The collection was processed in 1971. The finding aid was revised in 2011.

 Other Repositories

Material relating to Anderson's activity as an official in the Department of State can also be found is in the records of the Department of State, Record Group 59, Legislative, Judicial, and Diplomatic Records Division, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.sermat

 Copyright Status

Copyright in the unpublished writings of Chandler P. Anderson in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public.

 Access and Restrictions

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 Microfilm

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 Preferred Citation

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 Biographical Note Date Event 1886, Sept. 5 Born, Lakeville, Conn. 1887 A.B., Yale University, New Haven, Conn. 1888-1889 Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass. 1891 Admitted to New York bar 1896-1897 Secretary for United States, Bering Sea Claims Commission 1897 Formed partnership with Henry B. Anderson in law firm of Anderson and Anderson 1898-1899 Secretary for United States, U.S.-Great Britain Joint High Commission on Canadian Question 1899 Married Harriet S. Ward 1903 Assistant counsel for United States, Alaska Boundary Tribunal 1905-1910 Legal adviser for Department of State, Anglo-American negotiations for Canadian questions 1910 Agent for United States, North Atlantic Coast Fisheries arbitration, Hague, Netherlands 1910-1913 Counselor for Department of State 1913-1923 U.S. arbitrator, American-British Pecuniary Claims Arbitration 1913-1914 Counsel for Costa Rica, Costa Rica-Panama boundary dispute 1914-1915 Legal adviser for Department of State 1917-1918 Counsel for War Industries Board 1919 Counsel for International Red Cross 1918-1921 Counsel for Guatemala, Guatemala-Honduras boundary dispute 1920-1921 Counsel for Nicaragua, Nicaragua-Honduras 1921-1922 Legal adviser for United States, Washington Conference on Limitation of Armament 1921-1922 U.S. arbitrator, American-Norwegian Shipping Claims Arbitration 1923 Counsel for Costa Rica, British-Costa Rican Arbitration 1923-1936 U.S. Commissioner, U.S.-Germany Mixed Claims Commission 1927 Published Inviolability of Private Property Against Confiscation. New York: Appeal Printing Co. 1933 Sole commissioner, Tripartite Claims between United States, Austria, and Hungary 1936, Aug. 2 Died, York Harbor, Maine Scope and Content Note

The papers of Chandler Parsons Anderson (1866-1936) cover the period 1894-1953, with the bulk of the material from 1896 to 1929. The collection is organized into Diary, General Correspondence, Office File, Subject File, Speeches and Writings, Miscellany, and Oversize series.

Except for some letters that Anderson sent to his wife during his stays in Europe, the papers contain little that reveal his family life. The focus is on his career in international law, official activities in the Department of State, relationships with key State Department officials, particularly Robert Lansing and Elihu Root, and thinking on important matters of world affairs.

For the years between 1914 and 1928 and for most of 1934, Anderson kept a detailed typescript diary of his thoughts and activities. The diary includes descriptions of public and official opinion in Great Britain in 1914-1915, character descriptions of associates and individuals, and summaries of conversations with Lansing, Root, Woodrow Wilson, Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924), Bernard M. Baruch, and others.

Most of the correspondence is located in the Office File. Among the significant correspondence in the General Correspondence series are copies of Anderson's letters in the letterpress books and the letters he sent to his wife while he was in Europe during 1914-1915 and 1918-1919.

The Office File contains records generated by Anderson as a government official and as a participant in various legal cases. The records contain information on subjects such as Anglo-American relations in North America, boundary problems between Central American countries, relations between the United States and Great Britain during 1914, the treatment of American economic interests by the Soviet Union in the 1920s, the Arms Limitation Conference of 1921-1922, and internal problems in Nicaragua during the 1920s.

The Subject File contains papers that Anderson collected as a result of his interests in various subjects. Some subjects relate to topical material in the Office File. Particularly significant are papers relating to the peace treaty with Germany and the League of Nations. Included are correspondence with senators, a paper showing Anderson's contribution to the treaty, and notes on a meeting with President Wilson.

The Speeches and Writings File contains drafts and printed copies of papers, articles, editorials, and book reviews written by Anderson. Most of the subjects in which he was involved are represented. He wrote an especially large number of articles on aspects of international law. Included in the Miscellany series are a biographical file, printed matter on international law, passports, invitations, autographs, and commissions.

Correspondents include William Jennings Bryan, Otis T. Cartwright, Charles Evans Hughes, David Starr Jordan, Philander C. Knox, Robert Lansing, Frank L. Polk, Elihu Root, James Brown Scott, and Charles Beecher Warren.

 Arrangement of the Papers

The collection is arranged in seven series:

Diary, 1914-1934 General Correspondence, 1894-1953 Office File, 1896-1933 Subject File, 1910-1936 Speeches and Writings File, 1907-1936 Miscellany, 1896-1936 Oversize http://lccn.loc.gov/mm78010918 Container List 1-3 Diary, 1914-1934

Typescript diary and holograph drafts.

Arranged chronologically.

Available on three reels of microfilm, shelf no. 15,819.

1 1 1914, Dec.-1918, Apr. 2 2 1918, Apr.-1922, Dec. 3 3 1923, Jan.-1928, Sept. 1934, Mar.-Nov. Holograph draft, 1916, Jan.-May 4-6 General Correspondence, 1894-1953

Letters received with enclosures, copies of letters sent, and letterpress books of letters sent

Arranged chronologically.

 4 Letters received 1894-1935 1953 Undated Letters sent 1898-1914 5 1915-1935 Letterpress books 1908-1909, May 6 1909, May-1913 7-55 Office File, 1896-1933

Correspondence, transcripts of court proceedings, minutes of meetings, court awards and decisions, legal briefs, extracts from legal authorities, reports, appointment calendars, duplicate diary entries, notes, directories, clippings, press releases, bibliographies, printed and near-print material, maps. Arranged chronologically according to the office and position that Anderson held while generating the records.

Arranged by type of document, with key documents first in a grouping, or by chronological order within the grouping.

 7 Secretary for U.S., Bering Sea Claims Commission, 1896-1898 Rules, brief, proclamations, correspondence Transcript of interview with William McKinley, 1898, Nov. 19 Secretary for U.S., U.S.-Great Britain Joint High Commission on Canadian Questions, 1897-1900 Correspondence 1897-1900 Undated With U.S. commissioners Between Charles W. Fairbanks and Baron Farrar Herschell Letter to William McKinley from Charles W. Fairbanks, 1899, Feb. 3 Official transcripts of proceedings and committee reports Transcript of early commission proceedings prepared by Anderson Summary report prepared by Anderson Announcement of U.S. participation and appointments of United States commissioners Committee assignments Instructions to British commissioners Confidential report on Baron Farrar Herschell 8 Bibliography and lists of supportive documents Forms and form letters Reference materials and clippings Assistant counsel for United States, Alaska Boundary Tribunal, 1903 Correspondence, 1903 Authorization by U.S.-Great Britain Joint High Commission List of delegates and rules of procedure Briefs Supportive documents Notes and drafts of briefs Lecture by John. W. Foster on tribunal Clippings 9 Legal Adviser for State Department, Anglo-American negotiation of Canadian questions, 1905-1910 Work schedules and letter of commendation for services from Elihu Root Summary of negotiations, 1905-1910 Proposals for negotiations, 1906 Clippings Subject file Alien labor question Armament on the Great Lakes Boundary treaty negotiations Correspondence Drafts of treaty Reports Great Lakes and the Lake of the Woods boundary line Northwest boundary line 10 Passamaquoddy Bay and Northeast boundary Reference material Conveyance of Prisoners and Wrecking and Salvage Treaty Fur seal herd in Alaska, answer to H. W. Elliot's claim of its ruin Fur Seal Treaty negotiations, 1899-1906 11 Inland Fisheries Treaty negotiations 1906-1908 12 1908-1910 13 International Waterways Treaty of 1910 International Waterways Commission negotiations, 1906-1907 Clinton-Gibbons, negotiations, 1907 Anderson-Gibbons negotiations, 1908 Negotiations relating to Joint Commission of Inquiry proposal Negotiations relating to problem of water level on the Lake of the Woods Condemnation of property at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Presidential signing, 1909, Jan. 11 Negotiations relating to Senate amendment 1909, Jan.-Mar. 14 1909, Mar.-Dec. Senator William Alden Smith's opposition to treaty and accusation of Anderson Correspondence subsequent to ratification, 1911-1918 Minnesota Canal and Power Co. project Correspondence 1907-1909 Undated Report on question of international relations, 1907 Reference materials Northeastern Fisheries agreement, negotiations 1906-1908 15 1908-1909 Passamaquoddy Bay boundary dispute, 1908-1910 Reciprocal mining rights proposal Treaty of 1891 U.S.-Great Britain Joint High Commission of 1898 Unofficial transcript of proceedings submitted to State Department by Anderson, 1905, Nov. Report on questions raised by Commission, 1905, Nov. 16 Agent for United States, North Atlantic Coast fisheries arbitration, 1908-1910 Correspondence, 1908-1910 Letters received from Allen Bristol Aylesworth, 1909-1910 Letters of appointment to members of U.S. delegation 17 Proceedings and awards Brief Argument on servitude by George Turner Summary reports Draft of address to tribunal List of members of delegations Press releases Notes Reference material Clippings 18 Counselor for State Department, 1910-1913 Summary reports to secretary of state Appointment and work calendar, 1911, Mar.-1913, Apr. Letterpress book, 1911, Jan.-1913, Apr. Subject file Arbitration, general 19 Arbitration Treaty with France Arbitration Treaty with Great Britain British-American relations Camisole case Cipriano case Cuban Ports Improvement Co. Favored national treatment (Reciprocity Act) 20 Fisheries, modification of North Atlantic Coast Fisheries Arbitration Award German potash law International Fur Seal Conference Correspondence, 1911-1913 21 Treaty and protocols Report to secretary of state Notes and reference materials Press releases Clippings Maiorano, Ceseano C. Panama Canal tolls controversy Russia San Juan Naval Reservation Clippings 22 Arbitrator, American-British Pecuniary Claims Arbitration, 1910-1924 Correspondence 1908-1914 23 1914-1824 Undated 24 Treaty and procedural rules Minutes of meetings, 1920, Nov.-1921, Dec. Documents submitted by claimants Transmittals and receipts of memorials Draft of awards 25 Case file Argonaut and Colonel Jonas H. French Coquitlam Adams, David J. Favourite Gerring, Frederic, Jr. Hemming, H. J. Randolph Home Missionary Society Jessie, Thomas F. Bayard, Pescawha Kate Newchwang Sidra Studer Tattler Wanderer 26 Arbitration, 1910-1924 Biographical file Congressional appropriations Clippings Notes Counsel for Costa Rica, Costa-Rica-Panama boundary dispute, 1913-1921 Convention submitting dispute to arbitration Opinion of Edward White Report of Commission of Engineers Vols. 1-2 27 Vol. 3 Synopsis of case for Costa Rica Argument for Costa Rica Brief for Costa Rica Brief of reply for Costa Rica 28 Reply for Costa Rica to Panama's protest of award Panama's argument on jurisdiction of arbiter Statement for Panama Reply for Panama Panama's protest of award Map of boundary lines Clippings Notes “Question of nullity of arbital awards,” by J. B. Moore Statement by Panama legation counsel U.S. notes to Costa Rica and Panama 29 Legal adviser for State Department, 1914-1915 Correspondence 1914-1915 With Ambassador Walter Hines Page With American embassies in London, England, and Berlin, Gemany With secretary of state Transcripts of telegrams between State Department and American Embassy in London, England Appointment and work calendar Reports to secretary of state and president Certification by secretary of state 30 Subject file Joint State and Navy Neutrality Board Seizures and neutrality violations Treatment of prisoners of war in Great Britain Frye, William P., case 31 Counsel for American meat packers, claims against Great Britain, 1915-1921 Correspondence, 1915-1921 Agreements Maracas case Vouchers and receipts of payment Certificate authorizing full power of substitution Report submitted to State Department Summaries of meetings Reference material Diary, 1916-1919, relating to case (duplicate) Clippings 32 Counsel for Costa Rica, objection to U.S.-Nicaragua Canal Treaty, 1916-1917 Counsel for War Industries Board, 1917-1919 Correspondence 1917-1918 33 1918-1919 Index to board's correspondence, 1918 Reports Directory of members Notes and reference material 34 Counsel for Nicaragua, boundary dispute with Honduras, 1918-1921 Correspondence, 1918-1921 Nicaraguan arbitration proposal Brief for Nicaragua Appendices to Nicaraguan brief Nos. 1-15 35 Nos. 16-30 Brief for Nicaragua in reply Honduras memorandum to U.S. secretary of state Reply of Honduras Notes and reference material 36 Counsel for Guatemala, boundary dispute with Honduras, 1918-1921 Correspondence 1918-1921 Undated Documents submitted in mediation Brief for Honduras 37 Brief for Guatemala Corrections of brief Early treaties Bibliography Reference material Clippings Notes 38 Counsel for Morris and Co. Sernia case, 1916-1923 Correspondence, 1916-1931 39 Notice of appearance, summons, brief, agreement Reports Opinion by Barry, Wainwright, Thacker, Symmers Legal adviser for U.S., Washington Conference on Limitation of Armament, 1921-1922 Correspondence, 1921-1922 Four Power Treaty and drafts Treaties on submarines and poisonous gas Nine Power Treaty (with drafts) 40 Five Power Treaty (with drafts) Credentials of delegates and list of members Reports of committees Proposal for Commission of Inquiry Proposal for limitation of naval armament Addresses by Charles Evans Hughes and Henry Cabot Lodge Appeal by Korea Press release, 1921, Dec. 10 Reference materials, clippings, miscellany 41 Arbitrator, American-Norwegian Shipping Claims Arbitration, 1921-1926 Correspondence 1921-1926 With president of tribunal 42 With secretary of state Transcript of proceedings (printed) Annotated proofs of proceedings Index markers to verbatim proceedings Transcripts of verbatim proceedings 1922, July 25-28 43 1922, July 31-Aug. 17 44 1922, Aug. 21-Oct. 13 Miscellaneous drafts of verbatim proceedings Award of tribunal 45 Dissenting statement by Anderson Draft award of president of tribunal Memoranda of Anderson 46 Memoranda of Norwegian arbiter Notes of president's first statement Notes on conferences Diary, 1922, July-1923, Jan. (duplicate) Press releases Clippings Paper on tribunal by Anderson's assistant 47 Counsel for Costa Rica, British-Costa RicanArbitration, 1922-1923 Correspondence 1921-1924 Undated Agreement, list of exhibits, award Extracts from legal authorities 48 Extracts for legal authorities List of documents Press releases and clippings Notes Reference materials 49 Legal adviser for International Harvester Co., claims against Soviet Union, 1923-1936 Correspondence, 1923-1936 50 Correspondence relating to fee arrangements Diary, relating to case, 1923-1924 (duplicate) Statement of claims Translation of Soviet Civil Code, 1923 Press releases from State Department Notes and extracts from legal authorities Printed matter Clippings about Soviet Union 51 Counsel for Nicaragua, claim for U.S. income tax refund, 1919-1923 Correspondence Charter and financial statements Tax returns Counsel for Nicaragua, petition for removal of R. R. Hill from Nicaragua High Commission, 1923 52 Legal and foreign affairs adviser for Nicaragua, 1921-1932 Correspondence 1921-1925 53 1926-1932 54 Reports Diary, 1925-1927 (duplicate) Notes Legal documents Press releases Clippings Printed matter 55 American Commissioner, U.S.-Germany Mixed Claims Commission, 1928-1933 Correspondence Decisions, nos. 1-58 Report of American commissioner Clippings 56-57 Subject File, 1910-1936

Correspondence, clippings, notes, printed and near-print material, and reports.

Arranged alphabetically by subject.

 56 Board of U.S. General Appraisers Costa Rica El Salvador Fur Seal Industry of Pribilof Island, Alaska Inland fisheries National Civic Federation Pan American Financial Conference, 1915, 1920 Peace Treaty and League of Nations Correspondence, 1918-1920 57 “Memo showing changes made in treaty at my suggestion” Draft of Senate resolutions Notes of meeting at President Woodrow Wilson's residence Notes and reference material Prohibition Prisoners of war World Court of International Justice 58-60 Speeches and Writings File, 1907-1936

Correspondence, bibliographies, drafts of writings, and printed copies of writings.

Bibliographies begin the series, and book reviews conclude it. Other material is arranged chronologically by date of publication or by date of composition if unpublished.

58 Bibliography of writings Articles, speeches, and editorials 1907, “Extent and Limitations of Treaty-Making Power under the Constitution 1913 “The Final Outcome of the Fisheries Arbitration” “Issues between the United States and Great Britain in Regard to Panama Canal Tolls” speech 1914, “Panama Canal Tolls” 1917, “Freedom of the Seas” 1918-1919, “Guatemala-Honduras Boundary Negotiations” 1919, “International Executives 1920 “The World Court Movement” 1920, “U.S. Congressional Peace Resolution” 1921 “American-British Claims Arbitration Tribunal “Peace with Germany 1922, “The Power of Public Opinion for Peace” 1923, “Plan by Which the United States May Cooperate with Other Nations to Achieve the Peace of the World” 1924, “Exclusion Law and Diplomacy 1925 “Claims against Germany” “International Control and Distribution of Raw Materials” 1926 “Title of Confiscated Property” “Exploitation of the Products of the Sea” 1927 “Inviolability of Private Property against Confiscation” “Basis of the Law against Confiscating Foreign Owned Property” “Projects for the Codification of American International Law” 59 1928 “New Arbitration Treaty with France” “Arbitration of Attorneys' Fees under the Settlement of the War Claims Act of 1928 1929, “Scope and Character of Arbitration Treaties” 1930, “Immunity of Neutral Sea Borne Commerce” 1931 “Final Liquidation of German War Reparations” “Our Policy of Non-Recognition in Central America” “Basis of an Advisory Opinion by the World Court on the Proposed Austro-German Customs Union” “The St. Lawrence Waterway Project” 1932 “The Senate and Obligatory Arbitration Treaties” “Advisory Opinions from Commissions of Inquiry” “ Harmonizing the League Covenant and the Peace Pact” 1933, “ Production of Evidence by Subpoena before International Tribunals” 1934, “Recognition of Russia 1935 and “Assignment of Claims by the Russian Government to the United States” “Treaties as Domestic Law” “Recent Trade Agreements with Russia” “Frustration of President Wilson's Attempt to Commit the Senate to Endorsement of League of Nations” 60 “The Price of Freedom of Seas” 1936 “Revision of Paris Peace Treaty to Protect American Interests” “Monroe Doctrine Distinguished in Principle from Mutual Protective Pacts” Undated, “Immunity of a State from Suit in the Supreme Court by a Foreign Government without State's Consent” Book reviews, 1924-1936 61-63 Miscellany, 1896-1936

Biographical material, clippings, commissions passports, invitations, autographs, and printed matter.

Arranged by type of material.

 61 Biographical file Clippings Commissions See Oversize Printed matter 62 Printed matter 63 Printed matter OV 1 Oversize

Commissions.

Described according to the container and series from which the items were removed.

 OV 1 Commissions (Container 61)