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Diary of Coldevin Angel Anderson

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

(1935 – 1938)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier SC2016.130
Creator(s) Anderson, Coldevin Angel
Acquisition

Acquired by Dr. Beatriz Hardy (Dean of SU Libraries and Instructional Resources) in 2016.

 
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid writtern by Ian Post.
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Abstract

This diary was written between 1935 and 1938 by Coldevin Angel Anderson, a railroad worker in Minnesota. Anderson began the diary by mentioning that 1934 was a year of hardship, unemployment, and drought and that the years from 1931 to 1933 were bad and no good. He wrote about his work and the weather, including dust storms and a man frozen to death on train tracks, as well as Works Project Administration (WPA) workers striking for better pay, relatives moving west to California, and sheriffs confiscating properties.

Biographical History

Coldevin Angel Edvard Anderson was born on April 20, 1890 in Jorland, Norway. He had at least two sisters, Arnoldina and Arnetine. Coldevin immigrated to the United States with his older sister, Arnoldina. They followed in the footsteps of Arnetine who had immigrated in 1903 and made arrangements for them to join her.

Coldevin married Rena Oletta Hagen Anderson (1891 – 1990). Rena was a Minnesota native who was also of Norwegian descent. Her father, Ole Hagen, was born in Norway and her mother, Helga, was an American born to Norwegian immigrants.

Coldevin and Rena had four children together; Kenneth Johnson Anderson (1915 – 1996), Rudella Anderson Bush (1917 – 2008), Alice Anderson Lipert (1921 – 2008), and Helen Anderson Granrud (1923 – 2018).

Anderson died on November 1, 1977 at the age of 87. He was buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park in Santa Ana, California.

Scope and Content Note

This diary was written between 1935 and 1938 by Coldevin Angel Anderson, a railroad worker in Minnesota. Anderson began the diary by mentioning that 1934 was a year of hardship, unemployment, and drought and that the years from 1931 to 1933 were bad and no good. He wrote about his work and the weather, including dust storms and a man frozen to death on train tracks, as well as Works Project Administration (WPA) workers striking for better pay, relatives moving west to California, and sheriffs confiscating properties.

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Diaries
    • Diaries (Men)
    • Labor History
    • The Great Depression
  • Location Terms
    • Minnesota

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