Holdings Fine Arts and Applied Arts University Bands Barbara Anderson Papers and... Finding Aid Holdings Fine Arts and Applied Arts University Bands Barbara Anderson Papers and... Finding Aid Title: Barbara Anderson Papers and Sousa U.S. Stamp Collection, 1924-2011
ID: 12/9/156
Primary Creator: Barbara L. Anderson (1934-2017)
Extent: 0.2 cubic feet
Arrangement: Consists of two series: Series 1, Sousa U.S. Stamps; and Series 2, Personal Papers. Each series is organized in original order.
Date Acquired: 06/01/2017
Subjects: Philately, Sousa, John Philip
Languages: English
The collection consists of John Philip Sousa U.S. stamps, souvenir booklets, exhibition certificates, and biographical information and articles about John Philip Sousa.
Barbara (Lee) Anderson was born in Chicago, IL on November 28, 1934. She graduated from the University of Illinois in 1957 and married James L. Anderson.
Barbara was a fiber artist and freelance journalist who wrote for several stamp periodicals, as well as an avid stamp collector and exhibitor. She was also a member of the American Philatelic Society, the C-U Spinner and Weaver's Guild, the Urbana Stamp Club, the Urbana Tree Commission, Champaign County Democrats, C-U Herb Society, and the Oratorio Society, and the founder of HIPS, the first environmental recycling organization in Urbana.
Barbara Anderson passed away on March 11, 2017 at 82 years of age.
Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Acquisition Source: Janet Golaszewski
Acquisition Method: Gift