William Lloyd and Emily Anson Papers
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Title: William Lloyd and Emily Anson Papers
Dates: 1919-1929
Collection Number: 1989-15-1
Creator/Collector:
Anson, William Lloyd
Anson, Emily Rose
Extent: .5 linear feet
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Repository:
History San Jose Research Library
San Jose, California 95112
Abstract: Papers of William Lloyd Anson and wife Emily (nee O'Dell), primarily comprising correspondence between the couple during 1919,
and documentation related to Anson's service in World War I as Private First Class with Company C, Second Engineers, Second
Division, United States Army.
Language of Material: English
The papers are open to the public for research by appointment.
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[Identification of item]. William Lloyd and Emily Anson Papers. Collection Number: 1989-15-1. History San Jose Research Library
Donated to History San Jose in 1989
Biography/Administrative History
William Lloyd Anson (who also went by Lloyd William Anson) served in World War I with the 2nd Engineers, 2nd Division. He
was awarded on June 25th, 1919 a citation for distinguished and exceptional gallantry at Medeah Ferme. He married Englishwoman
Emily Rose Odell in London in September 1919, and they embarked back to the United States the following month, where they
settled in San Jose. Lloyd Anson was a member of the Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen, and a conductor for Southern
Pacific Railway during the 1940s and 1950s.
Scope and Content of Collection
Papers of William Lloyd Anson and wife Emily (nee Odell), primarily comprising correspondence between the couple during 1919,
and documentation related to Anson's service in World War I as Private First Class with Company C, 2nd Engineers, 2nd Division,
United States Army. Also includes a small amount of material related to William Lloyd Anson's career with the Southern Pacific
Railroad (1917-1942).
World War, 1914-1918
Soldiers
Couples
Railroad conductors
Anson, Lloyd William
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Regiment, 2nd
France
San Jose (Calif.)
London (England)
correspondence
love letters
awards
marriage certificates
immigration records
daily reports