Item Detail
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Kleinman, Bertha E. Anderson
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1877-1971
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MSS 6689
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Bertha Eliza Anderson was born on October 31, 1877 in Salt Lake City, Utah to James Jens Anderson and Eliza Clissold. She married Orson Conrad Kleinman on December 19, 1905 in Salt Lake. Bertha and her family spent many years in Mesa, Arizona. Bertha and James had six children, Helen Francis, Conrad J., James Anderson, John Victor, Eloise, and Daniel Orson. Bertha was a poet and writer. Bertha died on September 14, 1971 and is buried in Mesa, Arizona.
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The collection is comprised of one folder that contains nearly fifty poems and correspondences written by Bertha E. Anderson. The writing spans the late 1950s through the 1970s. The works are typed and hand-written. Many of the poems and letters are addressed to Berthas friend Emily Rossnagle Monahan. Many of the works are holiday and birthday poems. Some titles include, Resurrection, A Christmas Message, Let Me Give, and The Quest.