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Marian Anderson — Part 1

67 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Apr 30, 1958 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Marian Anderson · 65 pages OCR'd
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bit bn \D \P ba NH 77-3643 Father: JOHN ANDERSON (deceased) - _— Mother: ANNIE (born Lynchburg, Va.) Sister: ALYSE HE. Sister: ETHEL Education: Attended William Penn High School, Philadelphia, and South Philadelphia High School, Philadelphia Newspaper articles in the files of the"Danbury News-Times" on May 7, 1958, reflected substantially the same information as listed in "Who's Who" concerning the receipt by applicant of various awards. In addition, these articles reflected that the applicant's mother, Mrs. ANNIE ANDERSON, and her sister ;, ALYSE ANDERSON and ETHEL DE PRIEST, resided in Philadelphia. The following investigation was conducted by | i? at Bethel, Connecticut: Marital Status Bethel, Connecticut, advised on May 7, 1958, that his records disclosed that MARIAN ANDERSON, age 4o, occupation artist, born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was married on July 24, 1943, at Bethel, Connecticut, to ORPHEUS HODGE FISHER, age 43, occupation architect, who was born at Oxford, Pennsylvania, and 8 vorced, The parents of MARIAN ANDERSON, according to were: JOHN B,. ANDERSON, father, and ANNA RUCKER ANDERSON, mother. He continued that the parents of Mr. FISHER were listed as GEORGE A. FISHER, father, and PAULINE CONKLIN FISHER, mother. Review of Arrest Records Bethel, Connecticut, advised on ha 3 es contain no arrest record identifiable cant or her husband. Bethel, Connecticut, Police Department, advised on May 7, 1958, that applicant and her husband had never lived in Bethel. . At Danbury, Connecticut XY ts ot “with the appli The following investigation was conducted by SA PF 3.
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