During the war years, Donald Hume Anderson, President of Andersons Limited and owner/operator of the Anderson Department Store was gracious in sending letters and care packages to store employees who were injured and in convalescence. The gallery below features scanned excerpts from the letters these soldiers sent back to Mr. Anderson, expressing their thanks for the care packages sent to them. In the immediate post-war period, Mr. Anderson served as an officer of the St. Thomas-Elgin Rehabilitation Committee, helping returning soldiers adjust to civilian life. In this capacity, he frequently corresponded on the soldiers' behalf with government officials: a sample letter is included in the gallery below.
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Corporal Carlyle R. Taylor to Donald Hume Anderson, June 17, 1943 (Page 1). Anderson family fonds, C5 Sh5 B1 F11 1 |
Corporal Carlyle R. Taylor to Donald Hume Anderson, June 17, 1943 (Page 2). Anderson family fonds, C5 Sh5 B1 F11 1. |
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Corporal Carlyle R. Taylor to Donald Hume Anderson, June 17, 1943 (Page 3). Anderson family fonds, C5 Sh5 B1 F11 1 |
W. Jack Taylor to Donald Hume Anderson, July 30, 1943 (Page 1). Anderson family fonds C5 Sh5 B1 F11 2 |
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W. Jack Taylor to Donald Hume Anderson, July 30, 1943 (Page 2). Anderson family fonds C5 Sh5 B1 F11 2 |
W. Jack Taylor to Donald Hume Anderson, July 30, 1943 (Page 3). Anderson family fonds C5 Sh5 B1 F11 2 |
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Donald Hume Anderson, 1946. Anderson Department Store fonds C5 Sh6 B2 F3 39 |
Donald Hume Anderson to Department of Veterans Affairs, February 1, 1947. Anderson family fonds C5 Sh5 B1 F10 |