Anderson gained a
BLitt from the
University of Oxford in 1970, where she studied at
Somerville College. She initially worked for the
Society of Antiquaries of London before moving to the
Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts where she remained for the rest of her working life. Anderson was the assistant editor of the
Journal of the Society of Archivists for over sixteen years and had served as its reviews editor for a decade upon her retirement in 1992. She was elected as a fellow of the
Society of Antiquaries of London in March 1994, and was also a fellow of the
Royal Historical Society. ==Select publications==