Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html
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Collection Number:
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Ax 002
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Creator:
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Andrews, Roy Chester, 1888-1955
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Title:
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Roy C. Andrews Papers
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Dates:
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1902-1955 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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2.5 linear feet
4 containers
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in English.
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Summary:
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Roy C. Andrews was a school teacher and
administrator in Michigan, Texas, Arkansas, Washington and Oregon. He was a
chemistry instructor at the University of Oregon from 1935 until his retirement
in 1950. Andrews is noted for his photographs of one-room schoolhouses in
southern Lane County, 1911-1913. The collection consists of diaries, one
account book, two ledgers, music concert lists, correspondence, University of
Oregon material, and other miscellaneous items.
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Biographical Note
Roy C. Andrews was a school teacher and administrator in Michigan,
Texas, Arkansas, Washington and Oregon. He was a chemistry instructor at the
University of Oregon from 1935 until his retirement in 1950. Andrews is noted
for his photographs of one-room schoolhouses in southern Lane County, Oregon,
1911-1913.
Born in Doon, Iowa on March 3, 1885, Andrews attended the State Normal
School in San Jose, California (now Cal State). In 1908-1909 Andrews taught high
school in Columbus, Texas, and the following year may have taught in Lorane,
Oregon. In 1911 he became the rural school supervisor for southern Lane County,
which gave him the opportunity to travel to fifty one-room schoolhouse in the
area. As a diarist and amateur photographer, Andrews documented a wide variety
of school buildings, classrooms settings, and teachers with their students.
In 1915 Andrews received a bachelor of arts degree from the University
of Oregon, and taught high school in Astoria, Oregon until 1917. From 1919-1920
he taught at South Bend, Washington, and from 1920-1934 at Jefferson High School
on Portland. In 1935 he was placed in charge of the chemistry laboratory at the
University of Oregon, and later began teaching on campus. Throughout his life,
Roy C. Andrews was active in the Unitarian Church, the Portland Choral Society,
and the Eugene hiking group, Obsidians. Roy C. Andrews died on February 3, 1955
following a brief illness.
Content Description
This collection consists of diaries, one account book, two ledgers,
music concert lists, correspondence, University of Oregon material, and other miscellaneous items.
The diaries are a personal record of daily events, without comment.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into the following series: Diaries; Account Book; Ledgers of Books Lent; Music Concert;
Correspondence; Contract and Letters of Recommendation; and Miscellaneous.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.
Restrictions on Use Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries.
Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the
Manuscripts Librarian in Special Collections & University Archives. The
reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Roy C. Andrews Papers, Ax 002, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.
Subjects
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
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| Andrews, Roy Chester, 1888-1955--Archives (creator) |
| Andrews, Roy Chester, 1888-1955--Diaries (creator) |
| University of Oregon--Faculty |
| Chemistry teachers--Oregon--Eugene |
| Photographers--Oregon |
| School admininstrators--United States |
| School buildings--Oregon--Lane County--Photographs |
| Diaries |
| Photographs |
| Chemistry teachers |
| Photographers |
| School administrators |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Diaries
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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January 1, 1902–January 3, 1903
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January 1, 1902–January 3, 1903 |
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January 1, 1903–December 31, 1903
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January 1, 1903–December 31, 1903 |
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January 1, 1904–December 31, 1904
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January 1, 1904–December 31, 1904 |
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January 1, 1905–December 31, 1905
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January 1, 1905–December 31, 1905 |
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January 1, 1906–December 31, 1906; December 27, 1906–January 1, 1908; January 1, 1908–December 31, 1912
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January 1, 1906–December 31, 1906; December 27, 1906–January 1, 1908; January 1, 1908–December 31, 1912 |
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September 5, 1911–June 18, 1912 (plus accounts, 1912–1935)
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September 5, 1911–June 18, 1912 (plus accounts, 1912–1935) |
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January 1, 1913–December 31, 1917
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January 1, 1913–December 31, 1917 |
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January 1, 1918–December 21, 1922
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January 1, 1918–December 21, 1922 |
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January 1, 1923–December 31, 1940
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January 1, 1923–December 31, 1940 |
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March 29, 1935–June 23, 1935
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March 29, 1935–June 23, 1935 |
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January 1, 1936–December 31, 1940
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January 1, 1936–December 31, 1940 |
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June 28, 1937–August 25, 1937
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June 28, 1937–August 25, 1937 |
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June 1, 1941–December 31, 1945
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June 1, 1941–December 31, 1945 |
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January 1, 1946 – December 31, 1950
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January 1, 1946 – December 31, 1950 |
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January 1, 1951–December 31, 1954
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January 1, 1951–December 31, 1954 |
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Account Book
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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June 1908–August 1911
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June 1908–August 1911 |
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Ledgers of Books Lent
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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November 6, 1926–September 13, 1941
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November 6, 1926–September 13, 1941 |
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June 26, 1941–June 22, 1955
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June 26, 1941–June 22, 1955 |
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Music Concert Lists
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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September 4, 1942–March 18, 1946
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September 4, 1942–March 18, 1946 |
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Correspondence
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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1938
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1938 |
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1941-1942
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1941-1942 |
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1943
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1943 |
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1944
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1944 |
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1945
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1945 |
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1946-1953; undated
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1946-1953; undated |
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Contracts and Letters of Recommendation
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Container(s)
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Description
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Contracts and Letters of Recommendation
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University of Oregon Materials
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Zoology Class
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Spring 1919 |
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"The Flora of Lane County, Oregon"; Advanced Systematic Botany; Elementary Plant Biology
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1934 |
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Miscellaneous
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Container(s)
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Description
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Miscellaneous
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