Roy C. Andrews papers , 1902-1955

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Andrews, Roy Chester, 1885-1955
Title
Roy C. Andrews papers
Dates
1902-1955 (inclusive)
Quantity
13.25 linear feet, (41 containers)
Collection Number
Ax 002
Summary
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 photographs.
Repository
University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time. Glass plate negatives and lantern slides are restricted due to the fragility of the format. All decisions regarding use will be at the discretion of the curator for visual materials.

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

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 DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of diaries, one account book, two ledgers, music concert lists, correspondence, University of Oregon material, photographs and other miscellaneous items.

The diaries are a personal record of daily events, without comment.

Among other things, the photographs include many of Andrews' images of one-room schoolhouses in southern Lane County, Oregon, 1911-1913.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Chemistry teachers--Oregon--Eugene
  • Photographers--Oregon
  • School admininstrators--United States
  • School buildings--Oregon--Lane County--Photographs

Corporate Names

  • University of Oregon--Faculty

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Diaries
  • Photographs

Occupations

  • Chemistry teachers
  • School administrators