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Edwin A. Woodworth papers , 1945-1956
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Woodworth, Edwin A., 1890-1966
- Title
- Edwin A. Woodworth papers
- Dates
- 1945-1956 (inclusive)19451956
- Quantity
- 2.5 linear feet, (3 containers) : 1 manuscript box, 1 half-manuscript box, 1 record storage box
- Collection Number
- Ax 497
- Summary
- Edwin A. Woodwoorth (1890-1966) became county superintendent of schools for Clackamas County, Oregon. The collection contains minutes and other material from national, regional and local education association meetings, as well as correspondence, publications, and daily desk diaries/journals.
- Repository
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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
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- Additional Reference Guides
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- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Edwin A. Woodwoorth (1890-1966) was born in Antelope County, Nebraska and educated at the University of Oregon and University of Washington. He became county superintendent of schools for Clackamas County, Oregon
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains minutes and other material from national, regional and local education association meetings, as well as correspondence, publications, and daily desk diaries/journals.
Series I: Convention, conference and meeting material includes minutes, agendas, circular letters, publicity materials, financial reports, and surveys.
Organizations represented in the collection are the National Education Association (1951-1954), the (regional) Northwest County School Administrators (1952); and the (local) Oregon County Superintendents Association (1949-1956), the Oregon Association of School administrators (1953), and the Oregon Education Association (1952-1954).
Series II: is a separate section of correspondence divided into incoming, in alphabetical order (1951-1954) and outgoing, in chronological order (1952-1953).
Series III: contains publications from the Oregon Elementary Principals' Association (1953), and the Oregon school Employees' Association (1954).
There are also eleven volumes of Woodsworth's daily desk diaries/journals containing weekly and often daily entries, 1945-1956.
Accession number 90.19.M/ Up 746, consisting of eight scrapbooks that document growth, activities, and educational trends of the Clackamas County School District of which Mr. Woodworth was superintendent. Also includes Clackamas CSD publications, reports, and bulletins.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Education--Oregon
- Education--Societies, etc.
- School management and organization--Oregon
- School superintendents--Oregon--Clackamas County
Personal Names
- Woodworth, Edwin A., 1890-1966
- Woodworth, Edwin A., 1890-1966
Corporate Names
- National Education Association of the United States
- Northwest County School Administrators
- Oregon Association of School Administrators
- Oregon County School Superintendents' Association
- Oregon Education Association
- Oregon Elementary School Principals Association
- Oregon School Employees Association
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Financial records
- Journals (accounts)
