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Aubrey F. Andrews Papers, 1942-1950
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Andrews, Aubrey, 1906-1950
- Title
- Aubrey F. Andrews Papers
- Dates
- 1942-1950 (inclusive)19421950
- Quantity
- 0.25 cubic feet, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- MS-004
- Summary
- Aubrey F. Andrews was a World War II veteran, librarian, and director of the Tacoma Public Library from 1946 to 1950. This collection contains personal papers including Andrews’ World War II diaries, and professional papers related to his work in Tacoma.
- Repository
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Tacoma Public Library Northwest Room, Special Collections & Archives
1102 Tacoma Avenue South
Tacoma, WA
98402
Telephone: 2532922001
nwr@tacomalibrary.org - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Aubrey F. Andrews (1906-1950) was a World War II veteran, librarian, and director of the Tacoma Public Library from 1946 to 1950. A native of Escanaba, Michigan, Andrews received a Bachelor of Arts in Library Science from the University of Washington in 1935. He interned at the Joint Reference Library in Chicago, and after graduation held various library positions around the United States. He worked in the order department of the Oregon State College Library, was a Reference Assistant at the Technical Library in Knoxville, and a Community Librarian in Norris, Tennessee. He was later appointed as Chief of the Chattanooga, Tennessee Branch Technical Library, and in 1941 became Administrative Assistant at the Buffalo, NY Public Library.
During World War II Mr. Andrews served in the Navy aboard the USS Hickox in the Pacific and kept a diary recording his experiences. He was discharged from the Navy at the conclusion of the war and appointed director of the Tacoma Public Library in 1946. One of his immediate major responsibilities was advocating for and planning a new main library building.
In 1949 Aubrey Andrews was elected to a two-year term as president of the Washington Library Association. Andrews was also a member of the Tacoma Rotary Club, the Washington State Historical Society and the Tacoma Lodge No. 174 of the Elks.
Aubrey Andrews died in Tacoma on November 8, 1950.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains personal papers including Andrews’ World War II diaries, and professional papers related to his position as director of the Tacoma Public Library and to his work for the Washington Library Association.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Aubrey F. Andrews Papers; MS-004; box [ ]; Northwest Room Special Collections, Tacoma Public Library, Tacoma, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma)--Employees
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Corporate Names
- Washington Library Association
Geographical Names
- Tacoma (Wash.)
- Tacoma (Wash.)--History