University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections4797Andrews, Clarence Leroy, 1862-1948Clarence Leroy Andrews papers1894-1965approximately 1.48 cubic feet
(4 boxes, 2 folders, and digital material)Collection materials are in
English.Papers by and
about a historian, author, pioneer of Washington, Oregon and AlaskaClarence Leroy Andrews moved to Seattle in 1890, where he spent the
next 7 years as a deputy in the King County auditor's office and also owned a
small printing business. He left for Alaska in 1897 to join the Duke of
Abruzzi's expedition to scale Mount Saint Elias on the Alaska-Canada border. It
was on this trip that he learned the rudiments of photography. Although he
planned to return to Seattle, he stopped briefly in Sitka and remained there
for a year working for the Customs office. For more than a decade, beginning in
1898, he continued his work in Sitka, Skagway and Eagle before returning once
again to Seattle. He made repeated trips to Alaska in the following years
serving as newsman and photographer for the Juneau newspaper
Empire and also as a surveyor for the
School and Reindeer Service for the Alaska Bureau of Education. The later years
of Andrew's life were devoted to writing about Alaska and the Eskimo and he
contributed many articles on aspects of Alaskan life and culture to magazines
and newspapers. He died in Oregon in 1948.Organized into 3 accessions.
- Accession No. 4797-001, Clarence Leroy Andrews manuscript,
- Accession No. 4797-002, Clarence Leroy Andrews correspondence,
1894-1895
- Accession No. 4797-003, Clarence Leroy Andrews papers,
1897-1965
Manuscripts, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and notes created by
and about Clarence Leroy Andrews.
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Clarence Leroy
Andrews photographs, 1893-1929
Andrews, Clarence Leroy, 1862-1948--ArchivesPrice, A. RWarren, Eliza Spalding, 1837-1919Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847Mountaineers (Society)Saint Elias, Mount (Alaska and Yukon)AlaskaOregonMountaineers--Northwest, PacificPersonal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)Washington (State)OregonAlaskaPioneers
Accession No. 4797-001: Clarence Leroy Andrews manuscript, 1 item (17 pages)Scope and Content: Manuscript "Mountaineering on Mt. St. Elias", no date.
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Accession No. 4797-002: Clarence Leroy Andrews correspondence, 1894-18953 itemsScope and Content: Correspondence.
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collection in digital format.
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Acquisition Info: Acquired from C.B. Bagley?
Accession No. 4797-003: Clarence Leroy Andrews papers, 1897-19651.48 cubic feet (4 boxes)Scope and Content: Published and unpublished manuscripts, correspondence, clippings,
and notes created by and about Clarence Leroy Andrews. Contents include
correspondence and congressional transcripts related to the Alaska reindeer
(1931-1938) and indexes of Andrews' photograph negatives and personal library.
The records were likely collected and donated by Hazel Niendorff (nee Wood), a
friend of Andrews. She and her husband Fred Niendorff (reporter for the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer) maintained records surrounding maritime history and Alaskan
exploration, and remotely supported Andrews with research while he was in
Alaska.
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use: Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist
on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching
copyright status before use.
Acquisition Info: Items likely collected by Hazel Niendorff (nee Wood), friend of
Clarence L. Andrews. Index cards include additional custodial note indicating
Andrews' friend D.L. Abrams stored them at some point.
Series 1Biographical files and correspondence1922-19592/84797-003Biographical fileJune 1947-April 19482/94797-003C.L. Andrews obituaries19482/104797-003Correspondence with Hazel and Fred
Niendorff1928-19482/114797-003Hazel Niendorff Records and Correspondence Regarding
Shipment of Andrews Collection to Sitka, Alaska June 1955-January 19592/124797-003Correspondence Re: Placement of C.L. Andrews works
distribution, placement, and translationDecember 1929- May 19382/134797-003Correspondence with L.V. McWhorter, including
discussion of Mourning Dove December 1930 to March 1932
2/144797-003Correspondence with Allie E. Reinl May 1935 to February 19382/154797-003Miscellaneous correspondence December 1922-January 1934 Series 2Reindeer Controversy of 1931-19381926-19391/14797-003Series Label Removed from Filesapproximately 1938General Notes: Ephemera. Files in this series were wrapped with string; this
label was removed from string.
1/2 4797-003U.S. Congressional Record Speech Transcripts Regarding
Fisheries, Railroad, and Reindeer in AlaskaJanuary 1926-July 19271/34797-003U.S House of Representatives Congressional Record Vol.
84, No. 49March 19391/44797-003U.S. Department of the Interior Reindeer Committee
Hearing TranscriptFebruary 19, 19311/54797-003U.S. Department of the Interior Reindeer Committee
Hearing TranscriptFebruary 26, 19311/64797-003U.S. Department of the Interior Reindeer Committee
Hearing TranscriptMarch 9, 19311/74797-003U.S. Department of the Interior Reindeer Committee
Hearing TranscriptMarch 14, 19311/84797-003Correspondence with the Indian Rights Association
May 1930-March 19321/94797-003Correspondence with the Indian Rights Association
March 1932-May 1932 1/104797-003Correspondence with the Indian Rights Association
April 1932-September 19321/114797-003Correspondence with the Indian Rights Association
October 1932-March 19332/14797-003Correspondence with the Indian Rights Association
January 1938-April 19382/24797-003Correspondence with Community in Buckland,
AlaskaApril 1931-September 1931 2/34797-003Correspondence with Andrew J. MontgomeryMay 1932-September 1932 2/44797-003Correspondence with Agent Roy Nash May 1933-December 19332/54797-003Correspondence with DC officials, particularly the
Hon. Don SutherlandDecember 1929-December 19352/64797-003Correspondence and Memoranda Regarding Senate
CommitteeAugust 1931-June 1936 2/74797-003Copy of Correspondence and Notes Surrounding June 22,
1931 Reindeer Council Meeting (removed from folder, 7/14) April 1931-July 1931 Series 3Writings1897-19413/14797-003Manuscript - "The Eskimo and His Reindeer" and
handwritten notesUndated 2 versions3/24797-003Unpublished Manuscript - "The Eskimo and His Reindeer"
and note from Hazel Niendorff19393/34797-003Manuscript - "Alaska Historical Sketches" approximately 1897 -1916Scope and Content: Includes on original photographic print of miners in
Alaska
3/44797-003Manuscripts - "Corporate Aggression" and "The Reindeer
Question"1930Scope and Content: Includes letter giving background of petition on behalf of
Indigenous reindeer owners
3/54797-003Unpublished manuscript - "Alexander Andreevich
Baranof: First Chief Manager of the Russian-American Company"approximately June 19413/64797-003Annotated manuscript - "The-People-Who-Smile" and
handwritten noteUndated3/74797-003Manuscript - "Reindeer Drives in the Northwest"
Undated3/84797-003Manuscript - "Reindeer Drives of America" Undated 3/94797-003Annotated manuscript - "The Laplanders"Undated3/104797-003Untitled manuscripts, annotatedUndated 3/114797-003Articles - "Our Northern Outpost" and "Pioneer
Newspapers of the Northland" by C.L. Andrews1930, 19403/124797-003Bibliography of Andrews' writings1941Series 4Clippings and ephemera1926-19653/134797-003Alaska News Clippings1939-19573/144797-003"Alaska" Report by Alaska Department of Seattle
Chamber of Commerce approximately 19264/14797-003Inventory of negatives given to the University of
Washington in 1942approximately 19424/2-34797-003Inventories of photo negatives, photography subjects,
and lantern slides approximately 19422 folders4/44797-003Inventory - Alaska Library of C.L. AndrewsJune 19394/54797-003Draft inventory of C.L. Andrews library?Undated 4/64797-003List of Volumes in Library of C.L. Andrews (Bound)
June 19394/74797-003Monograph catalog featuring Andrews' "The Story of
Alaska" March 19384/84797-003List of Magazine Articles saved by C.L. Andrews and
some biographical notesUndated4/94797-003Niendorff's research on E.C. Hawkins19654/104797-003C.L. Andrews Notes left with D.C. Andrews, friend
January 1949General Notes: Index cards with handwritten research notes; first index card
includes custodial notes, left by Hazel Niendorff