Theodore Andersson Bilingual Education Collection, 1937-1981

Biographical Sketch

Educator and language specialist Theodore Andersson was born in New Haven, Conn., to Swedish parents in 1903. He attended Yale Univ. where he earned his B.A. in 1925, M.A. in 1926, and Ph.D. in 1931. Andersson taught at Yale, Stanford, Wells, and other colleges and universities, specializing in Romance languages. He worked for the Modern Language Association and as a consultant for UNESCO. He joined the faculty of the Univ. of Texas at Austin in 1957 and served as chairman of the Dept. of Romance Languages for many years. He became interested in bilingual education for young children, and lead summer training schools for teachers. He worked for Southwest Educational Development Laboratory in Austin, Tex. Andersson published several books and numerous articles in the fields of literary criticism and education.

Scope and Contents Note

The bulk of the Theodore Andersson Bilingual Education Collection consists of articles on bilingual education, materials on bilingual education conferences, curricula, and programs, and copies of education legislation. Other authors represented in the collection include Mildred Boyer, Elizabeth Carrow, Chester Christian, Joshua Fishman, Bruce Gaarder, David Hakes, Herschel Manuel, Joseph Michel, Guy Pryor, Julian Samora, Rudolph Troike, and others. The collection is organized into four series: 1. Articles and reports by Andersson, 2. Articles and reports by others, 3. Instructional materials, tests, or curricula, and 4. Conferences.

The collection is described to the box level, and materials should be requested by box number.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Unrestricted.

Use Restrictions

Standard copyright restrictions apply.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Cite as: Theodore Andersson Bilingual Education Collection, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.

Box and Folder Inventory