Theodore Andersson Bilingual Education Collection
Scope and Contents Note
The collection is organized into four series: 1. Works by Andersson, 2. Works by Others (presentations, reports, and written works), 3. Curricula, Test Materials, and Organizations, and 4. Conferences. The bulk of the collection consists of articles on bilingual education, materials on bilingual education conferences, curricula, 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.
Dates
- Creation: 1949-1981
Language of Materials
English, Spanish
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Sketch
Educator and language specialist Theodore Andersson was born in New Haven, Connecticut, to Swedish parents in 1903. He attended Yale University 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 University of Texas at Austin in 1957 and served as chairman of the Department 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, Texas. Andersson published several books and numerous articles in the fields of literary criticism and education.
Full Extent
6 linear feet
Abstract
Articles, conference materials, curricula materials, and legislation on bilingual education collected by educator and language specialist Theodore Andersson.
Acquisition Information
Information of acquisition method not available.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Janette Nuñez, 2022.
- Title
- Theodore Andersson Bilingual Education Collection
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2006
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2021 May: Edited by D Ryan Lynch to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2022: Finding aid updated by Janette Nuñez.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
- 2026: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu