Henry E. Andren Collection

Content Description

The Henry E. Andren Collection contains the memoirs and writings of Andren, a Seventh-day Adventist physician, who served in the medical work for nearly three decades. His writings capture his first-hand experience of some of the most significant events of the first half of the 20th century, including the Stock Market crash of 1929 and the Second World War. In addition to his reflections on these events, Andren’s writings also narrate his interaction with prominent figures in Adventist sanitarium work, including Dan and Lauretta Kress and Wells A. Ruble. The Henry E. Andren Collection also contains a significant amount of correspondence between Andren and Louise Dederen, the former curator of the Andrews University Heritage Room, now the Center for Adventist Research. This correspondence is relate to the formation of the collection.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

Henry Andren donated the collection over a period of several years, between 1985 and 1988. (See letter of August 28, 1985, Box 2, folder 2.)

Restrictions Apply

Yes

Use Restrictions

All users of this collection will be required to complete the “Application to Use Unpublished Records,” and to observe the regulations specified in the "Patron Agreement" and "Researcher’s Code of Conduct." All records in this collection are open and available for research, except section V. Special Handling (Box 4 Fld 19-31) - by request of the donor, access to these materials is by special request to the Center for Adventist Research. Copies may not be available. Citation for this collection: Box ___, Fld ___, Henry E. Andren Collection (collection 122), Center for Adventist Research, James White Library, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI.