Everett E.Cordrey was born in Chamois, Missouri on April 3, 1890. He graduated from Chamois High School in 1906. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Education from State Normal School, Warrensburg, Missouri in 1910 and 1911 respectively. He obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Chicago in 1913. He taught three years in rural schools in Missouri and served one year as principal for a village school. He taught science in Hot Springs High School in the 1912-13 school year. The next year he taught household and applied chemistry at Little Rock High School.
He became a science instructor at Arkansas State Normal School in Conway in 1914 where he remained until his retirement in 1950. At that time he was Dean of Instruction, Professor of Chemistry and Head of the Physical Science Department. He sponsored Phi Sigma Phi, the Science Club, for thirty-four years.
The bulk of the collection consists mostly of class records with three ledgers containing minutes and records of the Science Club and the Crestomath Literary Society.
Tracings: Colleges and Universities – Arkansas State Teachers College, Education, Everett E. Cordrey
Box 1
File 1 – Letters, Papers, Schedules, Commencement Programs, and Arkansas State Teachers Association Membership Cards
File 2 – Pamphlet by E.E. Cordrey, “Efforts To Improve Instruction In State Teachers College” and Other Pamphlets
File 3 – Ledger With Records and Minutes of Crestomath Literary Society, 1908-1909 and Letter From a Former Member Dated 1912
File 4 – Ledger With Records and Minutes of The Science Club of Arkansas State Teachers College, 1925-1929
File 5 – Ledger With Science Club Minutes, 1930-1931
File 6 – List of Equipment Checked Out to Chemistry Students of E.E. Cordrey, 1930’s
File 7 – RESTRICTED – Notebooks With Student Data
File 8 – Class Rolls and Lecture Notes of E.E. Cordrey, 1930’s
File 9 – RESTRICTED – Class Record Books of E.E. Cordrey, 1915-1919
File 10- Biographical: Everett E. Cordrey: A Professor’s Story, by Louise Cordrey McCue
File 11- Materials relating to Clarence K. Streit (Undated)
End of Box 1
Box 2
File 1 – RESTRICTED – Student Record Books, E.E. Cordrey, 1920-1923
File 2 – RESTRICTED – Student Record Books, E.E. Cordrey, 1924-1926
File 3 – RESTRICTED – Student Record Books, E.E. Cordrey, 1927-1928
File 4 – RESTRICTED – Student Record Books, E.E. Cordrey, 1929
File 5 – RESTRICTED – Student Record Books, E.E. Cordrey, 1930-1934
File 6 – RESTRICTED – Student Record Books, E.E. Cordrey, 1935-1937
File 7 – RESTRICTED – Student Record Books, E.E. Cordrey, 1937-1939
File 8 – RESTRICTED – Student Record Books, E.E. Cordrey, 1940-1942
File 9 – RESTRICTED – Student Record Books, E.E. Cordrey, 1942-1944
End of Box 2
Box 3
File 1 – RESTRICTED – Student Record Books, E.E. Cordrey, 1944-1946
File 2 – RESTRICTED – Student Record Books, E.E. Cordrey, 1946-1947
File 3 – RESTRICTED – Student Record Books, E.E. Cordrey, 1947-1949
File 4 – RESTRICTED – Student Record Books, E.E. Cordrey, 1949-1950
File 5 – RESTRICTED – Student Record Books, E.E. Cordrey, Undated
File 6 – RESTRICTED – Student Record Books, Mrs. E.E. Cordrey, John G. Buchholz, H.L. Minton, John Baker Daffin and Terry T. Carter, 1915-1926
File 7 – RESTRICTED – Student Record Books, William A. Cordrey, J.B. Stevenson, Roy Boettler and M.J. McHenry, 1925-1930
File 8 – RESTRICTED – Student Record Books, Teacher Not Identified and Undated
Item 1 – Photos, Botany and Physics Class (1917), Arkansas State Teachers College in Conway, Arkansas, student body listening to Coolidge; Inauguration (1925), Theophanian Literary Society (1919), Assemblies (1916-1918), Women’s Dorm – Doyne Hall and Residents (c. 1918)
End of Box 3
Box 4
File 1 – E.E. Cordrey Scrapbook No. I concerning the career of E.E. Cordrey (early 1900’s to 1930)
File 2 – E.E. Cordrey Scrapbook No. II (1908, 1910, 1917, 1918, 1920’s – 1930’s, 1978)
File 3 – E.E. Cordrey Scrapbook No. III (1930’s to 1970’s)
File 4 – “Talks on Religion” by Everett E. Cordrey, Sunday School Lectures presented to college students in Conway, Arkansas, 3 copies compiled by Louise Cordrey-McCue (1928-1938)
File 5 – E.E. Cordrey’s handwritten notes on religion, used by daughter Louise Cordrey to write, “Talks on Religion” (undated)
File 6 – War Ration Books, qty. 7 (1940’s)
File 7 – Correspondences concerning brother William A. Cordrey (1945-1948)
File 8 – The Institute of Radio Engineers (1957-1959)
File 9 – Chemical Services Inc., Reynolds Metal Company, Chemical “dip” for coloring aluminum- a process developed by E.E. Cordrey- industrial chemist for an aluminum extrusion plant in Magnolia, Arkansas (1959-1960’s)
File 10- Correspondences, E.E. Cordrey – Electronic Service (1963-1964)
File 11- Museum of History and Technology at the U.S. National Museum Smithsonian Institution Annual Report, E.E. Cordrey’s donation listed on page 12 (1965)
File 12- Account of trips taken by E.E. Cordrey and 2nd wife Addie Beth (1959, 1961)
File 13- Correspondences with H.L. Minton about UCA History (1966-1980)
File 14- Personal Correspondences (1943-1970’s)
File 15- Alphabetical listings of songs and record lists (undated)
File 16- The Sea Dream of The Mississippi, a small book about 70 pages by Lily Peter (1973)
File 17- Photos
- Envelope 1- E.E. Cordrey Science Building (Aug. 1958)
- Envelope 2- Prof. E.E. Cordrey’s home on Bruce Street in Conway, Arkansas (c. 1933)
- Envelope 3- Cordrey’s home, a friend, David in the lab, and E.E. Cordrey with Winthrop Rockefeller.
- Envelope 4- The Richard McCue Family and other unidentified photos (1958)
- Envelope 5- David McCue Family and others (1970’s)
- Envelope 6- College students of Prof. Cordrey visit his farm in Lonoke County near Cabot (May 15, 1938)
- Envelope 7- Student weekend at Prof. Cordrey’s farm in Lonoke County (Apr. 30, 1939)
- Envelope 8- Alpha Sigma Tau outing at Prof. Cordrey’s farm in Lonoke County (May 7, 1939)
- Envelope 9- ASTC class outing to Prof. Cordrey’s Farm (1938-1940)
- Envelope 10- Student weekend on the farm of Prof. E.E. Cordrey in Lonoke (Apr. 28, 1940)
- Envelope 11- Student weekend on farm of Prof. E.E. Cordrey (Apr. 13, 1946)
- Envelope 12- Farm Scenes (1938, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960)
- Envelope 13- Farm Scenes, perhaps after Prof. Cordrey sold farm (c. 1959)
- Envelope 14- Torreyson Library at the University of Central Arkansas (1963-1964)
- Envelope 15- E.E. Cordrey’s Camper Trailer in Magnolia, Ark. (1960’s)
File 18- “My 12 Years at The Training School”- A.S.T.C. grade 1 thru 12 by Louise Cordrey McCue- October 1979
End of Box 4
Box 5
File 1 – “Our Trip Out West” by E.E. Cordrey (Jul. 6, 1964 – Jul. 31, 1964)
Item 1 – Wyoming, E.E. Cordrey Library of Yellowstone National Park vacation (undated)
Item 2 – Arizona-Nevada, E.E. Cordrey Library of Hoover Dam-Lake Mead in Las Vegas, Petrified Forrest, Painted Desert, and the Grand Canyon sites (undated)
End of Box 5
Box 6
File 1 – Itinerary, address list, etc. for AARP / NRTA Travel Service’s European Trip (May 1965)
File 2 – “Our Trip to Europe” by E.E. Cordrey, 2 copies (spring 1965)
File 3 – Photos of European Tour (Mar. – May 1965)
File 4 – Miscellaneous post card type pictures of England and Italy Trip (spring 1965)
File 5 – Surprising Amsterdam by Arthur Frommer for Kim Royal Dutch Airlines (c. 1965)
File 6 – Holland gateway to Europe by Tourist Associations of the Western Netherlands (undated)
Item 1 – E.E. Cordrey’s Library Guide to Britain I, A trip through Great Britain (undated)
Item 2 – E.E. Cordrey’s Library Guide to Britain II, A trip inside Westminster and St. Pauls (undated)
Item 3 – E.E. Cordrey’s Library Guide to Germany, slides of Heidelberg a famous castle along the Rhine River / Black Forest (undated)
Item 4 – E.E. Cordrey’s Library Guide to The Louvre, Masterpiece of Paintings and Literature (undated)
Item 5 – E.E. Cordrey’s Library Guide to Rome (undated)
End of Box 6
Box 7
Item 1 – E.E. Cordrey’s Library Guide to Florence, Italy (undated)
Item 2 – E.E. Cordrey’s Library Guide to Rome-Vol. II, Vatican post card views and Rome post card views and notes (undated)
Item 3 – E.E. Cordrey’s Library Guide to Paris and Versailles; slides, guide books, and pictures (undated)
Item 4 – E.E. Cordrey’s Library Guide to Milan, Venice, Pisa, Monaco, Genoa, Verona, and Rapallo; slide lists, notes, guide literature, and pictures (undated)
Item 5 – E.E. Cordrey’s Library Guide to Switzerland (undated)
End of Box 7
Box 8
File 1 – Alabama, USA and Belingrathe home in Mobile, (1974)
- Envelope 1- postcards of Alabama
- Envelope 2- postcards of Belingrathe home and garden tours (1974)
File 2 – Arizonia
File 3 – Arkansas USA
- Envelope 1- Arkansas scenes on postcards
- Envelope 2- Arkansas scenes on postcards
- Envelope 3- Arkansas scenes on postcards
- Envelope 4- Arkansas scenes on postcards, specifically Hot Springs
- Envelope 5- Arkansas scenes on postcards, specifically The Ozarks
- Envelope 6- Miscellaneous Arkansas scenes
File 4 – California USA
- Envelope 1- California scenes on postcards
Other items include; maps, picture of San Diego’s Wild Animal Park, and information on Death Valley.
File 5 – Canada
- Envelope 1- Canada scenes on postcards
Other items include; a Canadian map, adventure booklet, and another booklet for Circle Tours from the Trans-Canada Highway
File 6 – Colorado USA
Envelope 1- Colorado scenes on postcards
Other items include; Mesa Verde map, Estes Park map, and Rocky Mountain National Park information
File 7 – District of Colombia USA
- Envelope 1- Arlington and The National Cemetery
- Envelope 2- Washington D.C. area scenes on postcards
- Envelope 3- The Smithsonian Institution
Other items included are maps and general information regarding Washington D.C.
File 8 – Florida USA
- Envelope 1- The Fairchild Tropical Garden in Miami, Florida
- Envelope 2- Florida scenes on postcards
- Envelope 3- Everglades National Park scenes on postcards
- Envelope 4- Edison’s Florida Home
- Envelope 5- Disney World scenes on postcards
- Envelope 6- Vizcaya and Garden scenes on postcards
- Envelope 7- Florida duplicate scenes on postcards
- Envelope 8- Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida scenes on postcards
- Envelope 9- Cypress Gardens scenes on postcards
- Envelope 10- Daytona Beach scenes on postcards
- Envelope 11- Sanibel Island scenes on postcards
- Envelope 12- Seminole Oaklee Indian Village scenes on postcards
- Envelope 13- Silver Springs scenes on postcards
- Envelope 14- Singing Tower scenes on postcards
- Envelope 15- The Florida Keys scenes on postcards
Other item is a Greater Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-The Keys Guide Booklet
File 9 – Florida USA
- Envelope 1- The Beach at Coconut Creek Park scenes on postcards
- Envelope 2- Florida Atlantic University scenes on postcards
- Envelope 3- Fort Lauderdale scenes on postcards
- Envelope 4- Hialeah Park scenes on postcards
- Envelope 5- Kennedy Space Center in Florida scenes on postcards
- Envelope 6- Key Colony Motel scenes on postcards
- Envelope 7- Miami scenes on postcards
- Envelope 8- Miami Beach scenes on postcards
- Envelope 9- Monkey Jungle scenes on postcards
- Envelope 10- Parrot Jungle scenes on postcards
- Envelope 11- Palm Beach scenes on postcards
- Envelope 12- Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach scenes on postcards
- Envelope 13- St. Augustine scenes on postcards
- Envelope 14- St. Petersburg scenes on postcards
- Envelope 15- Sarasota scenes on postcards
- Envelope 16- Assorted scenes on postcards
- Envelope 17- Assorted scenes on postcards
File 10- Kennedy Space Center in Florida, “Third Century America,” U.S. Bicentennial Exposition on Science and Technology (May – Sept. 1976)
File 11- E.E. Cordrey’s Library Guide to Florida Sites
End of Box 8
Box 9
File 1 – Georgia USA
- Envelope 1- Georgia scenes on postcards
- Envelope 2- Roosevelt’s Little White House scenes on postcards
File 2 – Chicago, Illinois USA
- Envelope 1- Illinois scenes on postcards
- Envelope 2- Chicago scenes on postcards
File 3 – Terre Haute, Indiana post card folder (1935)
File 4 – Kansas, postcard collection (1932)
File 5 – Kentucky USA
- Envelope 1- Kentucky scenes on postcards
- Envelope 2- Mammoth Cave scenes on postcards
- Envelope 3- Stephen Foster Memorial and other Kentucky scenes on postcards
- Envelope 4- Abraham Lincoln birth place near Hodgenville, Kentucky scenes on postcards
File 6 – Louisiana USA
- Envelope 1- Louisiana scenes on postcards
- Envelope 2- Hodges Gardens in Louisiana scenes on postcards
Other item to include; a book Old New Orleans by Stanley Clisby Arthur
File 7 – Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, and Missouri USA
- Envelope 1- Maryland scenes on postcards
- Envelope 2- Michigan scenes on postcards
- Envelope 3- Mississippi scenes on postcards
- Envelope 4- Missouri scenes on postcards
File 8 – Nebraska, Nevada, Arizona, New England States, New Mexico, New York, and North Carolina USA
- Envelope 1- Nebraska scenes on postcards
- Envelope 2- Nevada & Arizona scenes on postcards
- Envelope 3- New England States scenes on postcards
- Envelope 4- New Jersey scenes on postcards
- Envelope 5- New Mexico scenes on postcards
- Envelope 6- New York scenes on postcards (1935)
- Envelope 7- Niagara Falls (New York and Canada) scenes on postcards
- Envelope 8- North Carolina scenes on postcards
Other items include; a picture of the Barbican Steps in England, an aerial view of central Philadelphia, an Old Lighthouse in Port Isabel State Park, a winter scene of Lake Superior, a picture of Midtown Manhattan Towers, a picture of the Old First Church in Bennington-Vermont, and a scene near Bristol-Vermont.
File 9 – Ohio, Oregon, and Pennsylvania USA
- Envelope 1- Oregon scenes on postcards
- Envelope 2- Ohio scenes on postcards and a Cleveland-Ohio map and Chamber of Commerce Brochure (1931-1932)
- Envelope 3- Pennsylvania scenes on postcards
File 10- South Carolina and Tennessee USA
- Envelope 1- South Carolina scenes on postcards
- Envelope 2- Tennessee scenes on postcards
Other items include; a picture and short article about the horse auctions in Chincoteague, Virginia, a copy of “TVA Today 1973”, a copy of “Great Smoky Mountains” National Park booklet
File 11- Texas USA
- Envelope 1- Texas (I) scenes on postcards
- Envelope 2- Texas (II) scenes on postcards
Other items include; a Big Bend map, a San Antonio Texas booklet, The Alamo booklet, a Texas travel handbook, a couple of skylines, LBJ’s Texas Home, a Brownsville-Texas scene, Food scenes, a picture of State Capitol in Austin-Texas, Houston Astrodome, Palo Duro Canyon-2 prints, Dallas-Texas
File 12- Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia USA
- Envelope 1A- Utah scenes on postcards
- Envelope 1B- Views of Virginia (I) scenes on postcards
- Envelope 2- Views of Virginia (II) scenes on postcards
- Envelope 3- Carter’s Grove Plantation near Williamsburg-VA scenes on postcards
- Envelope 4- Fredericksburg-VA scenes on postcards
- Envelope 5- The Lee Mansion scenes on postcards
- Envelope 6- Caverns of Luray in Virginia scenes on postcards
- Envelope 7- University of Virginia Charlottesville Monticello scenes on postcards
- Envelope 8- Richmond-Virginia scenes on postcards
- Envelope 9- Mount Vernon-Virginia scenes on postcards
- Envelope 10- Stratford Hall Plantation scenes on postcards
- Envelope 11- Williamsburg-VA scenes on postcards
- Envelope 12- West Virginia scenes on postcards
Other items include various miscellaneous materials (e.g. Virginia map, etc.)
File 13- Washington State and Wyoming USA
- Envelope 1- Washington State scenes on postcards
- Envelope 2- Wyoming scenes on postcards
Other items include; a picture of Yellowstone River, a Washington State Pictorial Guide, a picture of Yellowstone Falls, and a picture of Nevada / Vernal Falls in Yosemite National Park
File 14- Antique automobiles, buggy, organ, piano and sewing machine scenes on postcards
File 15- Birds of the USA scenes on postcards
File 16- Civil War Battlefield Booklets include; Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Chalmette, Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, Harpers Ferry, Jamestown, and Vicksburg
File 17- Miscellaneous Pamphlets include:
- “Seeing Historic Annapolis and the Naval Academy” by Henry F. Sturdy (1961)
- “Fort McHenry” by Harold I. Lessem and George C. Mackenzie (1954)
- “Independence” by Edward M. Riley (1954)
- “Statue of Liberty” by Benjamine Levine and Isabel F. Story (1952)
- “Wright Brothers” by Omega G. East (1961)
End of Box 9
Box 10
File 1 – Index for E.E. Cordrey’s Slide Sets, 3 notebooks
File 2 – Pictures for Slide Set 38, 19 & 20 only
File 3 – Pictures for Slide Set 39 (16, 18, 19, & 20 only)
File 4 – Pictures for Slide Set 40 (16, 17, 20-25, 35, & 36 only)
File 5 – Pictures for Slide Set 41 (1-24, 35, & 37)
File 6 – Pictures for Slide Set 43 (10-11, 14-19, and four un-numbered pictures)
File 7 – Pictures for Slide Set 44 (9, 11-13, & 16 only)
File 8 – Pictures for Slide Set 45 (1-19), and Slide Set 46 (3-17)
File 9 – Pictures for Slide Set 47 (1-31)
File 10- Pictures for Slide Set 50 (18-21 only) and Slide Set 52 (7, 17, 19, 21)
File 11- Pictures for Slide Set 54 (1, 7, 11-19)
File 12- Pictures for Slide Set 55 (2-21)
File 13- Pictures for Slide Set 56: (1-20), Slide Set 57: (1-5, 10-11, 13-17), Slide Set: 58 (2-11, 18, 20)
File 14- Pictures for Slide Set 59 (1-11, 13-23, 28-37)
File 15- Pictures for Slide Set 60 (1-8, 10-35)
File 16- Pictures for Slide Set 61 (1-21)
File 17- Pictures for Slide Set 65 (1-10) and Slide Set 66 (photos of 1938-1940 ASTC outing to Prof. Cordrey’s Farm)
File 18- Pictures for Slide Set 67, 68, 69
File 19- Pictures for Slide Set 70 (17-35 only)
File 20- Pictures for Slide Set 71, 72
File 21- Pictures for Slide Set 74, 75, 76, 77
File 22- Pictures for Slide Set 78 & 79
File 23- Pictures for Slide Set 80
File 24- Miscellaneous and un-numbered pictures
End of Box 10
Box 11
Item 1 – Slides, Sets (1 – 26)
Item 2 – Slides, Sets (27 – 49)
Item 3 – Slides, Sets (50 – 69)
Item 4 – Slides, Sets (70 – 81)
Item 5 – Miscellaneous Slides (un-numbered)
End of Box 11
Box 12
Item 1 – Slides of the D.C. Area and Virginia Area
Item 2 – Slides of the Chicago, Kentucky, Tennessee, Blue Ridge Parkway, and New York Areas
Item 3 – Slides of Disney World, Historic Paintings, and miscellaneous
Item 4 – Slides of Colorado and other Rocky Mountain States
Item 5 – Slides of seven Pacific Coast States and Mexico
End of Box 12
Box 13
Item 1 – Newspaper Scrapbook, Political News Events (1974-1975)
Item 2 – Newspaper Scrapbook, Hurricanes (Summer 1979)
Item 3 – Newspaper Scrapbook, Miscellaneous News Items (1977-1979)
Item 4 – Newspaper Scrapbook, Social Events from personal and professional careers (1900’s)
Item 5 – Newspaper Scrapbook, News Articles & Correspondence of Retirement Testimonials and Dedication of E.E. Cordrey Science Building (1950)
Item 6 – Newspaper Scrapbook, Retirement Years in Florida (1960’s – 1980’s)
End of Box 13
Box 14
File 1 – Arkansas State Teachers College- Publication “Alumni News Bulletin”, The Echo, “Arkansas Retired Teachers Association”- 1935-1982
File 2 – Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles- 1957-1979
File 3 – Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles- 1980-1982
File 4 – Log Cabin Democrat Newspaper Articles “Yesterdays” Aug. -Oct. 1978
File 5 – Bowman’s Cave- Residential Living- c. 1980s- for Addie Beth Cordrey- 2nd wife of E.E. Cordrey
Item 1 – Newspaper Scrapbook of Helena and Magnolia, Arkansas Articles (1970’s)
Item 2 – Newspaper Scrapbook of Feature Stories from Arkansas and Florida (1978-1981)
Item 3 – Newspaper Scrapbook of Articles (1970’s – 1980’s)
End of Box 14
Box 15
Item 1 – Log Cabin Democrat Newspapers- November 1, 1963 B-Section Devoted to Torreyson Library Dedication and other A.S.T.C. Programs (copied)
End of Box 15
Box 16
Item 1 – Diploma- Chamois, Missouri High School- E.E. Cordrey- May 10, 1906
Item 2 – Diploma- Warrensburg, Missouri- State Normal School- E.E. Cordrey- May 25, 1910
Item 3 – Diploma- Warrensburg, Missouri- State Normal School- Everett E. Cordrey- July 28, 1911
Item 4 – State of Arkansas Certificate to teach- State Board of Education- E.E. Cordrey-September 4, 1912
Item 5 – Diploma- University of Chicago- Baccalurie of Science- E.E. Cordrey- 1913
Item 6 – Diploma- University of Chicago- Master of Science- E.E. Cordrey- 1925
Item 7 – Diploma (Certificate to teach High School) – Arkansas State Normal School- June 5, 1924- William A. Cordrey- June 10, 1926 (youngest brother of E.E. Cordrey)
Item 8 – Diploma- B.A. Arkansas State Normal School- William A. Cordrey- June 10, 1926
Item 9 – Newspaper Scrapbook- 1937-1980
Item 10- Diploma- Institute of Radio Engineers- E.E. Cordrey- July 1, 1954
End of Box 16
Box 17
Item 1 – Scrapbook of Newspaper Articles- 1973-1980
Item 2 – Loose Scrapbook pages- Newspaper Articles- 1981
End of Box 17
End of Collection