William A. White papers, 1899-1961.

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William A. White papers, 1899-1961.

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The original collection consists of correspondence, speeches, clippings concerning William Allen White, and other miscellaneous materials largely relating to Kansas newspapers, politics, & his campaign for governor in 1924; correspondence with Jennie Small Owen about her & her work; and an index of items on microfilm from the William Allen White collection at the Library of Congress, Manuscript Division (Washington, D.C) (Kansas Historical Society microfilm rolls MS 43-MS 51). Correspondents include Will Beck, Jennie Small Owen, and J.C. Ruppenthal. The collection also includes a variety of materials found at the William Allen White House in Emporia, Kan., after the Kansas State Historical Society acquired the property in 2001. These materials date from when William Allen White and his wife lived there, as well as afterward when other White and Walker members owned the property. They contain correspondence & telegrams, clippings & articles, brochures & booklets, notebooks & address books, invoices & receipts, and other items. Included are letters between & to family members, including William Allen & his wife Sallie; condolences concerning Sallie's death in 1950; a movie script & other materials for a teleplay about Mary White & her death, written in 1974; and information about the house remodeling in the 1950s & items purchased for the house from the 1920s & 1930s, among other topics. Other items in the collection include photographs, many unidentified, and photocopied letters from White to L. Harold Caldwell, Wichita, Kan., 1935-1940. The microfilm consists of a selection of the best of the William Allen White letters from holdings in the Library of Congress, Manuscript Division (Washington, D.C.).

Papers at the Kansas Historical Society: 0.4 ft. (8 folders)Reproductions of papers at the Library of Congress: 9 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.Photographs: 5 boxes (3 oversize)

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Owen, Jennie Small.

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Author, historian; of Topeka, Kan. Born 1885, died 1973. From the description of Jennie S. Owen papers, 1909-1966 (bulk 1922-1941). (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 495727622 ...

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Caldwell, L. Harold

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White, William Allen, 1868-1944

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American journalist known as the "Sage of Emporia"; owner and editor of the "Emporia Gazette." From the description of Papers of William Allen White, 1890-1940 [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647837106 Journalist. From the description of Letters, 1889-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122644557 Pulitzer Prize-winning Emporia, Kansas, newspaper editor and author. From the description of William Allen White letter...

White, Mary, 1904-1921.

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