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Mildred E. White Essay

 Collection
Identifier: MC 2163

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of two copies of a typescript of an autobiographical essay by Mildred E. White, "My Year at Southland Institute" (3 pages). The essay discusses White's experience as a volunteer teaching at Phillips County, Arkansas' Southland Institute, a Friends-run college for African-Americans, from 1918-1919.

Dates

  • undated

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Mildred Esther White (1894-1988) was a teacher and Quaker missionary from the Richsquare Meeting in Henry County, Indiana. She served as a volunteer teaching at Southland Institute from 1918-1919. She later went on to teach at the Friends Schools in Ramallah, Palestine from 1922-1954.

For more information about White, see Lois Harned Jordan's Ramallah Teacher : The Life of Mildred White, Quaker Missionary (1995).

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Arrangement of the Papers

The collection consists of a single folder of materials, housed in a box with other smaller manuscript collections.

Acquisition Information

The Mildred E. White Essay was donated by Thomas C. Kennedy of Fayetteville, Arkansas, on behalf of Mildred White's niece, Lois Jordan.

Processing Information

Processed by Katrina Windon; completed in October 2017.

Title
Mildred E. White Essay
Status
Completed
Author
Katrina Windon
Date
October 2017
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Department Repository

Contact:
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444