Arthur White Collection | Valdosta State University Archives

By Erin Abbott Blanton

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Collection Overview

Title: Arthur White Collection

Predominant Dates:1960s-1980s

ID: MS/105

Creator: Arthur White, 1923-2001

Extent: 28.0 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 12/31/2009. More info below under Accruals.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Arthur White Collection includes general memorabilia from Mr. White’s long career with TIME Magazine. The topics and subject matters are varied. This collection provides a wide range of artifacts, including, but not limited to: correspondence, newspaper articles, pamphlets, passports, birth certificates, brochures, and personal and work-related keepsakes. Most of the artifacts were in good to decent condition, few were in fair condition. A large amount of the content in this collection is in the original format.

Administrative Information

Accruals: The 25 boxes, 28 linear feet, came to us in batches. The first batch was a bunch of boxes that had been poorly stored. Plastic bins were also sent over with publications and papers in better condition. Also, we have been given scanned images and documents from the Lowndes County Historical Society from the Louie Peeples Collection that relate to the White Collection. We acquired the collection over the course of a year.

Acquisition Source: Lowndes County Historical Society

Acquisition Method: The Arthur White collection is a subset of the Louie Peeples White papers which she left to the Lowndes County Historical Society (LCHS). Because of the international nature of this collection, they have donated it to the VSU Archives where they expect it will be able to be used with classes and other patrons not naturally drawn to LCHS.

Appraisal Information: This is a valuable collection because White was an international correspondent for Time magazine during the late 1950's thru the 1980's. Issues of the times from Johnson's poverty programs to Watergate to the birth of Punk Rock are covered in these ms. There are photographs, copies of Time magazine, interview notes, drafts of stories, edits of stories, and final published versions. There are also personal papers and information about travel. This collection should be of use to students and researchers in journalism, political science, history and international affairs.The condition of the papers is fair, and bad in some cases.

Preferred Citation: Arthur White Collection. Courtesy of Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, Odum Library.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Personal and Career, 1940s-1980s],
[Box 2: TIME Magazine, 1960s-1980s],
[Box 3: Great Britain],
[Box 4: Great Britain],
[Box 5: Great Britain],
[Box 6: People, 1963-1984],
[Box 7: People, 1964-1983],
[Box 8: 1960s],
[Box 9: 1960s],
[Box 10: Education, Tennis, & Agriculture],
[Box 11: Press],
[Box 12: Labor, Medical, & Other Topics],
[Box 13: Misc. articles & telex],
[Box 14: Misc. & Undated Telex],
[Box 15: Misc. & Undated Telex],
[Box 16: 1960s-70s],
[Box 17: Telex],
[Box 18: Telex],
[Box 19: Telex],
[Box 20: Telex],
[Box 21: Telex],
[Box 22: Telex],
[Box 23: TIME Magazine],
[Box 24: TIME Magazine],
[Box 25: Magazines & Books],
[Box 26: Scrapbook, 1960s],
[Box 27: Commemorative Newspaper and Scrapbook Contents, 1985],
[Box 28: Newspapers, various dates],
[All]

Box 5: Great Britain

Folder 1: British Journalism-Fleet Street (1/13), 1982, 1986: Magazine= "100 years of Fleet Street, as seen through the eyes of the Press Club". Published by The Press Club of London
Folder 2: British Journalism-Fleet Street (2/13), 1982: Newspaper clippings about "Fleet Street" newspapers. (Fleet Street is the street in London where all the major newspaper offices are located.)
Folder 3: British Journalism- Trade Unions (3/13, 1980: Newspaper clippings about labor disputes and strikes at the Times of London
Folder 4: British Journalism- Time Out (4/13), 1978: Information about the ten year anniversary of Time Out, an "underground" London publication
Folder 5: British Journalism- MAC Cartoon (5/13), February, 1980: Newspaper clippings about a controversial political cartoon printed in the Daily Mail.
Folder 6: British Journalism- Granada Television (6/13), 1980: Newspaper clippings about Granad Television's suit to disclose information.
Folder 7: British Journalism- William Hickey (7/13), 1970s-1980s: Newspapers from Britain written by William Hickey
Folder 8: British Journalism- Nigel Dempster (8/13), 1980: Newspaper clippings from British newspapers written by Nigel Dempster
Folder 9: British Journalism- Freedom of the Press (9/13), 1980: Newspaper clippings about freedom of press
Folder 10: British Journalism- Libel (10/13), 1970s-1980s: Newspaper clippings and magazine articles about libel in Britain.
Folder 11: British Journalism- Decline of the Weeklies (11/13), 1978: British newspaper clippings about the decline of weekly magazines
Folder 12: British Journalsim- The International Herald Tribune (12/13), 1980: Newspaper clippings from The International Herald Tribune
Folder 13: British Journalism- Miscellaneous (13/13), 1978, 1980: Miscellaneous newspaper clippings
Folder 14: British Spies- Bettany Espionage Trial (1/15), 1983, 1984: Newspaper clippings on Bettany espionage trial
Folder 15: British Spies- Jennifer Hart (2/15), 1983: Newspaper clippings about British espionage and Jennifer Hart.
Folder 16: British Spies- Sarah Tisdall (3/15), 1984: British Newspaper clippings about espionage and Sarah Tisdall
Folder 17: British Spies- Skinner (4/15), 1983, 1984: Newspaper clippings about British espionage and Skinner
Folder 18: British Spies- Lie Detectors (5/15), 1983: Newspaper clippings abiout British espionage and lie detectors
Folder 19: British Spies- Bill Graham (6/15), 1983: Newspaper clippings about British espionage and Bill Graham
Folder 20: British Spies- MI-5 Novel (7/15), 1982, 1983: Newspaper clippings about a MI-5 novel and a recent spy scandal
Folder 21: British Spies- Cheltenham Leak (8/15), 1982: Newspaper clippings about British espionage and the Cheltenham leak
Folder 22: British Spies- Robin Gordon Walker (9/15), 1982: Newspaper clippings about British espionage and Robin Gordon Walker
Folder 23: British Spies- France (10/15), 1983: Newspaper clippings about British and French espionage.
Folder 24: British Spies- Freemasons (11/15), 1984: Newspaper clippings on British espionage and the Order of the Freemasons.
Folder 25: British Spies- KGB (12/15), 1983, 1984: Newspaper clippings about British espionage and the KGB, Russia's intelligence branch.
Folder 26: British Spies- Russia (13/15), 1982, 1983: Newspaper clippings on British espionage and Russia
Folder 27: British Spies- GCHQ Labor Unions (14/15), 1984: Newspaper clippings about British espionage and the GCHQ labor unions
Folder 28: British Spies- Labour Party Politics (15/15), 1983: Newspaper clippings about the British espionage and the politics of the Labour Party
Folder 29: Britain, 1948-1950: Newspaper clippings and telex discussing happenings in Britain during this time
Folder 30: Tribes of Britain, Oct.-Dec. 1982: Folder includes article drafts, information, and a Time issue about the "tribes" of young Britons
Folder 31: Kingscote Excavations, 1979: Information about the excavations of a Roman city (King Chester's City) in Stroud, Gloucestershire. Information includes a report of the 1975-1978 excavations at the site.
Folder 32: London Stories, Jan. 10, 1983-Sept. 22, 1983: Assorted stories written by Arthur White out of London
Folder 33: Information About the History of England, 1975-1984: Several articles and miscellaneous stories about the history and people of England.
Folder 34: British Articles, 1985-1987: Several different articles ranging in tipics from Anti-American articles, British tax plans, British Labour strikes, and several articles from American newspapers about new tax brackets and economic developments.
Folder 35: Telex-1983- "British Box", 1983: Drafts and correspondence about libel in the English Common Law, and how it affected the press in the twentieth century.
Folder 36: Britain (2), 1970, 1980-1984: Folder includes several Time issues and some related correspondence; includes company memos
Folder 37: British Guidebooks, N/A: Folder includes several guidebooks, particularly around York; paper and news clipping about Sutton Hoo; small book abouit Charles and Diana's wedding
Folder 38: Telex- 1980- London Embassy, 1980: Drafts, corrospondence, and information about Iranian terrorism at the Iranian Embassy in London and the social and political aftermath; including Arab discrimination by Londoners.
Folder 39: Telex- Anthrax Island, 1981: Telex copies about Anthrax Island
Folder 40: Anthrax, 1981: Information about "Anthrax Island" and a terrorist group known as "Dark Harvest" that took infected soil samples and spread them across Great Britain in an effort to raise awarness of governmental biological warfare.