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 23: TIME Magazine

Folder 1: TIME Magazine - October 1950 - December 1952

Contains articles from TIME: October 16, 1950, "Korea's Syngman Rhee;" January 21, 1952, "Andrea Mead Laurence;" December 1, 1952, "America's Jacobsen"

Folder 2: TIME Magazine - December 8 - 29, 1952

Contains articles from TIME: December 8, 1952, "Space Pioneer: Will Man Outgrow the Earth?;" December 15, 1952, " December 22, 1952, "France's Dinary," December 29, 1952, "Metropolitan Museum's Taylor"

Folder 3: TIME Magazine - September 24, 1956

TIME, September 24, 1956, "Philanthropist Rockefeller," SAA, Latn American Edition, SAA Canadian Edition

Folder 4: TIME - 1957

TIME, July 8, 1957, "Cincinnatii's Birdie Tebbetts;" July 15, 1957, "Los Angeles' Norman Chandler;" August 5, "The New Tory Government, Canada's Diefenbaker;" August 19, "Industrialist Krupp."

Folder 5: TIME Magazine - Jan- Feb 8, 1960

TIME, Jan. 25, 1960, "Japan's Kishi;" Feb 1, 1960, "Humphrey for President," February 8, 1960, "Latin America: The Real Builders, Venezuela's President Betancourt."

Folder 6: TIME Magazine Feb. 15 - Mar. 7, 1960

TIME, February, 15, 1960, "Washington Columnist Scotty Reston;" February 29, 1960, "Pat Nixon;" March 7, 1960, "Kenya's Tom Mbaya"

Folder 7: TIME - March 1960

TIME, March 14, 960, "Movie Director Ingmar Bergman;" March 21, 1960, "Carly Chessman;" March 28, 1960, "Skindiving: Poetry, Pleasure & Relf, Jacques Cousteau."

Folder 8: TIME - April 1960

TIME, April 4, 1960, "Australia: Things Are Looking Up Down Under, Prime Ministers;" April 11, 1960, "R.J. Reynolds' Bowman Grey;" April 18, 1960, "Chrisitan Missionaries from St. Paul to 1960."

Folder 9: TIME Magazine - August 1960

TIME, April 4, 1960, "Australia: things are Looking Up Down Under, Prime Ministers Menzies;" April 11, 1960, "R.J. Reynolds' Bowman Gray;" April 18, 1960, "Christian Missionaries from St. PAul to 1960."

Folder 10: TIME Magazine - August 1960

TIME Sugust, 1960, "Communism's Western Beachhead: Cuba's Che Guevara;" August, 15, 1960 "Comedian Mort Sahl."

Folder 11: TIME Magazine August - December 1961, August 11, November 3, December 29, 1961

(1&2) TIME August 11, 1962 - Tough Times on the Railroad

(3&4) TIME November 3, 1961 - Girls in College: They Have Scarcely Begun to Use Their Brains

(5) TIME December 29, 1961 - The Year in Business: Anrush of Automation

Folder 12: TIME Magazine February - May 1962, February 9, April 6, May 11, 1962

(1) TIME February 9, 1962 - "Where are the Catholic Intellectuals?"

(2) TIME April 6, 1962 - Sophia Loren

(3) TIME May 11, 1962 - South VietNam: What it Takes to Win

Folder 13: TIME Magazine May - June 1962, May 25, June 15, 29, 1962

(1) TIME May 25, 1962 - The BIllie Sol Estes Scandal

(2) TIME June 15, 1962 - A Midsummer's Election

(3) TIME June 29, 1962 - US OPEN Champ Jack Nicklaus

Folder 14: TIME Magazine November - December 1962, November 30, December 21, 1962

(1) TIME November 30, 1962 - India's Lost Illusions

(2&3) TIME December 21, 1962 - The Sport Of The '60s

Folder 15: TIME Magazines April - May 1963, April 5, May 10, 31, 1963

(1) TIME April 5, 1963 - Agriculture Secretary Freeman

(2) TIME May 10, 1963 - 40th Anniversary Issue: "The Individual in America"

(3) TIME May 31, 1963 - The Rising US Economy

Folder 16: TIME Magazine July - August 1963, July 5, August 9, 1963

(1&2) TIME July 5, 1963 - The Peace Corps: A US Ideal Abroad

(3) TIME August 9, 1963 - South Viet Nam's Madame Nhu

Folder 17: TIME Magazine August - November 1963, August 23, October 18, November 1, 1963

(1) TIME August 23, 1963 - As the Test Ban Approaches: The Size and Condition of the US Atomic Arsenal

(2) TIME October 18, 1963 - Those College Quarterbacks

(3) TIME November 1, 1963 - Germany and the Defense of Europe

Folder 18: TIME Magazine 1964, April 10, July 24, December 11, 18, 1964

(1) TIME April 10, 1964 - Barbra Streisand

(2) TIME July 24, 1964 - The New Thrust In American Politics

(3) TIME December 11, 1964 - Buddhism: Religion and Politics

(4) TIME December 18, 1964 - Building the Pavilions of Culture

Folder 19: TIME Magazine 1965- 1967, September 3, 1965; May 13, 1966; March 10, 1967

(1) TIME September 3, 1965 - The Man Who Wants the Government to Get Off the Farm

(2) TIME May 13, 1966 - Crossfire in the War on Poverty

(3) TIME March 10, 1967 - Henry R. Luce

Folder 20: TME Magazine 1968, February 9, May 17, August 16, 1968

(1&2) TIME February 9, 1968 - Days of Death in Viet Nam" Hanoi's General Giap

(3) TIME May 17, 1968 - Poverty in America: Its Cause and Extent

(4) TIME August 16, 1968 - The G.O.P. Ticket

Folder 21: TIME Magazine 1969, January 24, April 4, September 26, 1969

(1&2) TIME January 24, 1969 - To Heal A Nation, Special Section: The Task Before the President

(3) TIME April 4, 1969 - Dwight Eisenhower

(4) TIME September 26, 1969 - Drugs and the Young

Folder 23: TIME Magazine 1970 and 1971, March 30, September 14, 1970; November 1, 1971

(1&2) TIME March 30, 1970 - Postal Breakdown: A National Crisis

(3) TIME September 14, 1970 - The Man Behind the Midi Mania: John Fairchild of Women's Wear Daily

(4) TIME November 1, 1971 - The Nixon Court

Folder 24: TIME Magazine Dember 1972-1973, December 25, 1972; May 14, November 12, 1973

(1&2) TIME December 25, 1972 - Holiday on Skies: The Hottest Sport; The Coolest Slopes

(3) TIME May 14, 1973 - How Much Did He Know

(4) TIME November 12, 1973 - Nixon's Jury: The People

Folder 25: TIME Magazine 1974, January 7, February 18, October 7, 1974

(1) TIME January 7, 1974 - The Man of the Year

(2) TIME February 18, 1974 - "Exxon: Testing the Tiger"

(3) TIME October 7, 1984 - The Ordeal of Political Wives

Folder 26: TIME Magazine 1975, May 19, July 28, August 18, 25, 1975

(1) TIME May 19, 1975 - Baryshnikov: Ballet's New Idol

(2) TIME July 28, 2975 - Ford's First Year: At Ease in the White House

(3) TIME August 18, 1975 - Baseball's Super Showman: Oakland's Charlie Finley

(4) TIME August 25, 1975 - Mid-East: Is Peace at Hand?