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Size | 2.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 1350 items) |
Abstract | Willie Stewart White (1866-1940) was a club woman and local historian of Dalton, Ga. The collection includes collected papers about the history of the Cherokee Indians, including clippings, manuscript articles, notes from various sources, copies of letters from Cherokees, 1822-1826; correspondence, 1879-1935, of White, chiefly concerning Cherokee history, Whitfield County, Ga., historical markers, and old homes; and other materials about the history of Dalton and Whitfield County. |
Creator | White, Willie Stewart, 1866-1940. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, June 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Willie Stewart White (1866-1940) was a club woman and local historian of Dalton, Ga.
Back to TopThe collection includes collected papers about the history of the Cherokee Indians, including clippings, manuscript articles, notes from various sources, copies of letters from Cherokees, 1822-1826; correspondence, 1879-1935, of Willie Stewart White, chiefly concerning Cherokee history, Whitfield County, Ga., historical markers, and old homes; and other materials about the history of Dalton and Whitfield County.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
Miscellaneous notes about Native Americans |
Folder 2 |
Miscellaneous notes about Native Americans |
Folder 3 |
Miscellaneous notes about Native Americans |
Folder 4 |
1879-1932 |
Folder 5 |
1934-1935 |
Folder 6 |
Papers, miscellaneous notes, and articles |
Folder 7 |
Volume 1: Notebook, undated |
Folder 8 |
Volume 2: Letterbook, 1822-1826 |
Folder 9 |
Volume 3: Notebook, undated |
Folder 10 |
Volume 4: "Elias Boudinot," by Mary Brinsmade Church |
Folder 11 |
Volume 5: "Cherokee Indians of North Georgia," by Willie Stewart White |
Folder 12 |
Volume 6: Notebook |
Folder 13 |
Volume 7: Notebook |
Box 3 |
Newspaper clippings |
Box 4 |
Newspaper clippings |