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There is an index of persons and subjects referred to in the letters and also an appendix, as well as chronology of Dr. White's life and of the Confederacy. Link to PDF finding aid added in fall 2018
Arranged.
This collection is located off-site.
Typescript copies of letters from White to his wife; and other family letters, accounts, etc. Copied from originals in the possession of Robert H. White, Dr. White's grandson. The copies were made as part of the Historical Records Survey. The ribbon copies have been editied with footnotes explanatory of certain points in the letters, and attached to the ribbon copy is a brief extract of the letter's content. Besides the original ribbon copy there are some carbons included
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); George D. White papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Holder of duplicates: A microfilm of these letters made from a copy provided by Lawrence S. Thompson is at--The U. S. National Library of Medicine.
No photocopies or microfilm of this collection is permitted.
Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Librarian for Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Source of acquisition--W.P.A. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1943. Accession number--M-1943.
Surgeon in the Confederate army.
Gift of the W.P.A., 1943.
Entered in AMC 12/05/90.
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These letters were published by the: W.P.A. in 1942.