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DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARYHelen Magill White papers, 1865-1938. 4107 Helen Magill White 1853-1944. 7.6 cubic ft., 7 reels of microfilm (3 negative & 4 positive) Correspondence, microfilm, notebooks, papers, photographs. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library Includes Magill family correspondence; correspondence between Helen and friends; papers pertaining to Helen's work as principal of Howard Institute; letters between Helen and A. D. White before and after their marriage; correspondence with White's children; correspondence with Karin, Helen's daughter; and microfilm of diaries. Collection material in English BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Helen Magill completed her Ph.D. in Greek in 1877 at Boston University. She served as principal of the Howard Collegiate Institute, a girls' school in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts; taught briefly at Evelyn College, a short-lived women's annex to Princeton University; and taught physical geography at Brooklyn High School. In September 1887, while presenting a paper at the annual meeting of the American Social Science Association, she met Andrew Dickson White, a friend of her father, Edward Hicks Magill, then president of Swarthmore College. This meeting was the beginning of a friendship which led to marriage in 1890. She administered their household and traveled with White to Russia and Germany. After White's death in 1918, she lived abroad and in Ithaca, New York, and then retired to Kittery Point, Maine, where she died in 1944.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes Magill family correspondence, 1865-90; correspondence between Helen and a childhood friend, Eva Channing; letters and other papers pertaining to Helen's work as principal of Howard Institute; letters between Helen and A. D. White before and after their marriage; letters to Helen from friends; correspondence with White's children from his first marriage; correspondence with Karin, Helen's daughter; and microfilm of 19 diaries, 1867-1933. Also includes correspondence of A. D. White; notebooks, bills, and receipts, invitations to and menus from diplomatic affairs, Christmas cards, and a diplomatic case.

SUBJECTS Names: White, Helen Magill, 1853-1944. Channing, Eva. Magill, Edward Hicks. White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918. White, Karin Andreevna. Howard Collegiate Institute. Subjects:Women--Education. Women in education. Form and Genre Terms:Diaries. INFORMATION FOR USERS

Diaries available on microfilm.

Cambridge correspondence (Box 2, Folders 8-16) available on microfilm.

Cite As:

Helen Magill White papers, #4107. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

SERIES LIST

Series I. Correspondence and Papers Box 1-28

Series II. Diaries and Cambridge correspondence on Microfilm Reels 1-4 (positive)

Series III. Museum items

CONTAINER LIST Series I. Correspondence and Papers 1 1 1867Correspondence 1 2 1868 Correspondence 1 3 1868 To Helen Magill from Eva Channing 1 4 1869 Helen Magill to Eva Channing 1 5 Jan. 1870 - Apr. 1870 Helen Magill - Eva Channing 1 6 May 1870 - June 1870 Helen Magill - Eva Channing 1 7 July 1870 Helen Magill - Eva Channing 1 8 Aug. 1870 - Sept. 1870 Helen Magill - Eva Channing 1 9 Oct. 1870 - Dec. 1870 To Helen Magill from Eva Channing 1 10 Jan. 1871 - June 1871 Correspondence 1 11 July 1871 - Dec. 1871 Correspondence 1 12 Jan. 1872 - Feb. 1872 Correspondence 1 13 Mar. 1872 - Apr. 1872 Correspondence 1 14 May 1872 - June 1872 Correspondence 1 15 July 1872 - Aug. 1872 Correspondence 1 16 Sept. 1872 - Oct. 1872 Correspondence 1 17 Nov. 1872 - Dec. 1872 Correspondence 1 18 1873 Correspondence 1 19 Jan. 1873 - Feb. 1873 Correspondence 1 20 Mar. 1873 - Apr. 1873 Correspondence 1 21 May 1873 - June 1873 Correspondence 1 22 July 1873 - Aug. 1873 Correspondence 1 23 Sept. 1873 - Oct. 1873 Correspondence 1 24 Nov. 1873 - Dec. 1873 Correspondence 1 25 1874 Correspondence 1 26 Jan. 1874 - June 1874 Correspondence 1 27 July 1874 - Sept. 1874 Correspondence 1 28 Oct. 1874 - Dec. 1874 Correspondence 2 1 1875 Correspondence 2 2 Jan. 1875 - Feb. 1875 Helen Magill - Eva Channing 2 3 Mar. 1875 - May 1875 Correspondence 2 4 June 1875 - July 1875Helen Magill to Eva Channing 2 5 Aug. 1875 - Nov. 1875 Helen Magill to Eva Channing 2 6 1876Correspondence 2 7 1876 Helen Magill - Eva Channing 2 8-9 1877 Correspondence 2 10-11 1878 Correspondence 2 12-13 1879 Correspondence 2 14 1880 Correspondence 2 15 Jan. 1881 - Apr. 1881 Correspondence 2 16 May 1881 - Dec. 1881 Correspondence 2 17 1881 Correspondence 2 18 Jan. 1882 - Apr. 1882 Correspondence 2 19 May 1882 - Oct. 1882 Correspondence 2 20 1882 Correspondence 2 21 1882 Correspondence fragments 2 22 Jan. 1883 - June 1883 Correspondence 2 23 July 1883 - Dec. 1883 Correspondence 3 1 Jan. 1884 - Mar. 1884 Correspondence 3 2 Apr. 1884 - June 1884 Correspondence 3 3 July 1884 - Dec. 1884 Correspondence 3 4 1884 Correspondence 3 5 Jan. 1885 - June 1885 Correspondence 3 6 July 1885 - Dec. 1885 Correspondence 3 7 1885 Correspondence 3 8 Jan. 1886 - June 1886 Correspondence 3 9 July 1886 - Dec. 1886 Correspondence 3 10 1886 Correspondence 3 11 1886Correspondence fragments 3 12 Jan. 1887 - Feb. 1887 Correspondence 3 13 Mar. 1887 - Apr. 1887 Correspondence 3 14 May 1887 - July 1887 Correspondence 4 1 Aug. 1887 - Oct. 1887 Correspondence 4 2 Nov. 1887 - Dec. 1887 Correspondence 4 3 1887 Correspondence 4 4 1887 Correspondence fragments 4 5 Jan. 1888 - Feb. 1888 Correspondence 4 6 Mar. 1888 - Apr. 1888 Correspondence 4 7 May 1888 - June 1888 Correspondence 4 8 July 1888 - Aug. 1888 Correspondence 4 9 Sept. 1888 - Oct. 1888 Correspondence 4 10 Nov. 1888 - Dec. 1888 Correspondence 4 11 1888 Correspondence 5 1 Jan. 1889 - Feb. 1889 Correspondence 5 2 Mar. 1889 - Apr. 1889 Correspondence 5 3 May 1889 - June 1889 Correspondence 5 4 July 1889 - Aug. 1889 Correspondence 5 5 Sept. 1889 - Oct. 1889 Correspondence 5 6 Nov. 1889 - Dec. 1889 Correspondence 5 7 1889 Correspondence 5 8 Jan. 1890 - Feb. 1890 Correspondence 5 9 Mar. 1890 - Apr. 1890 Correspondence 5 10 May 1890 - June 1890 Correspondence 5 11 July 1890 - Aug. 1890 Correspondence 5 12 Sept. 1890 - Oct. 1890 Correspondence 5 13 Nov. 1890 - Dec. 1890 Correspondence 5 14 1890 Correspondence 5 15 1890 Correspondence fragment, letter missing page 6 1 Jan. 1891 - Feb. 1891 Correspondence 6 2 Mar. 1891 - Apr. 1891 Correspondence 6 3 May 1891 - July 1891 Correspondence 6 4 Aug. 1891 - Sept. 1891 Correspondence 6 5 Oct. 1891 - Dec. 1891 Correspondence 6 6 1891 Correspondence fragments 6 7 Jan. 1892 - Mar. 1892 Correspondence 6 8 Apr. 1892 - May 1892 Correspondence 6 9 June 1892 - July 1892 Correspondence 6 10 Aug. 1892 Correspondence 6 11 Sept. 1892 - Dec. 1892 Correspondence 6 12 1892 Correspondence 6 13 Jan. 1893 - Apr. 1893 Correspondence 6 14 May 1893 - July 1893 Correspondence 6 15 Aug. 1893 - Oct. 1893 Correspondence 6 16 Nov. 1893 - Dec. 1893 Correspondence 6 17 1893 Correspondence fragments 6 18 Jan. 1894 - Mar. 1894 Correspondence 6 19 Apr. 1894 - Aug. 1894 Correspondence 6 20 Sept. 1894 - Dec. 1894 Correspondence 6 21 1894 Correspondence fragments 7 1 Jan. 1895 - Mar. 1895 Correspondence 7 2 Apr. 1895 - June 1895 Correspondence 7 3 July 1895 Correspondence 7 4 Aug. 1895 Correspondence 7 5 Sept. 1895 Correspondence 7 6 Oct. 1895 - Dec. 1895 Correspondence 7 7 1895 Correspondence fragments 7 8 Jan. 1896 - Mar. 1896 Correspondence 7 9 Apr. 1896 - July 1896 Correspondence 7 10 Aug. 1896 - Sept. 1896 Correspondence 7 11 Oct. 1896 Correspondence 7 12 Nov. 1896 Correspondence 7 13 Dec. 1896 Correspondence 7 14 1896 Correspondence fragments 7 15 Jan. 1897 Correspondence 7 16 Feb. 1897 Correspondence 7 17 Mar. 1897 Correspondence 8 1 Apr. 1897 Correspondence 8 2 May 1897 - Dec. 1897 Correspondence 8 3 1897 Correspondence fragments 8 4 Jan. 1898 - Mar. 1898 Correspondence 8 5 Apr. 1898 - July 1898 Correspondence 8 6 Aug. 1898 - Sept. 1898 Correspondence 8 7 Oct. 1898 - Nov. 1898 Correspondence 8 8 1898 Correspondence 8 9 Jan. 1899 - Sept. 1899 Correspondence 8 10 Oct. 1899 - Dec. 1899 Correspondence 8 11 1899 Correspondence fragments 8 12 Jan. 1900 - Dec. 1900 Correspondence 8 13 May 1900 - June 1900 Correspondence 8 14 July 1900 - Aug. 1900 Correspondence 8 15 Sept. 1900 - Dec. 1900 8 16 1900 Fragments 8 17 Jan. 1901 - July 1901 Correspondence 8 18 Aug. 1901 - Sept. 1901 Correspondence 8 19 Oct. 1901 Correspondence 9 1 Nov. 1901 Correspondence 9 2 Dec. 1901 Correspondence 9 3 1901 Fragments 9 4 Jan. 1902 - Feb. 1902 Correspondence 9 5 Mar. 1902 - May 1902 Correspondence 9 6 June 1902 - Dec. 1902 Correspondence 9 7 1902 Correspondence 9 8 Jan. 1903 - Feb. 1903 Correspondence 9 9 Mar. 1903 - Apr. 1903 Correspondence 9 10 May 1903 - July 1903 Correspondence 9 11 Aug. 1903 - Dec. 1903 Correspondence 9 12 1903 Correspondence 9 13 Jan. 1904 - Mar. 1904 Correspondence 9 14 Apr. 1904 Correspondence 9 15 May 1904 - June 1904 Correspondence 9 16 July 1904 - Sept. 1904 Correspondence 9 17 Oct. 1904 - Dec. 1904 Correspondence 9 18 1904 Correspondence 10 1 Jan. 1905 - Feb. 1905 Correspondence 10 2 Mar. 1905 Correspondence 10 3 Apr. 1905 Correspondence 10 4 May 1905 Correspondence 10 5 June 1905 Correspondence 10 6 July 1905 - Aug. 1905 Correspondence 10 7 Sept. 1905 - Oct. 1905 Correspondence 10 8 Nov. 1905 - Dec. 1905 Correspondence 10 9 1905 Correspondence 10 10 Jan. 1906 Correspondence 10 11 Feb. 1906 Correspondence 10 12 Mar. 1906 - Apr. 1906 Correspondence 10 13 May 1906 Correspondence 10 14 June 1906 - July 1906 Correspondence 10 15 Aug. 1906 Correspondence 10 16 Sept. 1906 - Oct. 1906 Correspondence 10 17 Nov. 1906 Correspondence 10 18 Dec. 1906 Correspondence 10 19 1906 Correspondence 10 20 Jan. 1907 Correspondence 10 21 Feb. 1907 Correspondence 10 22 Mar. 1907 Correspondence 10 23 Apr. 1907 - July 1907 Correspondence 11 1 Sept. 1907 - Oct. 1907 Correspondence 11 2 Nov. 1907 - Dec. 1907 Correspondence 11 3 1907 Correspondence 11 4 Jan. 1908 Correspondence 11 5 Feb. 1908 - Mar. 1908 Correspondence 11 6 Apr. 1908 - June 1908 Correspondence 11 7 Aug. 1908 Correspondence 11 8 Sept. 1908 Correspondence 11 9 Oct. 1908 Correspondence 11 10 Nov. 1908 Correspondence 11 11 Dec. 1908 Correspondence 11 12 1908 Correspondence 11 13 Jan. 1909 - Mar. 1909 Correspondence 11 14 May 1909 - Aug. 1909 Correspondence 11 15 Oct. 1909 - Dec. 1909 Correspondence 11 16 1909 Correspondence 11 17 Edith Roosevelt & Hiram Corson letters 11 18 1909Fragments 11 19 Jan. 1910 Correspondence 11 20 Feb. 1910 Correspondence 11 21 Mar. 1910 Correspondence 12 1 Apr. 1910 Correspondence 12 2 May 1910 Correspondence 12 3 June 1910 Correspondence 12 4 July 1910 Correspondence 12 5 July 28, 1910Titchener letters 12 6 Aug. 1910 Correspondence 12 7 Sept. 1910 Correspondence 12 8 Oct. 1910 Correspondence 12 9 Nov. 1910 Correspondence 12 10 Dec. 1910 Correspondence 12 11 1910 Correspondence 12 12 1910 Fragments 12 13 Jan. 1911 - Mar. 1911 Correspondence 12 14 Apr. 1911 - July 1911 Correspondence 12 15 Aug. 1911 Correspondence 12 16 Sept. 1911 - Dec. 1911 Correspondence 12 17-18 1911 Correspondence 12 19 Aug. 28, 1911Damaged letter 12 20 Jan. 1912 - Dec. 1912 Correspondence 12 21 Jan. 1913 - June 1913 12 22 July 1913 - Oct. 1913 Correspondence 12 23 Nov. 1913 - Dec. 1913 Correspondence 12 24 1913 Correspondence 12 25 1913 Fragments 12 26 Jan. 1914 - Dec. 1914 Correspondence 12 27 Jan. 1915 - July 1915 Correspondence 12 28 Aug. 1915 - Dec. 1915 Correspondence 12 29 1915Drafts of letters 12 30 1915 - 1917A. D. White drafts 13 1 Jan. 1916 - Mar. 1916 Correspondence 13 2 Apr. 1916 - Dec. 1916 Correspondence 13 3 1916 Correspondence 13 4 1916 Drafts and letters 13 5 1917 Correspondence 13 6 Jan. 1917 - May 1917A. D. White letters (drafts) 13 7 June 1917 - Dec. 1917Drafts of letters 13 8 Jan. 1918 - Dec. 1918 Correspondence 13 9 1918 Correspondence 13 10 1918A. D. White drafts 13 11 1918 Condolences - telegrams 13 12 1918Condolences 13 13 1918-1921 To A. D. White & Helen Magill White about Ruth White Ferry 13 14 1922-1923Documents Ruth White Ferry 13 15 Feb. 1919 - June 1919 Correspondence 13 16 July 1919 - Dec. 1919 Correspondence 13 17 1919 Correspondence 14 1 Jan. 1920 - Dec. 1920 Correspondence 14 2 1920 Correspondence 14 3 Jan. 1921 - July 1921 Correspondence 14 4 Aug. 1921 - Dec. 1921 Correspondence 14 5 1921 Correspondence 14 6 Jan. 1922 - July 1922 Correspondence 14 7 Aug. 1922 - Dec. 1922 Correspondence 14 8 1922 Correspondence 14 9 Jan. 193 - Dec. 1923 Correspondence 14 10 1923 Correspondence 14 11 1935 Correspondence 14 12 1936Correspondence 14 13 1937 Correspondence 14 14 1937Birthday letters to Helen Magill White 14 15 1938 Correspondence 14 16 Letters from A. D. White to Helen Magill White & Karin White in will 14 17 1882-1901 Fragments 14 18 1890s Fragments 14 19 May 27, 1902Damaged letter 14 20 1907-1908 Fragments 14 21 1910 - 1922Fragments 14 22 Undated Fragments 14 23 Undated Correspondence from Karin 14 24 UndatedCorrespondence from Helen Magill to Eva Channing 14 25 Titled "Autographs" 14 26 From rolled letters 14 27 Undated Correspondence Helen Magill White 14 28 Undated Correspondence 15 1 1933-1934Birthday and Christmas cards 15 2-3 1934Helen Magill White - Christmas cards 15 4 1936Helen Magill White birthday cards 15 5 Photographic cards 15 6 Handpainted Christmas card by "Miss Bryant" 15 7-8 1936 Christmas cards to Karin at Belleayre, Ithaca, 15 9 1937 Helen Magill White birthday cards 15 10 1933 Christmas cards, notes & telegrams 15 11 1936 Helen Magill White birthday telegrams 15 12 1937 Christmas calendar 15 13-14 1937-1938 Christmas cards to Helen and Karin 15 15 1937-1938 Cards to Helen Magill White and Karin White 15 16 1937 Damaged cards 15 17 1938 Christmas cards to Helen and Karin 15 18 Undated Christmas cards to Karin 15 19 Undated Christmas cards to Karin and Helen Magill White 15 20-27 Christmas cards 16 1 Berlin Club address, etc. 16 2 1872 Capital Punishment Helen Magill White 16 3 Helen Magill White - a reply to "Women's Book of Wages" 16 4 Manuscript by Helen Magill White 16 5 Manuscripts 16 6 Writings 16 7 Draft of a paper on learning Latin, undated 16 8 Helen Magill manuscript on birds 16 9 1877 Manuscript writings by Helen Magill 16 10 Writings by Helen Magill 16 11 Writings by Helen Magill White 16 12 Manuscript writings by Helen Magill White and others 16 13 Helen G. Ferry paper 16 14 Diary notes 16 15 1922 Helen Magill White diary 16 16 Helen Magill - information about other colleges 16 17-18 1882 Helen Magill notes - postgraduate study 16 19 Helen Magill White notes 16 20 Helen Magill White notes 17 1 Helen Magill White notes 17 2-4 Helen Magill White notes 17 5 Notes, miscellaneous 17 6-10 Notes & fragments 17 11 Miscellaneous, notes & clippings 17 12 Miscellaneous, notebooks 18 1-3 Invitations & menus 18 4-6 Programs 18 7 1916-1918 A. D. White - miscellaneous 18 8 1865 Testimony Battle of Chancellorville 18 9 Pattern 19 1 1884-1885 Edward Magill - bills 19 2 1908-1909 Karin White 19 3 1910-1911 Karin White 19 4-6 Bills & receipts 19 7 Howard Institute 19 8 1883-1887 Howard Institute 19 9 1871 Account book 19 10 1777 Document 19 11 Legal documents 19 12 Passports 19 13 Louis Agassiz Fuertes (watercolor) 19 14 1902 19 15 Sketches 19 16 Photographs 19 17 Recipes 19 18-20 Pamphlets, brochures, etc. 19 21 Advertisement brochures, handouts, broadsides 19 22-23 Miscellaneous clippings & articles 19 24 Typescript article 19 25 Reprint on flowers 19 26 1916-1917 Red Cross Stamps, 1 stamp 19 27 Postcards 19 28 NYC maps, ship layouts 19 29-30 Business cards and calling cards 20 1-6 Miscellaneous papers 20 7 Draft of a talk 21 1 Notebook 21 2-4 2 notebooks 21 5-8 Notebook 22 1 2 notebooks 22 2 Book - Iliad 22 2 10 volumes of notebooks 23 1 2 books 23 1 15 volumes of notebooks 24 1 2 notebooks of dried plants 24 2 3 notebooks 24 2 Notebook 24 2 2 briefcases 25 1 1890Letter to Helen Magill White from Emmy Garrison 25 2 1892 Letter from Helen Magill White to A. D. White, 25 3 1893 10 letters from A. D. White to Helen Magill White, 1 letter to A. D. White 25 4 1893 22 letters from A. D. White to Helen Magill White 25 5 1893 13 letters from A. D. White to Helen Magill White, 1 letter from Helen Magill White 25 6 1894 11 letters from A. D. White to Helen Magill White, 3 letters from others 25 7 1894 20 letters from A. D. White to Helen Magill White 25 8 1894 14 letters from A. D. White to Helen Magill White 25 9 1894 9 letters from A. D. White to Helen Magill White, 1 letter from Helen Magill White 25 10 1894 11 letters from A. D. White to Helen Magill White 25 11 1894 3 letters and 1 telegram from A. D. White to Helen Magill White 25 12 1895 1 letter from A. D. White to Helen Magill White 25 13 1896 12 letters from A. D. White to Helen Magill White 25 14 1896 14 letters to A. D. White to Helen Magill White, 1 fragment to A. D. White 25 15 1896 8 letters from A. D. White to Helen Magill White, 1 letter to Helen Magill White from Frederick White, 25 16 1896 8 letters from A. D. White to Helen Magill White 25 17 1896 19 letters from A. D. White to Helen Magill White (including 2 dictated by A. D. White), 1 letter from Frederick White 25 18 1898(?)-1899 Notebook of A. D. White 26 1 1865, 1875, 1877 Magill family correspondence 26 2 1879 Magill family correspondence 26 3 1880 8 letters from Helen 26 4 1883 Magill family correspondence 26 5 1884 Magill family correspondence 26 6 1886-1887 7 letters from Helen 26 7 1888 Magill family 26 8 1890 Magill family (mostly Helen) 26 9 Magill family undated and fragments (10 pieces) 26 10 33 clippings re White-Magill marriage 26 11 Poetry 26 12 5 photographs - unidentified, poor condition 27 1 1913 10 letters from Helen Magill White to Karin White 27 2 1913 8 letters from Helen Magill White to Karin White 27 3 1914 11 letters from Helen Magill White to Karin White 27 4 1914 11 letters from Helen Magill White to Karin White 27 5 1914 Helen Magill White to Karin White, (8 fragments) 27 6 1915 7 letters from Helen Magill White to Karin White 27 7 1915 11 letters from Helen Magill White to Karin White 27 8 1916 8 letters from Helen Magill White to Karin White 27 9 1916 16 letters from Helen Magill White to Karin White 27 10 1917 3 letters from Helen Magill White to Karin White 27 11 5 letters from Helen Magill White to Karin White 27 12 Helen Magill White to Karin White (12 fragments) 28 1907-1923 "Daily Reminder" journal Series II. Diaries and Cambridge correspondence on Microfilm 1 11867 Hélène Magill. Paris, France 1 21868 Hélène Magill. Paris, France 1 31868 Hélène Magill in Europe 1 41873-1875 Helen Magill - Swarthmore, Pa. 1 51875-1877 Helen Magill, Diary of 1 61877-1879 Helen Magill, Private Notes III 1 7May-December, 1878 Diary 2 81880-1882 Diary 2 91882 Standard Diary 2 101913-1917 "A Line A Day" Book 2 11 1916 Daily Reminder 2 121917-1918 Diary 2 131918 Agenda 2 141918-1922 Perpetual Year Book 2 151919-1922 Diary 2 161923-1924, 1933 Perpetual Date Book 3 17 Agenda Ripalta per il 1926 3 181927 Excelsior Diary 3 19 1896 Karin Andreevna White - Essay by Beatrice Magill 4 Cambridge correspondence Series III. Museum Objects 29 MU-2395 Hand-painted silk and mother of pearl fan 30 MU-2396 Hand-painted black fan