Mary Ella White Scrapbook
Dates
- 1913 - 2008
Conditions Governing Access
None.
Rights Statement
Any requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce materials from this collection must be submitted in writing to the Coordinator of Manuscripts or Manuscripts Librarian for Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Mississippi State University as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical Note
Mary Ella Teasley White was born to Ruth Elizabeth Wells (1888-1963) and Frank Norman Teasley (1886-1964) in Carrol County, Mississippi on 3 June 1913. She married Cecil Dewey White (1910-1984) and had two children: Frank Dewey White (1932-1971) and Ruth White Josey (1936-2017). Over the course of her life, White served as a homemaker. She also enjoyed painting, ceramics, gardening, and reading and was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church in Starkville, Mississippi. White died on 19 June 2008 and is buried in Palestine Cemetery, located in Montpelier, Clay County, Mississippi.
Extent
.33 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
System of Arrangement
The scrapbook has been kept intact. All loose materials have been enclosed in a singular acid-free folder in the order in which they were received.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library by Brenda White Hilliard in July 2020. After appraisal, it was relocated to Mississippi State University Libraries in July 2020.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Preservation Note
The scrapbook has been enclosed in an archival-quality manuscript box. It may need further processing as the scrapbook is not archival quality. The loose materials have been enclosed in the same box and are stored in an archival-quality folder. A singular loose news clipping was photocopied onto acid-free paper. There is one loose photograph, which has been interleaved with acid-free, photo-safe paper.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Carrie P. Mastley, Manuscripts Librarian, in July 2020.
- Title
- Mary Ella White Scrapbook
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Carrie P. Mastley, Manuscripts Librarian
- Date
- July 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts Repository