Richard L. White Letters regarding East Tennessee University,
Richard L. White wrote the bulk of the letters in this collection to his father, Thomas White, while he was studying at East Tennessee University in 1846. Also included are a letter that White wrote to his father from California in 1852 and a letter that Joseph Estabrook enclosed with R. L. White's school report.
Dates
- 1846, 1852 November 13
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
Richard L. White wrote the bulk of the letters in this collection to his father, Thomas White, while he was studying at East Tennessee University in 1846. Also included are a letter that White wrote to his father from California in 1852 and a letter that Joseph Estabrook enclosed with R. L. White's school report.
Biographical/Historical Note
Richard Lawson White was born to Thomas and Jane (Young) White in about 1825 in Tennessee. He attended East Tennessee University during the 1840s and later settled in Sacramento County, California, where he most likely died between 1870 and 1880.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
Neal O'Steen and Cheryl L. McLemore Towns donated these items to the University of Tennessee's Archives in 1977 and 1986 respectively.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository