EDWIN GARDNER WHITE AND FAMILY:
An Inventory of Their Papers at the Minnesota Historical
Society
Manuscripts Collection
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| Creator: |
White, Edwin Gardner,
creator.
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| Title: | Edwin Gardner White and family
papers. |
| Dates: | 1880-2009 (bulk 1936-1951). |
| Language: | Materials in English.
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| Abstract: | Biographical materials, correspondence, and photographs of
Saint Paul investment banker Edwin Gardner White and his wife Anne (Turney) White,
and their children Barbara White Bemis and William Gardner White. |
| Quantity: | 2.25 cubic feet. feet (3 boxes and 1
oversize folder). |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf
locations. |
Edwin White was born September 26, 1882, in Chicopee, Massachusetts, to William
Gardner and Carolyn E. (Hall) White. His family moved to St. Paul shortly
thereafter. He graduated from Yale University in 1906 and was involved in banking
and financial firms. He served in the United States Army in World War I. He was a
long-time officer of the investment firm of Kalman and Co. and served on numerous
corporate boards, including Northwest Airlines, American Hoist and Derrick, Miller
Hospital and St. Barnabas Hospital. He died in an automobile accident in Wisconsin
in 1951.
Anne Turney was born June 18, 1890 in Columbus, Ohio. On October 10, 1914, she
married Edwin White in Franklin County, Ohio. She founded the Junior League of St.
Paul and was active in other civic organizations. She died July 12, 1960, in St.
Paul.
Barbara White was born July 15, 1915, to Edwin Gardner and Anne (Turney) White. She
married Judson Bemis. She died July 10, 2003.
William Gardner White was born February 25, 1918, to Edwin and Anne (Turney) White in
St. Paul. He attended Hotchkiss and Lenox schools and Yale University (Class of
1942). He served in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1944, with tours aboard the
U.S.S. San Jacinto and in the Pacific theater. On September 2, 1944, his plane went
down in the Pacific Ocean; he was declared missing in action and in September 1945,
he was declared deceased. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
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These documents are organized into the following sections:
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| | Edwin Gardner White |
| | Anne Turney White |
| | Barbara White Bemis |
| | William Gardner White |
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Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Edwin
Gardner White and Family Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 16,482; 16,673
Processing Information:
Processed by: Duane Swanson and Alex Kent, June 2010.
Additions by: David B. Peterson, August 2012
Catalog ID number: 990071461040104294
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| Location | Box |
| 145.K.14.9B | 1 | Biographical materials, 1919-1951. |
| | | Includes biographical compilations, obituaries, a World War I discharge
certificate, and miscellaneous published items. |
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| | Photographs of White home, 767 Goodrich Avenue, St. Paul: Home of
the month, undated. |
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| | Photographs of White home at Gem Lake, 1940s. |
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| +327 | | Ancestral chart of Edwin White. |
| | | Gives nine generations of ancestors (name only); the legend of the chart
is missing and the compiler is unknown. |
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| Location | Box |
| 145.K.14.9B | 1 | Biographical materials, 1914-1960. |
| | | Includes genealogical data, obituaries, and data on her civic
involvements. |
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| | Miscellaneous photographs, undated. |
| | | Includes Turney family members. |
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| | Financial ledger, 1952-1954. 1 volume in folder. |
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| Location | Box |
| 142.H.7.4F-1 | 2 | Photograph album, circa 1913-1916. 1 volume. |
| | | Includes photographs (including some from Edwin's and Anne's wedding),
news clippings, political ephemera, and programs from concerts and
plays. |
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| | Anne Turney White photographic portrait, 1950s. |
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| Location | Box |
| 142.H.7.4F-2 | 3 | Photograph album, 1915-1924. 1 volume. |
| | | Includes baby and childhood photographs of Barbara, William and friends
and travel photographs. |
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| Location | Box |
| 145.K.14.9B | 1 | Biographical materials, 1951, 2003. |
| | | Includes obituaries and memorial materials and a letter from Jane
Paetzold Matteson on the death of her father (1951). |
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| | Correspondence with her father, 1941-1943. 2 folders. |
| | | Describes Barbara's experiences while living in New York and her father's
advice to her. |
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| | Dearest Bobs, Dearest Pop: Letters written between Edwin White
and Barbara White, 1942-1943. 1 volume. |
| | | Photocopies, transcripts, and annotations of some of Barbara's
correspondence with her father, compiled by Sandra Bemis Roe, July
2009. |
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| | Photographs, undated. |
| | | Includes family. |
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| | White House photograph and newspaper tribute to William Gardner
White, 1993. |
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| Location | Box |
| 145.K.14.9B | 1 | Letter to Sandra Bemis (Roe), 1944. |
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| | Letters to parents, 1936-1938, 1942-1944. 3 folders. |
| | | Describing life at Hotchkiss and Lenox schools and Yale University, his
United States Navy training at Pensacola, Florida, his deployment to
Salinas, Ecuador, and his service aboard the U.S.S. San Jacinto. Includes some transcriptions and
annotations by Sandra Bemis Roe. |
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| | Aftermath materials, 1930s-2009. 3 folders. |
| | | Materials collected by the family after William's death, including
clippings, letters, notices, memorials, remembrances, and photographs.
Also contains letters from the military regarding his service,
background materials on the U.S.S. San
Jacinto, details of his final mission in the Pacific, and of
his association with George H.W. Bush. |
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| | Letters to Jack Hannaford, 1942-1943. Typescripts. |
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| | Childhood photographs, undated. |
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| | College and military photographs, 1930s-1944. |
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| | Photographs, circa 1920s-1940s. |
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| | Purple Heart, undated. In small wooden box. |
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| | Military dog tag, December 1942. |
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| Location | Box |
| 142.H.7.4F-1 | 2 | Military portraits, photograph of Yale Skull and Bones group, and
certificate of completion (diploma) from Lenox School (1938), 1938-1944. |
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| | Photographs: William Gardner White and Carol Daniels, circa 1939-1940s. |
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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the
Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Banks and banking -- United States.
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific
Area.
- Purple Heart.
- United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Naval Air
Force.
- Persons:
- White, Anne Turney.
- Bemis, Barbara White.
- Bush, George, 1924-2018.
- White, William Gardner.
- White family.
- Organizations:
- American Hoist and Derrick Company.
- Charles T. Miller Hospital (Saint Paul, Minn.)
- Junior League of Saint Paul.
- Northwest Airlines Corporation.
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
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