Finding aid for the Charles W. White Papers


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: White, Charles W.
Title: Charles W. White Papers
Dates: 1920-1970
Extent: 25.61 linear feet (58 containers, 6 oversize volumes, 2 oversize folders, and 1 roll)
Abstract: Charles W. White (1897-1970) was a Cleveland, Ohio, attorney who became Assistant Law Director for Cleveland (1933-1955) and Common Pleas Court judge (1955-1970). He was active in African American rights organizations and civic affairs. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, newspaper clippings, awards, certificates, legal files, scrapbooks, and other papers, relating to the public and personal life of Judge White and to his activities as a member of the Urban League, NAACP, ACLU, Consumers League, East End Community Center, Karamu House, and Friends of the Cleveland Public Library.
MS Number MS 3521
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English