| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | White, Stella G. |
| Title: | Stella G. White Papers, Series II |
| Dates: | 1943-1991 |
| Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | Stella G. White was a free lance journalist, columnist for the Plain Dealer newspaper, and community leader in Cleveland, Ohio. Married first to Judge Charles W. White of Cleveland, she later became the wife of Curtis Lamar Bigham and resided in Dawsonville, Georgia. While in Dawsonville, she was a columnist for The Forum. She was instrumental in the Dawson County, Georgia, courthouse renovation project, and active in the Dawson County Women's Club. The collection consists of resumes, certificates, columns, newspaper clippings, correspondence, military documents, speeches, genealogical materials, book manuscripts, cancer research material, and memorabilia. These papers pertain primarily to White's career as a free lance journalist for the Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio, and as a columnist for The Forum in Dawsonville, Georgia. It also includes some of her other writings. Most of her columns centered around the subject of race relations, housing, legislation, and health care. |
| MS Number | MS 4638 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
Stella G. White (1907-1991) was a free lance journalist, columnist for the Plain Dealer, and community leader in Cleveland, Ohio. Married first to Judge Charles W. White of Cleveland, she later became the wife of Curtis Lamar Bigham and resided in Dawsonville, Georgia. While in Dawsonville, she was a columnist for The Forum. She was also instrumental in the Dawson County, Georgia, courthouse renovation project, and active in the Dawson County Women's Club.
click here to view the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History entry for Stella G. White
click here to view the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History entry for Charles W. White
The Stella G. White Papers, Series II, 1943-1991, consist of resumes; certificates; columns; newspaper clippings; correspondence; military documents; speeches; book manuscripts; Dawsonville County, Georgia, materials; genealogical materials; cancer research materials, and memorabilia.
This collection is of value to researchers interested in the career of an African American woman journalist, writer, and social activist. As a Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist, most of her columns are concerned with the topic of race relations in that city. Once White moved to Dawsonville, Georgia and became a columnist for The Forum, her focus changed to social issues such as housing, legislation, and health care.
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Related MaterialResearchers should also consult MS 4113 Stella G. White Papers; MS 3521 Charles W. White Papers; and MS 4114 Charles W. White Family Papers.
Separated MaterialAll photographs have been removed to the photograph and print collection.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] Stella G. White Papers, Series II, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Estate of Stella G. White Bigham, 1991
Processed by Lawna Gamble in 1993
Stella G. White Papers, Series II 1943-1991 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Cancer research materials 1988 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Certificates 1964-1981 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Clippings 1968-1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4-5 | Columns 1969-1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Correspondence 1964-1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Dawsonville, Georgia, materials 1982-1990 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Genealogical materials undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Manuscript, Ws (Til Death Do Us Part) undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Manuscript, Untitled undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 11-12 | Manuscript, Cry in September undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Memorabilia 1958 1970 1983 1985 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Military documents 1943-1953 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Miscellaneous writings 1958 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Resumes and family information undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Speeches 1977 1985 1988 undated | |||||||||