White Sisters School Records and Photograph Album
Scope and Contents
Academic Records for Mildred Genevieve (White) McKim (Class of 1922) and Marian Kathleen White (Class of 1928) graduates of Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (NMSTC, now Truman State University); collection also includes Mildred's album of school and family photos.
Dates
- bulk 1918-1928.
Creator
- White, Mildred Genevieve, 1898-1988 (Person)
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Biographical Note
Mildred Genevieve (1898-1988) and Marian Kathleen (1908-1987) White, daughters of Benjamin F. and Margaret Ellen White, graduated from Kirksville [Missouri] High School then enrolled at the local college, Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (NMSTC, now Truman State University). Both completed the 30 and 90 hour certificate programs on their way to earning their Bachelors of Science in Education. Mildred's degree was awarded in 1922; Marian's in 1928. Mildred was the literary editor of the 1921 Echo (college yearbook) her junior year and the album contains some of the yearbook photographs as well as numerous other college and family photos, mostly unidentified.
The sisters each taught in several states before settling in Deming, New Mexico, where they spent the majority of their long teaching careers. Mildred began teaching in Deming schools in 1929 then was High School librarian from 1941 until her retirement in 1959. Marion joined her in Deming in 1937 and taught at Smith Elementary until 1974. She was elected to the Southwest District Hall of Fame of the New Mexico Education Association in 1975.
Extent
0.1 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is organized into three series.
- Series I: W2/0: Administrative, approximately late 1980s.
- Series II: W2/1: Academic Records, Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, 1918-1954
- Series III: W2/2: Mildred's Photo Album, approximately 1914-1928?
Immediate Source of Acquisition
After Mildred's death in 1988, a colleague sent her photo album and the academic records in this collection to the Northeast Alumni Association.
Processing Information
Shortly after receipt, the album itself was discarded and the photos placed in an envelope; numbers penciled on backs of some may indicate order in which they appeared in the book. Photos are now in archival sleeves.
Creator
- White, Mildred Genevieve, 1898-1988 (Person)
- White, Marian Kathleen, 1908-1987 (Person)
- Title
- Mildred Genevieve McKim White and Marian Kathleen White collection, approximately 1914-late 1980s, bulk 1918-1928
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Elaine Doak.
- Date
- [1993-2010]
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts Repository