urn:taro:utexas.cah.03125 A Guide to the Mrs. Robert Leon White Papers, 1924-1966 Original EAD encoding by Ryder Kouba according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. January 2012 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary White, Viola White, Mrs. Robert Leon, Papers 1924-1966 Materials are written in English. 2011-384 1 ft., 4 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Printed material related to Austin history and the University of Texas at Austin as well as personal correspondence and photographs compose the Mrs. Robert Leon White Papers, 1924-1966. Biographical Note

Austin native Viola White (née Baker) wed Robert Leon White, an architect and professor at the University of Texas, in 1922. The couple had two children and remained in Austin.

Scope and Contents

Printed material related to Austin history and the University of Texas at Austin as well as personal correspondence and photographs compose the Mrs. Robert Leon White Papers, 1924-1966. Faculty minutes, assorted printed materials, and correspondence document the relationship of the Whites with the university, particularly the School of Architecture where her husband worked. Letters detail donations made by the Whites to the school.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) White, Viola -- Archives White, Robert Leon, 1898-1964 Subjects (Organizations) University of Texas. School of Architecture. Subjects University of Texas -- History. Places Austin (Tex.) -- History. Preferred Citation

Mrs. Robert Leon White Papers, 1924-1966, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Related Material

See also Robert Leon White: An Inventory of his Drawings, 1920-1928 at the Alexander Architectural Archive in Austin, Texas.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 3G140 Printed material, Austin, miscellaneous, 1937-1945 Texas, miscellaneous, 1936-1960 University of Texas, miscellaneous, 1925-1964 Defense Research Laboratory , The University of Texas, 1963-1964 World's Fair, Chicago, 1933 Miscellaneous, 1926-1963 University of Texas faculty minutes, 1945-1950 3T84 Photographs: Main Building, Univeristy of Texas, Austin, showing old library building Congress Avenue, Austin, [ca. 1871] Brigham, San Jacinto monument, 1881 Front elevation, Old Main Building architectural drawing First University of Texas Faculty Council, [ca. 1940]