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Title: Edwin Lee White
Dates: 1880-1946
Collection Number: 00251
Quantity: 207 items
Abstract: Primarily unidentified portraits, images from Manila, Philippines 1898-1899, the Burdick family at Graham’s Island, and post cards.
Provenance: The State Historical Society acquired this collection from Edwin Lee White in September 1953.
Property rights: The State Historical Society of North Dakota owns the property rights to the collection.
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MSS 10106 Frank White
00257 Edwin White
Biographical Sketch
From Barnes County History, 1976
Edwin Lee White was born in 1896. He graduated from the Normal School in 1914, went one year to Earlham College, and taught school in Barnes County for one year. He left the University of North Dakota in the spring of 1917 to join the United States Naval Reserve. Before going on active duty, he married Christena K. Black, who was born in Churchs Ferry, North Dakota, and was a graduate of the Normal School.
Edwin served on active military duty until February 1919, mostly on transport duty in the North Atlantic. After the war, he entered business in Indiana, and never resumed residence in North Dakota.
Early in 1921, Edwin moved to the District of Columbia and entered George Washington University, obtaining his AB in 1922, and his MS in 1925. He entered the service of the Federal Government in 1922, and served with distinction until 1955, when he retired.
In World War II, Edwin took leave of absence from his Government service to go on active military service one month before Pearl Harbor. He served until February 1946, achieving the rank of Colonel in the Air Corps. He retired from his reserve commission in 1956.
Christena died in 1953 and is buried in the Arlington National Cemetery in the plot next to the Frank Whites. Edwin has remarried to Marjorie M. Bunting, D.P.M. of Trenton, New Jersey. They live in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Edwin has four children, fourteen grandchildren and as of this writing, ten great grandchildren.
Edwin Lee White died in St. Petersburg, Florida on November 4, 1989.
PHOTOGRAPHS INVENTORY
00251-001 Aunt Ann Horney, Richmond, Ind. 1880
00251-002 Mrs. McFarland
00251-003 Miss Mudgett, Charles's sister, Valley City (ND)
00251-004 Mrs. Getchell
00251-005 Steps, Nez Perce Indian who escaped from the band while surrounded in the bad lands of Nebraska, by Gen. Miles in 1878. He then joined Sitting Bull's band of Uncapapa Sioux Indians in the British possessions and has followed their fortunes ever since. He lost his feet above the ankles, also his right hand by being frozen, having been caught in one of the severe snow storms, 21 years ago. (1862) Photographer: Bailey, Dix and Mead
00251-006 O. L. Burdick home built on Graham’s Island in 1881
00251-007 Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Burdick and family on their 60th wedding anniversary, January 6, 1946
00251-008 O. W. Burdick just after leaving the army
00251-009 Mrs. O. W. Burdick, mother of Usher L. Burdick
00251-010 David DeNoyer, a member of Sibley’s Campaign in the Dakotas
00251-011 Dr. Hendrickson and Largor Sinness, who taught Usher Burdick on Graham’s Island
00251-012 Josephine DeNoyer, age 18, early teacher on Graham’s Island 1891
00251-013 James Michaels, Sr. home on Graham’s Island
00251-014 Leonard Burdick, Usher’s brother, and family in front of the LaRose home, Graham’s Island
00251-015 Grassy Butte Post Office, Grassy Butte (ND)
00251-016 Washburn riverboat at landing ca. 1910-1920
00251-018 The Little Country Theater, North Dakota Agricultural College, Fargo (ND)
00251-021 O. W. Bennett Capt. “Governor’s Guard” 1st Infantry Dakota National Guard
00251-022 Josiah Perham first president of Northern Pacific Railroad
00251-023 Jamie White with dog
00251-025 Restaurant interior
00251-034 portrait ‘for Aunt Elsie with love from Donald Christmas 1905’
00251-035 James D. White, Louis White, Jamie
00251-036 Baby portrait ‘to Aunt Elsie and Uncle Frank from James Arthur White’
00251-043 John B. Bonny September 23, 1907 90 ½ years of age today
00251-049 Blue Canyon School, Arizona as it appeared when abandoned in 1903
00251-051 Spink County Courthouse, Redfield (SD) the object of 19th century conflict. Photographer: Clell Gannon 1967
00251-052 Spink County Courthouse, Redfield (SD) the object of 19th century conflict. Photographer: Clell Gannon 1967
00251-058 Girl in farmyard with a sheep
00251-067 One Bull. Photographer: Bailey, Dix and Mead 1882
00251-068 Sitting Bull. Photographer: Bailey, Dix and Mead 1882
00251-076 Men playing cards
00251-080 David and Elizabeth McSparron and sons William James, Archibald, and Andrew
00251-081 Bridge, Manila, Philippines
00251-082 Philippine hut 1898-1899
00251-083 House between Spanish and American lines, Manila, Philippines
00251-084 Block House #12, Manila
00251-085 Barracks, Manila
00251-086 University at Manila
00251-087 Market, Manila
00251-088 Rural village, cattle grazing, Manila
00251-089 Captain Cogswell sleeping on a cot, Manila
00251-090 Co. G Headquarters, Manila
00251-091 Children in school room
00251-092 St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba engine
00251-093 Five men and bicycles at Garfield Old Mill
00251-082-2 Fort Malate, Manila Philippines February 5, 1899
00251-083 – 102 Unidentified portraits
00251-097 Lake Worth (FL) 1934. Photographer: Mary Hay
00251-098 – 103 Post cards
00251-104 – 155 Interstate News Service photo cards no. 1-105
00251-158 – 206 Post cards
00251-207 View of Margrave Mansion near Harriman (TN)
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