The fonds consists chiefly of Wiliam Hale White's correspondence with family and friends, manuscript notebooks of his books, published and unpublished manuscripts, subject files, clippings, and bound pamphlets on a variety of philosophical and religous topics. The fonds also contains the correspondence of Dorothy Vernon White as well as notebook manuscripts of her books and the correspondence of Cecily Hale-White (daughter of John Hale White).

Includes copy in hand of D.V. White.

This file contains W.H. White's translations into English:
"To the moon" - 1857
["The Erl-king"] - 1851
"I wandered idly on the waste sea short" [post 1900?]
"By a spring a boy was sitting" [c. 1857]

Copy in hand of Molly White.

Includes copy in hand of D.V. White.

In 1981, John Ruskin made financial provisions for the restoration and maintenance of a pond in the village of Carshalton. He arranged with W.H. White to oversee this activity. In 1905, White returned to Ruskin the remains of the funds that had been given for this purpose. The file consists of correspondence between White and Ruskin's secretary Joan Severn. The 1905 correspondence is from Juliet Morse, who was investigating Ruskin's involvement in this matter.

File is composed of a single volume. Each volume is made up of printed pamphlets or other printed material that has been taken to a bindery and bound together. These three volumes are from W.H. White's library. The pamphlets contained in these volumes tend to be of a literary, philosophical, political or religious nature.

-<span style="text-decoration:underline;">The Last Days of Robert Owen</span>, George Jacob Holyoake 1871

-"Shooting Niagara: and After?", Thomas Carlyle <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Macmillan's Magazine</span> 1867

-<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Arnold Ruge: The Philosophy of Humanism</span>, James Hutchinson Stirling 1870

-<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Experience as a Minister</span>, Theodore Parker 1860

-<span style="text-decoration:underline;">The Liberal Situation : Necessity for a Qualified Franchise</span>, G.J. [George Jacob?] Holyoake 1865

-"A Trap to Catch a Sunbeam" 18-?

-<span style="text-decoration:underline;">The History of Co-operation in Halifax</span>, G.J. [George Jacob?] Holyoake 1867

-<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Remarks in the Address of the Bishop of London</span>, 'an Oxford MA'. 1864

-<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Public Serives at St . George's Hall, Portsea, in Commemoration of the Late Dr. Engledue</span> 1858

-<span style="text-decoration:underline;">On the Nature of Gothic Architecture and Herein of the True Functions of the Workman in Art</span>, John Ruskin 1854

-<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Mr. White's Lecture on the Boundaries of Man's Knowledge</span>, William White 1853

-<span style="text-decoration:underline;">The Bible and the Poor</span>, Caleb Morris 1849

-<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Pleas for Free Inquiry. Part II</span>, 'M.A.' 1872 or after

-<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Artistic Anatomy of the Human Figure</span>, Henry Warren 1854

-"The Life of Emmanual Kant" 1835

-<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sir John Bowring : Commemorative Service at George's Chapel, Exeter</span>, Rev. T.W. Chignell 1872

-<span style="text-decoration:underline;">List of Colours and Materials for Drawing and Water-Colour Painting</span>, Winsor and Newton 18-?

File is composed of a single volume. Each volume is made up of printed pamphlets or other printed material that has been taken to a bindery and bound together. These three volumes are from W.H. White's library. The pamphlets contained in these volumes tend to be of a literary, philosophical, political or religious nature.

-<span style="text-decoration:underline;">A Reply to the R. Edward Swann</span>, William White 1844

-<span style="text-decoration:underline;">The Bible and the Poor</span>, Caleb Morris 1849

-"Utilitarianism ", <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Fraser's Magazine</span>, John Stuart Mill 1861

-<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Inaugural Address. Opening of the Free Reference Library</span> (Birmingham), George Dawson 1866

-"Shooting Niagara: and After?", <span style="text-decoration:underline;">MacMillan's Magazin</span>e 1867

-"The True Story of Lady Byron's Life", <span style="text-decoration:underline;">MacMillan's Magazine</span>, Harriet Beecher Stowe 1869

-"Recollections of John Keats", <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Gentlemen's Magazine</span>, Charles Cowden Clarke 1874

-<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Discourses on Voltaire</span>, Victori Hugo 1878

-"Shelley's Last Days", <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Fortnightly Magazine</span>, Edward John Trelawny 1878

-"Notes on Shelley's Birthplace", <span style="text-decoration:underline;">MacMillan's Magazine</span>, William Hale White 1879

-"Byron", <span style="text-decoration:underline;">MacMillan's Magazine</span>, Matthew Arnold 1881

-<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Tennyson: A Lecture Delivered Before the Exeter Literary Society</span>, F. W. Chignell 1881

-"The Superlative", <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Century Magazine</span> 1882

-"The Homes and Haunts of Emerson", <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Scribner's Monthly</span> 1879

This file is composed of correspondence collected by D.V. White for publication in the book <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Letters to Three Friends</span>. Most letters have envelopes attached that have been annotated by D.V. White; some have enclosed notes regarding their use in the book. Letters originally written in pencil by W.H. White were transcribed in pen by D.V. White in 1935. The letters were obtained by D.V. White from Jeannie and Jo Partridge in 1924. A number of letters have had portions removed, or D.V. White has noted entire letters destroyed because she considered them "fair to keep".

This file is composed of correspondence collected by D.V. White for publication in the book <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Letters to Three Friends</span>. Most letters have envelopes attached that have been annotated by D.V. White; some have enclosed notes regarding their use in the book. Letters originally written in pencil by W.H. White were transcribed in pen by D.V. White in 1935. The letters were obtained by D.V. White from Jeannie and Jo Partridge in 1924. A number of letters have had portions removed, or D.V. White has noted entire letters destroyed because she considered them "fair to keep".

Entries of reflections and commentaries upon Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shakespeare and others, interspersed with entries of a personal nature, philosophical reflections upon daily occurrences, religion, and other material.

Contains entries in both W.H. White and Dorothy White's hands. Inserted are four letters from Dorothy White to W.H. White, some of her notes for the Bible class she taught. Notes made by Dorothy White in 1922 and 1929 relate this notebook to the others. The numbers 1-54 added in red ink against the entries refer to Dorothy's commentary [Notes on the Dorothy book].

The entries in this notebook are in the same vein as those of the "Black Notebook," but include matter pertaining to D .V. White. Four pages comprise extracts from "Mission notes by Dorothy." These pages have been crossed through and marked "Transferred to Notes from Dorothy's papers &c." See the "Dorothy Notebook". Both the "Black" and "White" notebooks bear a note in W.H. White's hand that some of the entries were included in "Last Pages from a Journal," published as More Pages from a Journal and other papers (1910). Dorothy White drew upon these notebooks in preparing Last Pages (Part III). She did not see the "Black" Notebook until after W.H. White's death.

Series is composed of incoming correspondence and drafts and originals of outgoing correspondence to and from William Hale White and/or Dorothy Vernon White. The large majority of files are W.H. White's incoming and outgoing correspondence . Correspondents include W.H. White's literary and other friends, communications with publishers, and with family members. Some files include correspondence with both W .H. White and D.V. White.

Series is composed of items created by persons not listed above, items whose authorship could not be identified, and items associated with the administration of the Collection.

Includes p. 8 and 9 of D.V. White's review.

Includes copy in hand of D.V. White.