WHITE, GOODRICH C. (GOODRICH COOK), B Goodrich C. White papers,

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1 WHITE, GOODRICH C. (GOODRICH COOK), B Goodrich C. White papers, Emory University Emory University Archives Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library Atlanta, GA Descriptive Summary Creator: White, Goodrich C. (Goodrich Cook), b Title: Goodrich C. White papers, Call Number: Series No. 1 Extent: 21 linear ft. (36 boxes) Abstract: Papers of Goodrich C. White, former Emory University president, include correspondence, radio scripts, speeches, writings, financial records, biographical information, and memorabilia. Language: Materials entirely in English. Administrative Information Restrictions on Access Special restrictions apply: Series 7 closed to researchers in accordance with Emory University Archives Policy for unproccessed material. Terms Governing Use and Reproduction All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction. Source Transfer. Citation [after identification of item(s)], Goordich C. White office files, , Emory University Archives, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University. Collection Description Biographical Note Goodrich Cook White ( ) graduated in 1908 from Emory College in Oxford, Ga, and was a member in the senior honor society, D.V.S. After receiving a master s degree in Emory Libraries provides copies of its finding aids for use only in research and private study. Copies supplied may not be copied for others or otherwise distributed without prior consent of the holding repository.

2 psychology from Columbia University in 1911, he thaught English and psychology at Kentucky Wesleyan College ( ) and psychology and education at Wesleyan College ( ). In 1914 he returned to Emory College as a faculty member, leaving temporarily for army service in 1918 and further graduate work leading to a Ph.D. awarded by the University of Chicago in White was professor of mental and moral science, Emory College, ; associate professor of psychology, and professor of psychology, , Emory University. He began his administrative work as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, , and Dean of the Graduate School, White served as Vice President of the University from 1938 to 1942, when he became President. He retired as President August, 31, 1957 and the next day assumed the position of Chancellor, which he held until his death on April 12, Scope and Content Note The Goodrich C. White papers include personal correspondence related to his various postitions at Emory University as college dean, graduate school dean, president, and chancellor; general correspondence that combines folders he maintained titled "general" and "miscellaneous"; speeches given at Emory and elsewhere; writings; financial correspondence and records that include materials relating to both his personal and professional lives; biographical materials from his undergradute and graduate studies, his military services, as well materials relating to his family; and memorabilia. Arrangement Note Organized into even series: (1) Personal correspondence, , (2) General correspondence, , (3) Speeches, , (4) Writings, , (5) Financial correspondence and records, , (6) Biographical information and memorabilia, , and (7) Additions,

3 Description of Series Series 1: Personal correspondence, Series 2: General correspondence, Series 3: Speeches, Series 4: Writings, Series 5: Financial correspondence and records, Series 6: Biographical information and memorabilia, Series 7: Unprocessed additions, 1959, undated 3

4 Series 1 Personal correspondence, Boxes 1-20 Scope and Content Note The bulk of the personal correspondence series ( ), which is arranged chronologically, contains incoming and outgoing correspondence in regard to a wide variety of activities. These activities included his official Emory University responsibilities (as college dean, graduate school dean, president and, finally, chancellor); speaking engagements; leadership positions in the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa, and in two local men s literary groups, The Ten and The Symposium. In addition, the personal correspondence deals with White s service as a trustee of Clark College and Wesleyan College and as a director of Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company. Series 1 also includes a number of subject folders maintained by Dr. White. These files include statements of congratulations he received when he became Dean of Emory College in 1923 and President of Emory University in 1942; and letters of sympathy regarding his elder son Lieutenant Goodrich Cook White, Jr., reported missing in action in 1944 and dead in Other topics include the President s Commission on Higher Education ( ), congratulations on assuming the Presidency of the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa (1952), and his retirement and the selection of a successor as President of Emory University ( ). Correspondence ( ) and speeches ( , undated) related to the Ten Club comprise the last group of subject folders. (Some correspondence dealing with the Ten Club, mostly of a routine nature about confirming meetings and similar concerns, is filed throughout the chronological personal series in keeping with the original arrangement of the papers.) Arrangement Note Correspondence in boxes 1-14 is arranged chronologically. Correspondence in boxes are arranged by various topics. Box Folder Content , October December January January January February February March March April April May August-31 December

5 January January February February March March April April May May June June July August September October October November November December January January February February March April April April May May May June July August September October October November December

6 December January January January February February February March March March April April May May June June July August August September October October November November December January January February February March March April April May May May June June July

7 August August September October October October November November 1957, undated December December January January February March April April May June July August-19 September September October November December January-25 February March April-29 May June-25 July August September-31 December January February March-30 April May June July August September-26 November December

8 January February February March April May June July August September October October 1961, Southern Bell Directors' Meeting in New Orleans, October November December January February March April May May June July-31 August September October November December January February February March April May June July August September October November December

9 January February-25 March April May May-17 June 1964, Honorary Degree from Bucknell University June-20 August September October November-31 January January February-14 March February-31 May June-16 August September-11 December January-22 March April-28 May June-15 July August-14 December October June July-29 October undated undated 15 1 Congratulatory letters: Emory Deanship, 7 February-4 March Congratulatory letters: Emory Presidency, May Congratulatory letters: Emory Presidency, 1 June Congratulatory letters: Emory Presidency, 2-6 June Congratulatory letters: Emory Presidency, 7-19 June Congratulatory letters: Emory Presidency, June Congratulatory letters: Emory Presidency, 1-15 July Congratulatory letters: Emory Presidency, 16 July-25 August Congratulatory letters: Emory Presidency, September-3 January 1943, undated Sympathy letters: Goodrich White, Jr., September Sympathy letters: Goodrich White, Jr., 2-15 October Sympathy letters: Goodrich White, Jr., October Sympathy letters: Goodrich White, Jr., 2-15 January Sympathy letters: Goodrich White, Jr., January Sympathy letters: Goodrich White, Jr., 24 January Sympathy letters: Goodrich White, Jr., 24 January

10 16 5 Sympathy letters: Goodrich White, Jr., January Sympathy letters: Goodrich White, Jr., 1-12 February Sympathy letters: Goodrich White, Jr., February Sympathy letters: Goodrich White, Jr., 3-7 March Sympathy letters: Goodrich White, Jr., 8-19 March Sympathy letters: Goodrich White, Jr., March Sympathy letters: Goodrich White, Jr., 5-30 April Sympathy letters: Goodrich White, Jr., 2-9 May Sympathy letters: Goodrich White, Jr., May Sympathy letters: Goodrich White, Jr., 3 June - 3 August Sympathy letters: Goodrich White, Jr., undated 17 3 Goodrich White, Jr. Memorial Plaque blueprint 17 4 Clipping: Goodrich White, Jr., "String Quartet in C-sharp Minor," 26 May President's Commission on Higher Education, 13 July-27 September President's Commission on Higher Education, 7 October-30 December President's Commission on Higher Education, 9 January-31 March President's Commission on Higher Education, 1 April-29 June President's Commission on Higher Education, 2 Jul - 31 October President's Commission on Higher Education, 3-26 November President's Commission on Higher Education, 1-30 December President's Commission on Higher Education, 7 January-17 May 1948, fall President's Commission on Higher Education, 18 January-3 February President's Commission on Higher Education, undated 18 1 Phi Beta Kappa reception invitation, regrets, September Congratulatory letters: Phi Beta Kappa, September Congratulatory letters: Phi Beta Kappa, 18 September-1 December Congratulatory letters: Phi Beta Kappa, 2 December Congratulatory letters: Phi Beta Kappa, 3-5 December Selection of successor: 26 March-26 September Selection of successor: November Selection of successor: 28 November-5 December Selection of successor: 17 January-18 April 1957, undated Selection of successor: Candidates "Retirement letters," 3-4 April "Retirement letters," 5 April "Special letters," March 29-August , undated 19 2 "Brochure letters," (Alumnus on White), April 17-September 18, White Gift Fund letters, March 22 - April 22, 1957, undated 19 4 Fine Arts Week (Oxford College of Emory),

11 20 1 The Ten Club: Correspondence, 1 October December The Ten Club: Correspondence, 19 June December The Ten Club: Correspondence, 1 January-22 December The Ten Club: Correspondence, 2 January-19 July The Ten Club: Correspondence, 7 August-20 December The Ten Club: Correspondence, 27 January-7 November The Ten Club: Correspondence, The Ten Club: Speeches, "Poe," 29 June The Ten Club: Speeches, "America's world responsibility since the 'fall' of the British Empire," 19 September The Ten Club: Speeches, "Dreyfus," undated The Ten Club: Speeches, "The Tennessee," undated The Ten Club: Speeches, "The Hobbits," undated The Ten Club: Speeches, "War and Peace," undated The Ten Club: Speeches, "Joan of Arc," undated The Ten Club: Speeches, "Ben Hill," undated The Ten Club: Speeches, "Nasser," undated The Ten Club: Speeches, speeches by others, undated The Ten Club: Speeches, undated Symposium: "The Symposium, ," undated 11

12 Series 2 General correspondence, Boxes Scope and Content Note The general correspondence series ( ) combines the general and miscellaneous folders maintained by Dr. White. The subject matter appearing in this series is hard to distinguish from that in the personal correspondence series, but it does contain more correspondence related to Dr. White s responsibilities as trustee of Wesleyan and Clark Colleges than the personal correspondence series. Arrangement Note Correspondence in Series 2 is arranged Chronologically. Box Folder Content March-29 August September-27 December January-24 February March-28 April May June-25 August September October-10 November November-17 December January-13 February February-31 March April-August September-21 October November, September-December January-February March-April May-November January-April May-September October-November February-December 1962, undated January-June 1963, undated April-September October-November

13 22 13 January-March April-May June-August September October November-December January-February March-April May June-September October-December January February-March November-December January-February March-April May-July August-November December 1969, undated Clark College Trustees reports, October Clark College Trustees minutes, April Clark College Trustees reports, October undated 24 9 undated 13

14 Series 3 Speeches, Boxes Scope and Content Note Series 3 is perhaps the single largest body of papers conveying Dr. White s thoughts on higher education and related matters. Notations about the audience and the occasion on the typed drafts of his speeches indicate that Dr. White often spoke on the Emory and Oxford campuses as well as campuses throughout the nation. He delivered many commencement addresses. Along with his speeches, this series contains scripts of radio talks ( ). Arrangement Note Materials in Series 3 are arranged chronologically. Box Folder Content Radio talks, , undated Speeches by others, Speeches, undated (not foldered) 14

15 Series 4 Writings, Box 28 Scope and Content Note Series 4 includes copies of published speeches, book reviews, children s religious stories, and a scholarly article based on Dr. White s doctoral dissertation in experimental psychology. Arrangement Note Materials in Series 4 are arranged Chronologically. Box Folder Content undated 28 6 Notes, "Emory in the Civil War Era" (Emory Alumnus, November, 1960.) 28 7 Correspondence, "Emory in the Civil War Era" 15

16 Series 5 Financial correspondence and records, Box 29 Scope and Content Note Series 5 contains personal financial papers on insurance, major expenditures, donations, and Chancellor s Office expenditures. The correspondence and receipts dealing with donations show that Dr. White supported numerous Emory solicitations, special funds honoring various individuals, and community service organization (such as the League of Women Voters and Y. M. C. A.). In addition, there are topical files regarding the purchase, maintenance, and sale of three homes owned by Goodrich and Helen White. Arrangement Note Materials in Series 5 are arranged chronologically by topic. Box Folder Content Property in Monteagle, Tennessee, correspondence, Property in Monteagle, Tennessee, correspondence, Property in Monteagle, Tennessee, correspondence, Property in Monteagle, Tennessee, correspondence, Property in Monteagle, Tennessee, correspondence, Property in Monteagle, Tennessee, deed, insurance, loan, tax records, Home on North Parkwood, correspondence and records, Home on Fairwood Lane, correspondence and records,

17 Series 6 Biographical information and memorabilia, Box Scope and Content Note Series 6 contains biographical information and memorabilia from 1905 to Files of academic correspondence and records deal with White s studies at Emory College ( ), Columbia University ( ), and University of Chicago ( ). Included are the references White gathered in 1910 and 1911 for application to graduate school and copies of his master s thesis from Columbia University (1911) and his doctoral dissertation from the University of Chicago (1927). Another group of biographical folders deal with White s service as a psychologist in the U. S. Army in This group contains his personal army records and correspondence ( ), notes taken in training (1918), reports prepared for the army (1918), copies of The Caduceus published at Camp Gordon, Georgia ( ), and part of a World War I personnel manual. The reports include psychological studies of black soldiers. Other materials in the biographical series are an undated typescript of reminiscences, biographical fact sheets, certificates and awards, clippings, programs of special events (mostly academic) in which White participated, and photographs. In addition, there are materials relating to his wife Helen Chappell White, his son Chappell White, his mother Florrie Cook, and his brother-in-law Frank Chappell. One box of memorabilia contains a notebook White kept on various Phi Beta Kappa and Emory University matters, appointment books ( ), bookplate, and a souvenir paper weight and medal. Arrangement Note Box 32 is comprised entirely of memorabilia. Box Folder Content 30 1 Academic records: Emory College, Academic records: References, Academic records: Columbia University, The Ethical Psychology of Herbert Spencer, MA thesis, Columbia University, Academic records: University of Chicago, The Work Curve in Memorizing, PhD dissertation, University of Chicago, Notes and drafts, The Work Curve in Memorizing 30 8 Test sheets for preparation of The Work Curve in Memorizing 30 9 Army records and correspondence, , undated Military service: Notes and reports, Military service: Miscellaneous records, printed matter, Reminiscences, biographical fact sheets 17

18 31 2 Certificates, awards, , undated 31 3 Clippings, Clippings: Phi Beta Kappa Presidency, Clippings, Clippings: Selection of successor, Programs, Programs, Programs, , undated Photographs Writings of Helen Chappell White, Clippings: Helen Chappell White, Clippings: Helen Chappell White, Florrie Cook, and Frank Chappell 32 Notebook: Phi Beta Kappa (Emory's Gamma Chapter and United Chapters) and Emory University 32 Appointment books, Bookplate 32 Paper weight (from American Iron and Steel Institute, 1955) 32 Medal (60th anniversary of Life of Georgia) 32 Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, Commission on Curricular Problems and Research, A roll call of southern educational groups. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky,

19 Series 7 Unprocessed additions, 1959, undated Box Scope and Content Note Series 7 contains unprocessed additions to the collection. Box Folder Content Unprocessed additions [RESTRICTED] 19