Katharine Sergeant White Papers

Part II: Box and Folder List - Personal Correspondence

Special Collections Department, Bryn Mawr College Library
Collection Number: M 56

Copyright © 2006 by Special Collections Department, Bryn Mawr College Library

August 2006
Last Update: August 2006

Description of Personal Correspondence:

Personal Correspondence is organized into four groups: Callie Angell Correspondence, E. B. White Correspondence, Charles S. Sergeant Correspondence, and Bryn Mawr College Correspondence.

Callie Angell Correspondence contains xeroxed copies of letters written by White to her granddaughter, Callie Angell, Roger Angell's oldest daughter. These personal letters, while few, are lengthy, and they provide a contrasting perspective on White "the grandmother," as opposed to White "the New Yorker editor." The letters in this group are organized chronologically. These copies were given to the Bryn Mawr College Library by Callie Angell.

E. B. White Correspondence consists of a large number of letters between White and her second husband, E. B. This group of correspondence represents only a small portion of the private correspondence between K.S. and E. B. Most of their private correspondence is in the E. B. White's Collection at Cornell University. The letters in this group are organized chronologically.

Charles S. Sergeant Correspondence consists of a few letters written by Katharine Sergeant to her father, Charles S. Sergeant Esq. during her undergraduate years at Bryn Mawr College (1910-1914). These letters paint the portrait of a studious young woman, already passionate about writing, especially poetry, and seeking intellectual and creative challenges. The letters in this group are organized chronologically.

Bryn Mawr College Correspondence comprises a relatively large group of letters from various people associated with Bryn Mawr College. White was devoted to her alma mater, and she frequently communicated with the Alumnae Association, the Friends of the Library, and the Marianne Moore Fund, to each of which she contributed financially. The Bryn Mawr College Correspondence also contains the extensive correspondence between herself and the library staff of Canaday Library, which documents the gift of her correspondence and papers to Bryn Mawr College.

PART I: Description
PART II: Box and Folder Content

Correspondence
• The New Yorker Correspondence
• Garden Correspondence
• Personal Correspondence
• Linda H. Davis Correspondence
  
Other Materials
• Writings by Katharine S. White
• Miscellaneous Garden Materials
• New Yorker Drawings and Photographs
• Miscellaneous New Yorker Materials