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Betty White Loving diaries

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 16055

Content Description

Betty White Loving chronicles her years as a teenager and student at Scottsville High School, and writes about events, names of people, and places she has visited.

Dates

  • Creation: 1941 - 1942

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Biographical / Historical

Betty White Loving was born June 5, 1925 in Albemarle County, Virginia to John Steven White III and Mary Elizabeth Fenwick. She attended Scottsville High School in Scottsville, Virginia. She became an accomplished bridge player, attaining the title of Life Master. She was active in the American Contract Bridge League and the American Bridge Association. She was also a member of the Ginter Park United Methodist Church, the Ginter Park Woman's Library, the Richmond Home for Ladies Guild, and the Covenant Woods Guild in Richmond, Virginia. She died on December 18, 2013.

Extent

0.25 Cubic Feet (1 half-width letter document box)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Crown Collectibles by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on October 26,2015.

Condition Description

Good.

Genre / Form

Title
Betty White Loving diaries
Status
Completed
Author
Ellen Welch
Date
2022-01-28
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States