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Eartha M. M. White Collection

Current Exhibit in Special Collections:
Eartha M. M. White: a Jacksonville Legend.

Welcome to the online exhibit of the Eartha M. M. White Collection. Eartha Mary Magdalene White, a prominent African-American resident of Jacksonville, Florida, was widely known for her humanitarian and philanthropic endeavors in northeast Florida. The collection contains more than one thousand items, including her personal papers, letters, documents, notes, and other memorabilia. The exhibit features:

ONLINE RESOURCES FROM THE FLORIDA HERITAGE COLLECTION

A representative selection of items from the Eartha White Collection, including rare photographs and printed materials, have been digitized and are available online as part of the Florida Heritage Collection. The UNF web guide Online Resources from the Florida Heritage Collection provides a full listing of these unique materials.

Additional Digital Resources - The Library staff has also digitized a number of important primary resources held in the White Collection. These images and fulltext materials are accessible from the Collection's Subject Index.



Eartha White with her Mother, Clara

Eartha White with her Mother, Clara


Eartha M. M. White

Eartha M. M White, 1950


Eartha M. M. White, U.S. Rep. Charles Bennett, 1965

Eartha White, U.S. Rep. Charles Bennett, 1965

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