Betty White Loving diaries

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16055, Betty White Loving diaries, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Summary

Extent:
0.25 Cubic Feet 1 half-width letter document box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16055, Betty White Loving diaries, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

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.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from Crown Collectibles by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on October 26,2015.
Physical description:
Good.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
diaries