White, William Allen, 1868-1944
Person
Biography
William Allen White was a renowned newspaper editor, politician, and author. In 1895 White bought the Emporia Gazette in Emporia, Kansas and through his editorials became known as the "Sage of Emporia"; he won the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for his editorial entitled "To an Anxious Friend."
White and his wife, Sallie Moss Lindsay, had two children. Their daughter, Mary, died tragically in an accident in 1921. William Allen White died in 1944.
Found in 1 Record:
Collected poems of William Allen White compiled by Donald S. Pady, Tempe, Arizona
Collection — Volume 1
Call Number: RH MS DK9
Overview
Unpublished scrapbook compiled by Donald S. Pady of poems written by Kansas-based journalist and newspaper editor William Allen White. According to Pady, the purpose of the collection is to bring together the many verses of White which are found in numerous publications.
Dates:
1962
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- Subject: American poetry -- Kansas X