Stewart Edward White photograph collection​, approximately 1906-1937

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Summary

Creators:
White, Stewart Edward, 1873-1946
Abstract:
Photographs by author Stewart Edward White primarily documenting his travel experiences in Africa and the United States.
Extent:
5.8 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Stewart Edward White photograph collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of approximately 1,800 photographs, almost all taken by Stewart Edward White during his outdoor recreational travels in Africa, the United States, and Canada. The prints are primarily 3 x 5 inches or smaller, with a few larger, mounted photographs. Many have handwritten captions in White's hand on the back, along with chapter or article numbers. The Africa photographs depict White and others on safari, posing with killed animals, as well as African men and women and natural scenery. Some of these images were used in the following books by White: The Land of Footprints (1912), African Camp Fires (1913), The Rediscovered Country (1915), and Lions in the Path (1926). Other photographs depict White in the army at Camp Kearny, San Diego; the Bohemian Grove, California and participants; fishing and boating in the Sierras, and a photograph of Native Americans in Yosemite. The second series consists of film stills from two movies based on White's novels: Call of the North (1921) and The Leopard Woman (1920).

Biographical / historical:

Stewart Edward White (1873-1946) was an American author and spiritualist. He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and attended the University of Michigan and Columbia Law School. In 1903 he moved to Santa Barbara, California, where his parents lived. A year later, he married Elizabeth "Betty" Grant of Newport, Rhode Island; they had no children. His first novel was The Westerners (1901), inspired by his experience in the Black Hills, South Dakota. In 1902, he wrote a best-selling book, The Blazed Trail. White wrote numerous essays, short stories, Westerns, adventure and romance novels, as well as works on metaphysics. He was an avid traveler and outdoorsman, often basing his writings on his own experiences. He died in Hillsborough, California in 1946.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Harwood A. White, 1947.
Processing information:

Processed by Suzanne Oatey in February 2023.

Arrangement:

Organized in two series:

  • Series 1. Travel and personal photographs, approximately 1906-1937
  • Series 2. Movie stills, 1920-1921
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Stewart Edward White photograph collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2129
reference@huntington.org
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