Julian LeRoy White, 1866 - 1886
Scope and Contents
Two diaries belonging to Baltimore philanthropist Julian LeRoy White. The earlier diary is from 1866, when White was only 13 years old and documents daily life during a year spent abroad in Europe with his mother and stepfather the British physician Thomas H. Buckler (1812-1901). Decorative blue cloth binding and marbled edges; the front flyleaf contains two stamps bearing White’s name and a note in ink indicating that the diary was a Christmas gift from White’s aunt Mary in 1865. The second diary is from 1886, and is soft-bound in oxblood leather with gilt edges.
Dates
- 1866 - 1886
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Julian LeRoy White (1853-1923) was an American philanthropist based in Baltimore, MD. Along with his half-brother William Buckler, White played a major role in the acquisition of land for the Homewood campus of Johns Hopkins University.
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu