| Scope and content |
This collection includes a Wedding Anniversary Scrapbook (ca. 1940-1996) kept by Lawrence White and Florence Hines White of Hope Plantation located on Washington Post Road in New Bern, North Carolina; digital images of the images in a photograph album created by the donor which documents the lives of Lawrence and Florence White of Hope Plantation and their families; and digital images of plantation chits related to farms in the Washington Post Road area. Also included are farm record books (1944, 1948) and related documents (1943-1950). |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Lawrence and Florence White Papers (#1267), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA |
| Terms of use | The donor(s) do hereby offer and give to the University all legal title, copyright, and literary property rights that they may have in the scrapbook portion of the donation. The donor retains copyright for the photo album and plantation chits, but the University claims the right to post the digital images online and to allow students full scholarly use of those images. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Elizabeth W. Davenport. |
| Biographical note | Florence Hines White (b. 06/10/1917) and Lawrence White (b. 12/23/1912) were married on November 15th, 1940. Florence was a graduate of Jasper High School in New Bern, NC. Lawrence was a graduate of Contentnea High School in Kinston, NC and the Coyne Electric School in Chicago. The couple lived and worked on their plantation, Hope Plantation, in New Bern, NC. |
