Correspondence
Correspondence is the largest and most important series within the collection providing documentation of White's entire career, his teaching and research, his interaction with colleagues and other notable anthropologists, and his mentoring of students and young anthropologists. The files, with some slight exceptions are in the order maintained by White. The earliest correspondence (1921 to 1944) is arranged chronologically by day. Correspondence thereafter is arranged by academic year and then alphabetically. With some individuals, White maintained separate named files. Notable among these correspondents were Harry Elmer Barnes, H. L. Mencken, Robert Carneiro, Edward Norbeck, and Elsie Clews Parsons. It should be noted that these were by no means the only individuals that White corresponded with on a regular basis. The dated files include significant exchanges with many anthropologists and academicians. Appended to this finding aid is a selected list of Leslie White's correspondents.