00889.xml ARTHUR B. WHITE: An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul, MN.

Manuscripts Collection

Finding aid encoded by J. HuebscherMay 2011 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society White, Arthur B. (Arthur Bonicastle), 1873-1946. Arthur B. White papers. 1900-1958. Materials in English. Scrapbooks of Arthur B. White's life and career and of press notices of the Elks Minstrel Show at Metropolitan Theatre, guest books, photographs, publications, artwork, and ephemera. 1.5 cubic feet in 1 box and 1 oversize folder in partial box. See Detailed Description for shelf locations. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Arthur B. White was born in Wisconsin in 1873. He got his start in the theater business selling opera glasses in Minneapolis before leaving Minnesota to manage theaters connected with vaudeville from 1906-1929. In 1920 he returned to St. Paul to manage the Orpheum Theater and work for the Metropolitan theater. He retired from the theater business in 1930 to become a deputy clerk of the Ramsey County district court until his death in 1946.

CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Actors -- Portraits. Actresses -- Portraits. Entertainers -- United States -- Minnesota. Theater -- United States -- Minnesota. Vaudeville -- United States -- Minnesota. Document Types: Photographs. Scrapbooks. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. White, Arthur B. Arthur B. White papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: 16,289

Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Processed by: Jennifer Huebscher, May 2011.

Catalog ID number: 007361647

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Photographs and artwork 132.H.10.2F Family photos. 5 photographs: b&w; 10 x 12 inches and smaller. Minstrel show performers, including Arthur B. White, undated, 1903-1908. 8 photographs: b&w; 7 x 11 inches and smaller.

Performers appear in blackface. Photographed by L. J. Jagger of St. Paul.

Identified performers. 3 folders.

Numerous views of performers, some of which are autographed.

Miscellaneous photographs. 16 photographs: b&w; 8 x 10 inches and smaller.

Views of people and residences.

142.C.13.3 Oversize photographs: Arthur B. White portrait. 1 photograph: tinted; 8 x 20 inches. White family residence, Rose Lake Cottage in Forest Lake. 1 photograph: b&w; 7.5 x 13 inches. St. Paul Winter Carnival, 1940s. B&w; 10 x 13 inches and smaller. Identified performers. 4 photographs: b&w; 10 x 14 inches. Pen and ink caricature of Arthur B. White drawn by Bert Wilcox, 1917. Scrapbooks 132.H.10.2F Arthur B. White's life and career, 1907-1958. Press notices for Elks Minstrel Show at Metropolitan Theatre, 1905. White family guestbooks, 1922-1945. 2 books. Publications 132.H.10.2F Roger Imhof publications.

Includes The Philosophy of Roger Imhof, Original Epigrams, and Roger Imhof's Bible.

New Orleans brochures. Ephemera 132.H.10.2F Elks Medallion from St. Paul Lodge 59, 1900.

Engraved with "A.B. White, No. 615, March 22, 1900."

Ticket to Continuous Vaudeville at Windsor Novelty Theater, St. Paul, 1907. Miniature toboggan from the Saint Paul Winter Carnival, 1941.