Subseries 2.3
Personal files, 1926-2006
Boxes 19-23
Scope and Content Note
This subseries pertains to the activities of Edwina Whitlock and her family unrelated to family and historical research. Materials include calendars, clippings, employment records, legal and real estate documents, transcripts, writings, correspondence, and photographs. Files document Whitlock's personal and professional life, including her involvement with the League of Allied Artists and her careers in banking, journalism, and social work. Clippings consist of pieces written by or about Edwina Whitlock and Mae Gentry; clippings collected for research purposes are located in Subseries 2.1: Research files. Legal files consist of cases brought by and against Whitlock, including a lawsuit regarding ownership of the portrait of Thomas E. Miller painted by Edwin Harleston. Other legal documents relate to Whitlock's management of Harleston's estate, including appraisal forms and loan agreements for Harleston exhibitions around the United States. Transcripts pertain to Whitlock's coursework at Talladega College and Northwestern University from the 1930s-1950s. Writings include unpublished pieces by Whitlock written primarily for school.
Correspondence consists of the incoming and outgoing letters of Edwina Whitlock and Mae Gentry from 1926-2005. Topics include social events, family news, and career and legal matters. Letters from Whitlock to Edwin and Elise Harleston are located in the correspondence in Series 1: Edwin and Elise Harleston Papers.
Photographs include snapshots and portraits of family and friends from circa 1950-2000. They include several photographs taken of Edward Ball and Edwina Whitlock during their collaboration for Ball's book on Harleston, The Sweet Hell Inside (2001).
Arrangement Note
Arranged by record type.
Personal papers | ||
Box | Folder | Content |
---|---|---|
19 | 1 | Biographical information, June 9, 1986 |
19 | 2 | Calendars, 1976-1991 |
19 | 3 | Certificates |
19 | 4 | Civic activities, 1952-1998 |
19 | 5 | Clippings about Edwina Whitlock and Mae Gentry, 1937-1990 |
19 | 6 | Clippings by Edwina Whitlock and Mae Gentry, 1985-1997 |
19 | 7 | Cromwell, Rudy, Tribute, 1991-1992 |
19 | 8 | Employment, Family Savings & Loan Association, Los Angeles, California, circa 1960s |
19 | 9 | Employment, performance evaluations and assessments, 1963-1973 |
19 | 10 | Estate management, Harleston, Edwin paintings, appraisal and conservation, 1967-2006 |
19 | 11 | Estate management, Harleston, Edwin paintings, loan and sale agreements, 1971-1997 |
19 | 12 | Estate management, Harleston, Elise photographs, loan agreements, 1985-1997 |
19 | 13 | Expansion Arts Fund Grants Panel, 1986-1991 |
19 | 14 | Fulbright European Tour, 1990 |
19 | 15 | Funeral programs, 1992-1997 |
19 | 16 | Gentry, Sylvia and Allison Gentry, 1990s |
19 | 17 | Invited talks, 1987 |
19 | 18 | League of Allied Artists, administrative file, 1987-1990 |
19 | 19 | League of Allied Artists, events, 1987-1996 |
19 | 20 | League of Allied Artists, grant applications, 1990 |
19 | 21 | Legal matters, Los Angeles, California, 1967-1969 |
19 | 22 | Legal matters, Thomas E. Miller Portrait, 1989-1991 |
20 | 1 | Legal matters, Thomas E. Miller Portrait, correspondence, 1990-May 1991 |
20 | 2 | Legal matters, Thomas E. Miller Portrait, correspondence, June 1991-1993 |
20 | 3 | Legal matters, Whitlock vs. Farrar, 1993 |
20 | 4 | Moss, Paul A., celebrations, 1989-1994 |
20 | 5 | Notes |
20 | 6 | Real estate, Gary, Indiana property, 1960-1975 |
20 | 7 | Real estate, Lithia Springs, Georgia property, 1992 |
20 | 8 | Rental and expenses report, June 1961 |
20 | 9 | Tax forms and IRS correspondence, 1986-1996 |
20 | 10 | Transcripts and student identification cards, 1934-1958 |
20 | 11 | Whitlock, Henry, death, 1960 |
20 | 12 | Will, 1993 |
20 | 13 | Writings, circa 1936-1980s |
Correspondence | ||
20 | 14 | 1926-1935 |
20 | 15 | 1936-1959 |
20 | 16 | 1960-1965 |
21 | 1 | 1966-1969 |
21 | 2 | 1970 |
21 | 3 | 1971-1972 |
21 | 4 | 1973-1974 |
21 | 5 | 1975 |
21 | 6 | 1976-1977 |
22 | 1 | 1978-1979 |
22 | 2 | 1980-1981 |
22 | 3 | 1982 |
22 | 4 | 1983 |
22 | 5 | 1984-1985 |
22 | 6 | 1986-1987 |
22 | 7 | 1988-1989 |
23 | 1 | 1990-1991 |
23 | 2 | 1992-1993 |
23 | 3 | 1994-1997 |
23 | 4 | 1998-2005 |
23 | 5 | No date [1 of 3] |
23 | 6 | No date [2 of 3] |
23 | 7 | No date [3 of 3] |
Photographs | ||
23 | 8 | Family friends, circa 1950s-1990s |
23 | 9 | "Painter of an Era" exhibit, Detroit, Michigan, 1983 |
23 | 10 | League of Allied Arts, Annual Opening Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, June 26, 1989 |
23 | 11 | Grandchildren, 1995 |
23 | 12 | Whitlock, Edwina with Edward Ball, circa 2000 |
23 | 13 | Whitlock, Edwina with family, circa 2000 |