Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16055, Betty White Loving diaries, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Crown Collectibles by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on October 26,2015.

Biographical / Historical

Betty White Loving was born June 5, 1925 in Albemarle County, Virginia to John Steven White III and Mary Elizabeth Fenwick. She attended Scottsville High School in Scottsville, Virginia. She became an accomplished bridge player, attaining the title of Life Master. She was active in the American Contract Bridge League and the American Bridge Association. She was also a member of the Ginter Park United Methodist Church, the Ginter Park Woman's Library, the Richmond Home for Ladies Guild, and the Covenant Woods Guild in Richmond, Virginia. She died on December 18, 2013.

Content Description

Betty White Loving chronicles her years as a teenager and student at Scottsville High School, and writes about events, names of people, and places she has visited.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• diaries