Juanita Greer White Collection, MS 85-125. Special Collections, UNLV Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Donated by Juanita Greer White, December 1985.
Joyce Marshall, October 1996.
This collection is open for research.
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Juanita Greer White was born in Atlanta, Georgia on November 19, 1905. She received her A.B. in General Chemistry from Agnes Scott College in 1926 and her Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Johns Hopkins University in 1929. Between 1924 and 1952, White taught in Agnes Scott College, Mary Baldwin College, Bennett College, Hunter College and Williamantic State Teachers' College in Connecticut. Also, during these years, she worked on a special project on Adsorption at John Hopkins, was a research chemist for Bell Telephone Laboratories and the Deluxe Laboratories of 20th Century Fox.
Following a residence in Millbrook, New York, from 1935 to 1955, she and her husband, Dr. Thomas Sherman White, moved to Boulder City, Nevada. They both brought a wealth of experience and leadership to Clark County.
Dr. Juanita White was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi, received the Collegiate Scholarship Award from Agnes Scott College, 1925-1926, was a Boston Alumnae Fellow, American Association of University Women (AAUW), 1929-1930, was a University Fellow, Johns Hopkins, 1929-1930, named to American Men of Science, 1934-1955. She was also named to Women of America,
She was associated with AAUW from 1928 and became very active in the Boulder City branch. Her activities were numerous on a local and state level including being Nevada's delegate to the National Convention for ten years. After being elected to the Board of Regents, she was appointed the Nevada Commissioner for the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Co-chair for the Committee on Educational Compact and a member of the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women. Within Clark County she found time to be on the Advisory Board for Youth Centers, the Clark County Mental Health Board, the Committee on Aging, and the "Operation Independence" Advisory Board, to name a few.
Her constant involvement and dedication to higher education led to the honor of having a building named after her on the campus of UNLV in 1976 -- the Juanita Greer White Life Sciences building. Juanita Greer White died on September 18, 1997 and was memorialized in the Nevada State Legislature for leaving an indelible mark on public education in the State of Nevada.
This collection is divided into four series: General, Medical, Education and Political. The General Series contains a personal file of correspondence, clippings and biographical information and a student research file containing her thesis and dissertation pamphlets and notes on her color processing research.
The Medical Series has three sub-series. The first covers her involvement in the Conference on Aging in 1961. It includes correspondence, editorials and questionnaires on aging. The second sub-series chronicles White's involvement with the Health Systems Agency. It includes many publications, reports, committee meeting minutes, general papers and correspondence. In other health issues, there are pamphlets on the Nevada Federation for the Blind, Nevada State Welfare Department group care, Nevada Tuberculosis and Respiratory Health Association, and the Visiting Homemakers's Service. Dr. Thomas White's physician's journals from 1949 to 1959 are included in the third sub-series but are restricted.
The Education Series is divided into four sub-series. The first, WICHE, spans the years 1952 to 1981 and contains reports, correspondence, surveys, minutes, memos, staff lists and budgets. the Status of Women sub-series includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, pamphlets, recommendations and papers presented. The Nevada Southern University sub-series deals mostly with land issues, but does have some clippings and information on the Nevada Southern Foundation. The dedication of White Hall in 1976, along with information on female scientists and higher education are included in the AAUW sub-series.
The Political Series covers her work with the Board of Regents, including the Economic Opportunity Board, State Planning Board and the Manpower Conference. Her work in the Assembly is chronicled with newspaper clippings, correspondence, the Rural Development Advisory Council, the Board of Education and various campaign clippings and material.
The collection is arranged alphabetically and has one file in the General Series that contains plaques and an oversized envelope with awards and certificates.
This collection is organized into four series, within which are twelve subseries.
Some material, including papers relating to the AAUW and the Governor's Conference on Aging, was removed from the collection. A complete list of the separated materials can be found in Box 1, Folder 1 of the collection. Photographs were separated from the collection and placed in UNLV Photograph Collection 0249.
For related topics and further information see the following collection:
American Association of University Women Collection, MS 96-09
The General Series contains a personal file of correspondence, clippings and biographical information and a student research file containing her thesis and dissertation pamphlets and notes on her color processing research.
Includes correspondence, certificates, and newspaper clippings.
Includes dissertation, dissertation pamphlets, and film processing information.
The Medical Series has three sub-series. The first covers her involvement in the Conference on Aging in 1961. It includes correspondence, editorials and questionnaires on aging. The second sub-series chronicles White's involvement with the Health Systems Agency. It includes many publications, reports, committee meeting minutes, general papers and correspondence. In other health issues, there are pamphlets on the Nevada Federation for the Blind, Nevada State Welfare Department group care, Nevada Tuberculosis and Respiratory Health Association, and the Visiting Homemakers's Service. Dr. Thomas White's physician's journals from 1949 to 1959 are included in the third sub-series but are restricted.
Includes correspondence, editorials, and questionnaires on aging.
Includes general papers, minutes, and announcements.
Includes material from the Clark County Health District Administrative Manual, Nevada Federation for the Blind, and the Nevada Tuberculosis and Respiratory Health Association.
The Education Series is divided into four sub-series. The first, WICHE, spans the years 1952 to 1981 and contains reports, correspondence, surveys, minutes, memos, staff lists and budgets. the Status of Women sub-series includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, pamphlets, recommendations and papers presented. The Nevada Southern University sub-series deals mostly with land issues, but does have some clippings and information on the Nevada Southern Foundation. The dedication of White Hall in 1976, along with information on female scientists and higher education are included in the AAUW sub-series.
Includes correspondence, glossary, and Women of Nevada Project material.
Includes clippings, minutes and reports
Includes material regarding land rezoning, library, and Medical School Facilities.
Includes material relating to Beta Sigma Phi, female scientists, and higher education standards.
The Political Series covers her work with the Board of Regents, including the Economic Opportunity Board, State Planning Board and the Manpower Conference. Her work in the Assembly is chronicled with newspaper clippings, correspondence, the Rural Development Advisory Council, the Board of Education and various campaign clippings and material.
Includes information pertaining to by-laws, Medical School, and the State Planning Board.
Includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, and campaign material.