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Diaries describing College life at St John's, both as a student and as a Fellow, and his experiences as a conscientious objector and while serving in France in the Friends' Ambulance Unit; bibliographical notes on authors of mathematical and scientific works, 12th-19th century; a list of Johnian authors to 1900.

Manuscript notes headed 'Johnian authors to 1900. Trial list. August 1942'. The notes are arranged aphabetically by author. White gives titles and imprints for each author's works, and notes where copies are to be found in the British Museum and St John's College Library.

Box 6.

Describes College life as a Fellow of St John's.

Documents White's training as a member of the Friends' Ambulance Unit and his posting to France. Also includes various correspondence concerning the FAU.

Describes College life. Also documents White's experiences as a conscientious objector, his attempt to gain exemption from military service, the actions and advice of various bodies, including the Fellowship of Reconciliation and the Union of Democratic Control, and his tribunal hearing in Cambridge. Includes newspaper cuttings of conscientious objectors' cases held before the tribunal and various correspondence concerning the same.

Mentions various members of St John's College, including E. Cunningham, J. Larmor and N.B. Jopson, as well as Bertrand Russell.

Describes College life. Includes various invitations, programmes of events etc.

Box 1.

Manuscript and typescript notes, including cuttings from booksellers' catalogues, providing bibliographical, and occasionally biographical information for authors of mathematical and scientific works, 12th-19th century, arranged alphabetically by author A-Y.

Box 2 (A-F), box 3 (G-K), box 4 (L-P), box 5 (R-Y).