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	William Allen White Biography
		William Allen White was born on February 10, 1868, in Emporia, KS.
		White was a local figure in Emporia until 1896, when he wrote a sarcastic editorial, "What's the Matter with Kansas." The editorial was written after White engaged in a street corner debate with a local populist while waiting on a train bound for Colorado.
		White was not just a businessman, he was also a family man. On April 27, 1893, he was married to Miss Sallie Lindsay of Kansas City.
	www.journalism.ku.edu /school/waw/bio/waw/WAWhitebio.html (777 words)

	William Allen White - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Born in Emporia, Kansas, on February 10, 1868, William Allen White was a nationally known newspaper editor for much of his life.
		White purchased The Emporia Gazette in 1895 and continued as its editor until his death on January 31, 1944.
		White married Sallie Lindsay on April 27, 1893, and had their first child, son William Lindsay, in 1900.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Allen_White (305 words)

	William Allen White Home Dedication, Emporia, Kansas
		White was born Dec. 3, 1869, in Nicholasville, KY. Her family moved to Kansas City, KS, when she was eight.
		William Lindsay served in the Kansas legislature in 1931-32, working in Washington, and was a war correspondent for 40 American daily newspapers during the 1930s.
		William Allen contracted with Wight and Wight architectural firm of Kansas City for reconstruction, changing the look to Tutor Revival and moving the entrance from Exchange St. to 10th St. Simultaneously the house was enlarged.
	www.washburn.edu /cas/art/cyoho/archive/Events/WAWhite (896 words)

	NewsScan Publishing Inc. - NewsScan Daily Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Today's Honorary Subscriber is the famous journalist William Allen White (1868-1944), who so personified the thoughtful small-town American of his day that he became known as the "Sage of Emporia," the town in Kansas where he spent most of his life as publisher and editor of the local newspaper.
		White became nationally prominent during the election of 1896 when his impassioned anti-Populist editorial "What's the Matter with Kansas?" was reprinted and widely circulated by Mark Hanna, the national chairman of the Republican Party.
		White was a member of the 1930 Hoover Commission to Haiti, and in 1940 he founded and chaired the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies.
	www.newsscan.com /cgi-bin/findit_view?table=honorary_subscriber&id=523 (396 words)

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		William Allen White was more than just the editor of a small town, mid-western newspaper.
		This was the middle-class audience White sought to arouse, sought to inspire with a sense of their responsibility to bring the dispossessed into the middle-class that he saw as the central element in the stability of any community.
		White’s national reputation was enhanced in part by his novels, written early in his career, but more particularly by his many articles written for periodicals such as The Saturday Evening Post, McClure’s Magazine, Colliers, and Atlantic Monthly among others.
	www.natcom.org /roc/one-two/Vol2Num2/DenmanAgran.htm (970 words)

	William Allen White Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		William Allen White (1868-1944), American journalist, was a spokesman for small-town America.
		On Feb. 10, 1868, William Allen White was born in Emporia, Kan. While attending Emporia College and the University of Kansas, he became involved in newspaper work and left, before receiving a degree, to work on various newspapers.
		He was a virulent foe of the Populists and William Jennings Bryan, and during the presidential campaign of 1896 he published a vitriolic editorial attacking populism entitled "What's the Matter with Kansas"" The Populists, said White, were "gibbering idiots" intent on despoiling the rich and driving business and capital from the state.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/william-allen-white (396 words)

	William Allen White's 1924 Gubernatorial Campaign by Jack Wayne Traylor, Summer 1976
		William Allen, or Will as he was known during his youth and by boyhood friends the rest of his life, made satisfactory progress at the public schools, but never was an outstanding student.
		White interpreted the phrase "at this time" to mean that Paulen at that moment was not a Klan member but could have been one in the past or might be one in the future.
		White ended his campaign November 2 with six speeches in Wichita, the last of which was delivered in the Forum, one of the largest structures in the state at that time.
	www.kancoll.org /khq/1976/76_2_traylor.htm (4911 words)

	William Allen White
		For half a century, Emporia newspaper editor William Allen White had something to say on virtually every topic that had anything to do with Kansas or the nation.
		Born in Emporia in 1868, he grew up in El Dorado, attended the College of Emporia and the University of Kansas and worked on newspapers in Topeka and Kansas City before buying the Emporia Gazette in 1895.
		White created an unforgettable portrait of a young girl, forever vibrant and forever young.
	www.kshs.org /portraits/white_william.htm (215 words)

	William Allen White house was think tank of its day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		White's old desk, where he did much of his writing, faces a large fireplace as it did when he used it.
		The most requested is "Mary White," a loving portrait of White's 16-year-old daughter, written shortly after she died in a horseback riding accident in 1921.
		As for White's legacy, she said, "He was able to show the world that a man, not only a journalist, but a man from a small town in the Midwest, could make a difference in the world.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05214/563969.stm (845 words)

	William Allen White 50th
		The William Allen White Awards are presented to authors chosen by Kansas’s students in grades 3 through 8.
		William Allen White was born in Emporia, KS on Feb. 10
		William Allen White’s editorial of Mary’s death ended with this paragraph: “A rift in the clouds in a gray day threw a shaft of sunlight upon her coffin as her nervous, energetic little body sank to its last sleep.
	www.usd230.k12.ks.us /usd230/ms/Library/waw50.html (1012 words)

	1896: William Allen White
		William Allen White was the young and little-known editor of an undistinguished small-town newspaper, The Emporia Gazette of Kansas, when his editorial "What's the Matter with Kansas?" catapulted him into national prominence.
		The year was 1896, and a presidential election between the Republican candidate, William McKinley, and the Democratic choice, William Jennings Bryan, was underway.
		White and the Gazette quickly gained national notice as papers across the country reprinted this sweeping denunciation of Kansas Populism from the pen of a Kansan.
	projects.vassar.edu /1896/white.html (731 words)

	Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame
		When William Allen White died in January, 1944, he was eulogized as "one of the truly great Americans" of his age.
		White was born in Emporia on February 10, 1868.
		White was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1923 for his editorial "To An Anxious Friend, which defended the right of free speech after White was arrested for defiance of a provision in Governor
	www.kspress.com /img/HOF/members/white-wa.html (290 words)

	Absolom Jones, Richard Allen. William White
		William White was born in Philadelphia in 1747, went to England in 1770 to be ordained deacon and priest, returned in 1772 and became first an assistant and then the rector of the Church of Christ and Saint Peter in Philadelphia.
		White was largely responsible for the Constitution of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America.
		White was Presiding Bishop of Pecusa at its first General Convention in 1789, and again from 1795 till his death on 17 July 1830.
	www.holytrinitynewrochelle.org /yourti17181.html (841 words)

	William Allen White - This Might Be A Wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		William Allen White is the jolly, smiling face so familiar to fans of They Might Be Giants.
		In 1996, one hundred years after W. White's career-making editorial "What's The Matter With Kansas" was published, a group of 15 historians came to consensus that he was the most influential person in all of Kansas history.
		White can be seen at TMBG concerts, TV performances and music videos.
	www.tmbw.net /wiki/index.php/William_Allen_White (287 words)

	William Allen White
		The William Allen White Children's Book Award, established and directed by Emporia State University, was founded in 1952 by the late Ruth Garver Gagliardo, a specialist in Children's Literature, to honor the memory of one of the state's most distinguished citizens by encouraging the boys and girls of Kansas to read and enjoy good books.
		Using fl and white photographs from the era to provide a visual historical context for the story, Warren creates a true-to-life tale about courage, friendship, and family ties, during a time of dreadful violence, and about a boy attempting to stay alive long enough to be reunited with his family.
		The White Award Program was founded by Ruth Carver Gagliardo, a specialist in Children’s Literature, to honor the memory of one of the state’s most distinguished citizens by encouraging the boys and girls of Kansas to read and enjoy good books.
	www.indyschools.com /wes/william_allen_white.htm (2545 words)

	William Allen White: Country Editor, 1897-1914, by Walter Johnson, Kansas Historical Quarterly, February, 1947
		Not only did White have money coming in from outside writing, but he was a hard working, shrewd newspaper man. "Look at that face, pink and white, fat and sweet, as featureless and innocent as a baby's bottom!", remarked a town enemy in 1899.
		White served as the first president of the Current club, a men's discussion group launched in 1900, and he was also a significant figure in the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary club.
		White is of medium height, slight, dark-eyed and sympathetic, intensely interested in her husband's work and of great assistance to him," declared the Buffalo Express, on December 28, 1901.
	www.kancoll.org /khq/1947/47_1_johnson.htm (8253 words)

	KU School of Journalism and Mass Communications - Calendar of Events
		The White Foundation trustees chose Seib to receive the citation, presented annually since 1950 to journalists who exemplify the ideals of William Allen White.
		KU's William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications is named in White's honor.
		White (1868-1944) was a nationally influential Kansas editor and publisher.
	www.ku.edu /~jschool/news/waw2005recap.shtml (737 words)

	William Allen White Biography and Summary
		William Allen White was born in Emporia, Kansas, and he died there on Kansas Day nearly seventy-six years later.
		Born in Emporia, Kansas, on February 10, 1868, William Allen White was a nationally known newspaper editor for much of his life.
		White purchased The Emporia Gazette [1] in 1895 and continued as its editor until his death on January 31, 1944.
	www.bookrags.com /William_Allen_White (205 words)

	William Allen White, 1921 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Among these was White, who fought the organizatin in one of its main strongholds, Kansas.
		William Allen White returned to his hometown of Emporia, Kan., in 1895, and bought The Emporia Gazette for $3,000 in borrowed money.
		By the time of his death in 1944, White had become a well-known publisher, writer, commentator and influential Kansan in the state's populist tradition.
	www.auburn.edu /~lakwean/hist2020/doc1921_white.html (465 words)

	William Allen White Award
		The William Allen White Children's Book Awards, established and directed by Emporia State University, was founded by the late Ruth Garver Gagliardo, a specialist in Children's Literature, to honor the memory of one of the state's most distinguished citizens by encouraging the boys and girls of Kansas to read and enjoy good books.
		The White Awards are given annually to two books, one for 3rd to 5th Grade and one for 6th to 8th Grade.
		The Award Medals are presented annually on the first or second Saturday of October to the winning authors at the William Lindsay White Civic Auditorium in Emporia, Kansas where they will make their acceptance speeches.
	www.usd375.org /bgs/william_allen_white_award3-5.htm (595 words)

	White, William Allen on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		WHITE, WILLIAM ALLEN [White, William Allen] 1868-1944, American author, b.
		A spokesman for small town life and a liberal Republican, White feared the results of excessive industrialization.
		Black Indianapolis police chief reprimands White officers for drunken attacks.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/W/White-W1mA1.asp (444 words)

	William Allen White Books
		The William Allen White Award was the first statewide reader's choice award in the United States.
		Votes are tallied at the William Allen White Library at Emporia State University, and the winner is announced in the Emporia Gazette.
		The William Allen White Children's Choice Award is presented to the winning author by a Kansas child at a banquet in the Fall of the year.
	home.att.net /~psallen/rms/w_a_white.htm (122 words)

	William Allen White Voting Procedures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The award is sponsored by the William Allen White Library at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas.
		Per the William Allen White Award Program, "Students in the third through eighth grades should be encouraged to read as many books as possible before voting for their favorite book.
		This is so that the WAW Award Program can send the correct number of WAW bookmarks in the upcoming year based upon these numbers.
	www.kckpl.lib.ks.us /KCKPL/wawvote.html (421 words)

	William Allen White House
		From the 1890s through the World War II, White influenced state and national politics through his writings from the heartland town of Emporia.
		White looms particularly large in the colorful politics of his home state, debating the Populists of the 1890s and battling against the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s.
		For information on "William Allen White's Emporia" thematic tours call the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau, toll free at 800-279-3730, or 620-342-1803.
	www.kshs.org /places/white (139 words)

	William Allen White - This Might Be A Wiki, The TMBG Knowledge Base
		William Allen White is the jolly, smiling face so familiar to fans of They Might Be Giants.
		White's career-making editorial "What's The Matter With Kansas" was published, a group of 15 historians came to consensus that he was the most influential person in all of Kansas history.
		White can be seen at TMBG concerts, TV performances and music videos.
	tmbw.net /wiki/William_Allen_White (316 words)

	William Allen White
		William Allen White was one of the greatest journalists of all time.
		White's legacy of excellent journalism continues today through the William Allen White School of Journalism at the University of Kansas.
		William Allen White, left, with his son and successor William Lindsay White
	www.journalism.ku.edu /school/waw (90 words)

	William Allen White Elementary School receives grant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		William Allen White Elementary School is among Kansas elementary schools offered the opportunity to compete in WCNOC’s Grants for Excellence program.
		William Allen White Elementary School’s entry was submitted by teachers Marilyn Dalton, Laura Wells and Glenda Bair.
		In addition to William Allen White Elementary School, grants were awarded to Prairie Star Elementary School, Leawood; Garfield Elementary School; Clay Center; Marmaton Valley Elementary, Moran; Trojan Elementary School, Osawatomie; Admire Elementary School, Admire; Miltonvale Grade School, Miltonvale; Waverly Grade School, Waverly; Goessel Elementary School, Goessel; and West Indianola Elementary School, Topeka.
	www.wcnoc.com /news_view.cfm?id=48 (224 words)

	1997 William Allen White award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		A panel of William Allen White Foundation trustees selected Broder to receive the citation.
		The honor has been awarded since 1950 to journalists who exemplify the ideals of William Allen White, a nationally influential Kansas editor and publisher until his death in 1944.
		Broder was born in Chicago Heights, Ill. He received his bachelor's degree and a master's degree in political science from the University of Chicago, served two years in the U.S. Army and began his newspaper career at the Bloomington (Ill.) Pantagraph.
	www.news.ku.edu /1997/97N/JanNews/Jan30/broder.html (466 words)

	The Autobiography of William Allen White
		At the time of his death in 1944, William Allen White, editor of the Emporia Gazette, was a national celebrity, proclaimed one of the truly great Americans of his age.
		During his career White had managed to expand his circle of influence far beyond Emporia Kansas to include most of the nation.
		The book is both an important political and cultural document and a lasting example of the autobiographical art, a classic of the genre.
	www.kansaspress.ku.edu /whiaut.html (387 words)

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