Ellen G. White Estate Branch Office

The Ellen G. White Estate is an organization created by the last will and testament of Ellen G. White to act as her agent in the custody of her writings. Since Ellen G. White's death in 1915, the Ellen G. White Estate has sought to make available her writings as broadly as possible. This has been accomplished through the publication of books, the translation of Ellen White materials, and the establishment of research centers around the world. Additionally, the Ellen G. White Estate seeks to promote an understanding of Ellen G. White's life and work and the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The Ellen G. White Estate is located at the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in Silver Spring, Maryland, but it is a separate corporation operated by a Board of Trustees. The White Estate also has a staff which seeks to accomplish the goals listed above. The Loma Linda Office of the Ellen G. White Estate is one of two branch offices. The Loma Linda Branch Office is combined with the Department of Archives and Special Collections for Loma Linda University under the leadership of a single director/chair. As a branch office, Loma Linda has available a complete collection of Ellen White's published and unpublished writings.

Ellen G. White materials available

Ellen G. White Letters and Manuscripts. A collection of published and unpublished letters and manuscripts of Mrs. White resides in the Branch Office. It consists of over 60,000 typewritten pages which are photocopies of the originals on file in the Silver Spring office. The Branch Office has a few handwritten Ellen White letters, also a small collection of original typed letters which have Ellen White's signature or interlineations in her handwriting showing her editorial work on them. A card index, organized by subject, directs the researcher to pertinent material.

Ellen G. White's Published Works. A complete set of Mrs. White's printed works is also available, including most earlier editions of her books as well as out-of-print books and pamphlets. Most of the out-of-print materials are originals though a few are in photocopy or microfiche form. Besides collecting editions, there is also an extensive and growing collection of variant printings of Ellen G. White books. The collection includes available works by Ellen G. White in Spanish.

White Document Files. This is an extensive and valuable collection of assorted information--articles, clippings, quotations, letters, term papers, etc.--on people, places and topics of Adventist historical interest. The White Document File represents one of the richest sources for the study of Ellen White and denominational history that is available. Begun by Ellen White's secretaries around the turn of the century, it contains information on a wide range of topics. Over the years, the file at the Loma Linda White Estate Branch Office has expanded to include many unique and significant items. Over 6,000 files in ten file cabinets are currently gathered in this growing collection.

Special Correspondence. The Ellen G. White Estate Branch Office has photocopies of the correspondence files from various individuals including James White (September 1845-July 1881), Joseph Bates (December 1842-July 1868), Stephen N. Haskell (January 1892-December 1911), and Ole A. Olsen (January 1892-December 1897). The collection includes many letters to Ellen White.

Question and Answer File. Answers to many questions asked of members of the E. G. White Estate through the years are contained in this file under weighted major headings with approximately 500 file folders. A card and electronic index directs the researcher to the proper file.

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