Hale White Collection

William Hale White (1831-1913), who wrote as Mark Rutherford, was a novelist, a prolific contributor to newspapers, and the author of many works of literary criticism.

The collection contains about 40 printed items largely by, or about, Hale White. There are also some letters and typescripts.

The collection was formed by Simon Nowell Smith.

[Image, right, is from a portrait of William Hale White by Arthur Hughes, 1887.]

More information

• The printed books are catalogued in the Online Card Catalogue
• Manuscript number for the archival materials MS 2873