Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: The John White Papers contain John White's research materials related to his involvement in American Indian cultural preservation, education, history, language, and storytelling, particularly those of the Illiniwek tribes. The John White Papers are arranged by material type: correspondence, works and writings, language materials, storytelling materials, and miscellaneous. With this is mind, some of the items in the collection fall into more than one of the categories. So, for example,...