William Allen White Memorial
Drive
 Created
by the Emporia Area
Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau
In addition to visiting the William Allen White House State Historic
Site, you are invited to continue along the White Memorial Drive
to other related sites. The Memorial Drive was established in
1955 by the William Allen White Emporia Memorial Foundation. For more information call the Emporia Area
Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau, toll free at 800-279-3730, or 620-342-1803. 
902 Exchange Street
A replacement for the Union School which Mary White attended,
this building was constructed in 1950, after White's death, and
named by its students. Its lobby contains several photographs
of White and his family. Visitors are welcome.
 Emporia
State University, corner of 12th Avenue and Merchant Street
This building serves the informational needs of students and
faculty at Emporia State University, and houses its School of
Library and Information Management.
The William Allen White Collection contains books, manuscripts,
correspondence, photographs, and other materials about the editor.
The Mary White Collection of picture books for children honors
White's daughter, who was killed in a horseback riding accident
in 1921 at age 16. It includes school work, photographs, and memorabilia.
Every year since 1952, the children of Kansas have chosen, by
vote from master lists, books to receive the William
Allen White Children's Book Award. The winning books are on
display.
Visitors are welcome. Call 620-341-5037 to arrange a tour.
 White
Memorial Park
6th Avenue and Merchant Street
This midtown park commemorates the contributions of not only
William Allen White but also of his son, William Lindsay White.
A bust of William Lindsay White (1900-1973) sculpted by Anne Darrow
is the main featured of the park, which also includes selections
of writings by the two men. Old fashioned park benches and street
lamps, as well as plantings, make this a pleasant place for reflection.
 517
Merchant Street
The newspaper remains a publication of the White Corporation
more than 100 years after White purchased it in 1895. It is operated
by his granddaughter and her husband, Barbara and David Walker.
In 1995 his great-grandson, Christopher White Walker, joined the
Gazette staff as assistant publisher
and now serves as editor and publisher. The exterior of the building
has been remodeled through the years, yet the character of the
building and newspaper remain intact, and White's presence is
still found within. Visitors are welcome to browse in a small
museum of old newspaper printing equipment inside. Please call
ahead, 620-342-4800.
William Allen White Bust and Memorial
 Peter
Pan Park, south Rural Street and Kansas Avenue
The Whites gave this 52-acre park to the city in memory of their
daughter. On the southeast edge of Peter Pan Lake is the memorial,
which was dedicated on July 11, 1950, by former President Herbert
Hoover. It features a bronze bust, sculpted by Jo Davidson, flanked
by plaques engraved with White's famous, moving editorial eulogy,
"Mary White."
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William Allen White House
