Editing Andrew Dickson White (section)

===Bibliophile===
[[File:ADWhiteReadingRoom, CornellUniversity.jpg|thumb|The A. D. White Reading Room at [[Cornell University Library]], named in White's honor]]
Over the course of his career, White [[bibliophile|amassed a sizable book collection]]. His library included an extensive section on [[architecture]], which then represented the largest architecture library in the United States. He donated all 4,000 books to the [[Cornell University Library]] for the purpose of teaching architecture as well as the remainder of his 30,000-book collection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arlisna.org/pubs/onlinepubs/colldevpol/cornell.html|publisher=Cornell University Fine Arts Library|title=Architecture Clientele|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707050306/http://www.arlisna.org/pubs/onlinepubs/colldevpol/cornell.html|archive-date=July 7, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In 1879, White enlisted [[George Lincoln Burr]], a former undergraduate assistant for one of his seminars, to manage the rare books collection. Though Burr would later hold other positions at the university, such as Professor of History, he remained White's collaborator and head of this collection until 1922 by traveling over Europe, locating and amassing books that White wanted. In particular, he built the collections on the [[Reformation]], [[witchcraft]], and the [[French Revolution]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://libecast.library.cornell.edu/uris/white.html|title=Andrew Dickson White Library|publisher=Cornell University Library}}</ref> Today, White's collection is housed primarily in the Cornell Archives and in the Andrew Dickson White Reading Room (formally known as the "President White Library of History and Political Science") at Uris Library on the Ithaca Campus. The A.D. White Reading Room was designed by [[William Henry Miller (architect)|William Henry Miller]], who had also designed White's mansion on campus.

While serving in [[Russia]], White made the acquaintance of author [[Leo Tolstoy]]. Tolstoy's fascination with [[Mormons|Mormonism]] sparked a similar interest in White, who had previously regarded the Latter-Day Saints (LDS) as a dangerous [[cult]]. Upon his return to the United States, White took advantage of Cornell's proximity to the religion's birthplace in [[Palmyra (town), New York|Palmyra]] to amass a collection of LDS memorabilia (including many original copies of the [[Book of Mormon]]); it is unmatched by any other institution outside the church itself and its flagship [[Brigham Young University]].