. ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁Earth a ▁and ▁Clara ▁White ▁began ▁the ▁" Color ed ▁Old ▁Fol ks ▁Home ", ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁" E ar tha ▁White ▁N urs ing ▁Home ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁construction ▁began ▁on ▁Earth a ▁M . ▁M . ▁White ▁Health ▁Care , ▁Inc ., ▁a ▁ 1 2 5 - bed , ▁$ 7 8 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 ▁facility , ▁initi ated ▁by ▁Earth a ▁at ▁age ▁ 8 9 . ▁ ▁Museum ▁Through out ▁Earth a ▁White ' s ▁life , ▁she ▁act ively ▁collected ▁period ▁furn iture , ▁historical ▁documents , ▁and ▁photos ▁of ▁Jackson ville ' s ▁past ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Black ▁Americans . ▁She ▁solic ited ▁don ations ▁from ▁all ▁her ▁contacts , ▁both ▁business ▁and ▁personal . ▁The ▁accum ulation ▁was ▁hous ed ▁in ▁a ▁building ▁near ▁Mon c rie f ▁Spr ings ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁after ▁which ▁many ▁items ▁were ▁st olen ▁or ▁dam aged . ▁The ▁remaining ▁documents ▁were ▁turned ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Florida ▁for ▁safe ▁keeping ; ▁the ▁furn iture ▁and ▁obj ets ▁d ' art ▁were ▁stored ▁by ▁the ▁C WM . ▁ ▁The ▁" E ar tha ▁M . M . ▁White ▁Memorial ▁Art ▁and ▁Historical ▁Resource ▁Center " ▁was ▁dedicated ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁at ▁the ▁Clara ▁White ▁Mission . ▁The ▁" museum " ▁is