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Maud H. Miller papers
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Processing History
  • Biographical Note
  • Collection Scope and Contents
  • Collection Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Maud H. Miller papers
    Date (inclusive): 1890-1969
    Date (bulk): 1942-1943
    Collection Number: MS 403
    Creator: Miller, Maud H.
    Extent: 0.23 linear feet (1 box, 1 flat file folder)
    Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
    Riverside, CA 92517-5900
    Abstract: The Maud H. Miller papers is a collection of personal documents and correspondence from Maud H. Miller, a Riverside resident and former employee of the United States Bureau of War Risk Assurance. Materials in the collection include Miller's correspondence with multiple politicians on issues important to her, editorials and autobiographical stories written by Miller, family photographs, and some personal correspondence.
    Languages: The collection is in English.

    Access

    The collection is open for research.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17,U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.

    Preferred Citation

    [identification of item], [date if possible]. Maud H. Miller papers (MS 403). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Loye Miller, 1968.

    Processing History

    Processed by Julianna Gil, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
    Processing of the Maud H. Miller papers was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2017. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.

    Biographical Note

    Maud Holmes Miller was born in Louisiana in 1876, and moved to Riverside with her family in 1877. She graduated from Riverside Union High School in 1895, and in 1904 she was named Miss Riverside. She worked as a book keeper for several Riverside stores, and in 1920 was working as a clerk for the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, a part of the U.S. Treasury Department.
    Miller was an active participant in American politics, and was particularly involved in the America First Committee, a non-interventionist pressure group against American entry into World War II. Miller was also interested in agricultural policy and trade, as well as local politics. She eventually settled in Fallbrook, California, where she passed away on August 2, 1968.

    Collection Scope and Contents

    The Maud H. Miller papers is a collection of personal documents, including Miller's correspondence with multiple politicians on issues important to her. This notably includes continued correspondence concerning agricultural policy and other issues with George N. Peek, the first Administrator of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) under Franklin D. Roosevelt, and George P. Clements, head of agriculture for the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. The collection also includes editorials and autobiographical stories written by Miller, family photographs, and some personal correspondence.

    Collection Arrangement

    This collection is arranged topically into folders.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

    Subjects

    Peek, George N. (George Nelson), 1873-1943
    Clements, George P.
    Agriculture and state
    Riverside (Calif.)

    Genres and Forms of Materials

    Correspondence