Miller (Dudley Fox) collection of Perry family papers, circa 1800s-1900s

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Summary

Title:

Dudley Fox Miller collection of Perry family papers

Dates:

circa 1800s-1900s

Creators:

Perry family

Abstract:

This collection consists of personal papers of the Perry Family, a New England family descending from Nathan Perry, including the Fox branch of the family, during the 1800s and 1900s. Included are family papers, letters, photographs, and narratives from the 19th and 20th centuries, including substantial genealogical data. The collection includes hundreds of photographs, including an album documenting turn-of-the-century California. Also included is an unpublished typescript by Emily P. Fox entitled "Journal of camping trip to Yosemite Valley, summer of 1893". The collection also contains some later materials, such as photographs of Dudley Miller with General Dwight Eisenhower during World War II.

Extent:

2.6 Linear Feet (7 boxes)

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

Dudley Fox Miller collection of Perry family papers. MS-R036. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.

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Background

Scope and content:: This collection consists of personal papers of the Perry Family, a New England family descending from Nathan Perry, including the Fox branch of the family, during the 1800s and 1900s. Included are family papers, letters, photographs, and narratives from the 19th and 20th centuries, including substantial genealogical data. The collection includes hundreds of photographs, including an album documenting turn-of-the-century California. Also included is an unpublished typescript by Emily P. Fox entitled "Journal of camping trip to Yosemite Valley, summer of 1893". The collection also contains some later materials, such as photographs of Dudley Miller with General Dwight Eisenhower during World War II.
Acquisition information:: Gift of Dudley Fox Miller, 1984, who received the materials from his grandfather (a grandson of Admiral Perry) and mother (a first cousin of the Delano branch of the Roosevelt family).
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Carole McEwan; updated by Sara Seltzer, 2014.
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-07-22 16:53:26 UTC .

Access and use

Restrictions:: The collection has not been processed. It may contain restricted materials. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
Terms of access:: Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.