George Richard Miller Collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS.0905

Staff Only

Abstract

The George R. Miller ’18 Collection consists of letters, realia, and other documents.

Dates

1826-1950s
Majority of material found within 1880s-1920s

Conditions Governing Access

This collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Special Collections in the Jean and Alexander Heard Library. Collections should be requested 2-3 days prior to visiting in order to facilitate easier access. For questions or to request a collection, contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.

Extent

.42 Linear Feet (1 Hollinger box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection has been arranged largely as aligns to the auction groupings in which it was acquired. The largest series, Correspondence/Autographs-Opera, was purchased as a single unit. The remaining 5 items in Correspondence/Other Figures and in Realia were purchased separately.

Physical Location

Offsite Storage, Special Collections & Archives

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The George R. Miller ’18 Collection consists of letters, realia, and other documents acquired via an auction facilitated by Christie’s on June 15, 2017, of items from the Metropolitan Opera Guild Collection. The collection was donated to Vanderbilt University Special Collections as a collective effort between buyer/donor Richard Miller, President of the Metropolitan Opera Guild, the Anne Potter Wilson Music Library, and the administration of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. It is named for George R. Miller (’18), the son of the donor.