George Richard Miller Collection
Abstract
The George R. Miller Collection consists of letters, realia, and other documents.
Dates
- Creation: 1826-1950s
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1880s-1920s
Conditions Governing Access
The physical materials from this collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Vanderbilt’s Special Collections and University Archives. Materials should be requested two to three days in advance to facilitate easier access. Contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu to schedule an appointment.
Full Extent
.42 Linear Feet (1 Hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
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.
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.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the George Richard Miller Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jacob Schaub
- Date
- 2019 March
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
About this Site
This site contains collection guides, or finding aids, to the archival collections held by Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives, the History of Medicine Collection, and the Scarritt Bennett Center. Finding aids describe the context, arrangement, and structure of archival materials, allowing users to identify and request materials relevant to their research.
Requesting Materials
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