Charles A. Miller Family Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Charles A. Miller Family Papers, Ms1983-001, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box
Creator:
Miller, Charles A. (Charles Alexander), 1819-1893 and Miller, Melinda Taylor, 1836-1906
Abstract:
This collection consists of materials regarding Reverend Charles A. Miller and his family's history.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Charles A. Miller Family Papers, Ms1983-001, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains eighteenth-century manuscript items from the Miller family in Germany and Pennsylvania as well as documents relating to Charles A. Miller's land ownership and business receipts. Also included are Miller's diary, account book, and information regarding the genealogy of his second wife, Melinda Taylor Miller.

Biographical / historical:

Charles Alexander Miller was born in Christiansburg, Virginia, on November 19, 1819. He was educated at Washington College and later at Union Seminary. On his return to Southwest Virginia, Miller was licensed by the Montgomery County Presbytery in 1849, and served as a home missionary in Giles County (1849-1851). He was fully ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1854 and went on to work at the Kimberlin Church (Giles County) and later at the White House Church (Radford) until his death on March 26, 1893.

Melinda Taylor Miller (1836-1906) was the second wife of Reverence Charles A. Miller.

External source:

"Melinda Otey Taylor Miller", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10942709/melinda_otey_miller, accessed April 22, 2024.

Acquisition information:
The Charles A. Miller Family Papers were purchased by the Special Collections in 1983.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Charles A. Miller Family Papers commenced in March 2007 and was completed in March 2007. This collection was previously processed by Special Collections staff.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject matter.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard