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Henry C. L. Miller, Jr. papers .34 Cubic Feet 1 small flat box, 1 oversize medium flat box

Miller, Henry C.L., Jr. (Coudon Lay), 1901-1980

This collection contains the Second World War-period diary and scrapbook of Henry C.L. Miller, Jr. of Richmond, Virginia (1901-1980). The scrapbook contains telegrams, letters, taped-in postcards, and printed memoranda. Correspondence included in the scrapbook is largely friendly correspondence between Miller and Edward Stettinius, Jr., (1900-1949). Stettinius's tone is jovial and highly complementary of Miller in their correspondence. A memorandum dated August 4th, 1942, from Thomas B. McCabe of the Lend-Lease Office states that "Regarding the Miller appointment [as Chief of the Civil Service Requirements Section], I [Stettinius] am delighted." Stettinius refers to Miller as "Chick" and Stettinius is referred to as "Eddie" by Miller in all their private and Lend-Lease Office-officiated correspondence. Aside from letters with Stettinius, Miller's scrapbook contains records of his work on the Civil Service Commission from 1941 to 1944, including tipped-in newspaper clippings, daily schedules, travel authorizations, and official internal memoranda. A tipped-in invitation for Edward Stettinius's farewell dinner from the Lend-Lease Administration is dated October 6, 1943, before his transition to Under Secretary of State. Several tipped-in newspaper clippings at the back of the scrapbook document the work completed by the Lend-Lease Administration and the Civil Service Commission. Miller's "Service Diary" dated from March 17th, 1943, to November 24th, 1942, includes descriptions of daily work, Miller's personal thoughts on his work and the war, and descriptions of the places he visited as part of his Lend-Lease work.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Margaret Shelton Gillis papers 0.9 Cubic Feet 2 document boxes (1 legal, 1 letter)

The Margaret Shelton Gillis papers (1936-1975; 0.9 cubic feet) document the education and personal life of Virginia teacher Margaret Gillis. The collection contains school ephemera and letters, the former including handwritten notes from high school, newspapers, programs from various events, tests, student photographs, a Westhampton College handbook, printed cards, invitations, and broadsides.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

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