Louis Miller Papers

Collection

Identifier: A1046

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection includes three publications promoting tourism in the Arcadia Valley in the early 1900s; a typescript history of Arcadia; a scrapbook; newspaper clippings relating to Louis Miller, his family, and Arcadia; and several architectural drawings.

Dates

1909-1960

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Copyright restrictions may apply. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright.

Biographical Sketch

Louis Miller was born October 13, 1853, in Jefferson County, Missouri, but moved at a young age to Arcadia, Missouri. He became an architect and builder and one of Arcadia's most prominent citizens. He also promoted the Arcadia Valley as a summer resort. He married Miss Salena Ringo in 1892. Louis Miller died October 21, 1933, in Arcadia; his wife died April 4, 1943, in Ironton, Missouri.

Extent

0.55 Cubic Feet ( (1 box; 5 oversize folders))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by type of material and chronologically within each folder.

Physical and Technical Requirements

There are no physical or technical restrictions.

Donor Information

Collection was donated in November 1982 by Louis W. Miller.

Separated Materials

The following three periodical issues were transferred to the library in 2003: The Building Age, August 1916; The Ozark Art Mirror, Vol. 1, No. 1 (July 1909); and The New Southwest: A Home Journal for the Modern Farmer, Vol. III, No. IV (May 1906) Twenty-five photographs and postcards of Louis Miller and family and homes built by Miller were transferred to the Photographs and Prints Department in 2003.