Witold Miller memoir, 1966-2011
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Miller, Witold, 1905-2004
- Title
- Witold Miller memoir
- Dates
- 1966-2011 (inclusive)19662011
- Quantity
- 5.85 cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 6232 (Accession No. 6232-001)
- Summary
- The memoir, with acompanying music, essays, and audio recordings, of Witold Miller. His writings cover his life in Siberia, the Russian Revolution, Warsaw during World War II, living in Poland and Hannover after the War, and family history.
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users.
- Languages
- English, French, German, Russian, Polish
Biographical Note
Witold Miller was born in Tomska, Russia on November 3rd, 1905. By the 1920s he was living in Poland. There he worked as a civil engineer and entrepreneur. During the Second World War he spent 10 months in a German concentration camp in Sachsenhausen. He stayed in Poland after the war, eventually moving to Western Germany. He continued to work as an engineer, and then as a symphony reporter. He retired in 1978. His wife was Maria Miller, born 1911, died 1987. He died in Hannover, Germany on Februrary 1st, 2004.
Content Description
Materials include the memoir of Witold Miller, accompanying music, essays, and audio recordings. The memoir includes photographs, postcards, maps, and clippings from Miller's life in Russia, Poland, and Germany. His writings cover his life in Siberia, the Russian Revolution, Warsaw during World War II, living in Poland and Hannover after the War, and family history. The memoirs and essays have been organized and noted by his son Leopold Miller, who transferred the audio tapes to CDs. Almost the entire collection is in French, German, Polish, and Russian.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Series 1: Introduction
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Description: Introduction to the "History of my Life and Music" of Witold Miller, by Leopold Miller
Information about and organization of the collection written by Witold's son
Dates: 2011Container: Box 1
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Series 2: Memoir
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Description: 1b Siberian Roots, new copy
Family history with photographs
Dates: 1978Container: Box 1 -
Description: 1d History, Roots "Picture annex"
clippings and photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1 -
Description: 2 History, Siberia, new copy
Written in Russian, covers the years 1905-1922
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1 -
Description: 2 History, Siberia (vol I-III) and Poland (vol I-V), new copy
Written in French, covers the years 1905-1936, with photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1 -
Description: 2.1 History volume I, original copy
manuscript with photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1 -
Description: 2.2 History volume II, original copy
manuscript with photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1 -
Description: 2.3 History volume III, original copy
manuscript with photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1 -
Description: 2.4 History volume IV, original copy
manuscript with photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1 -
Description: 2.5 History volume V, orginal copy
manuscript with photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1 -
Description: 2.6 History volume VI, original copy
manuscript with photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1 -
Description: 2.7 History volume VII, original copy
manuscript with photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1 -
Description: 2.8 History, volume VIII, original copy
manuscript with photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1 -
Description: 3 History, Poland (vol VI-X), new copy
covers the years 1936-1944, with photographs
Dates: 1981Container: Box 1 -
Description: 3.1 History, volume IX, original copy
manuscript with photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1 -
Description: 3.1a History, volume IX annex, original copy
clippings
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1 -
Description: 3.2 History, volume X, original copy
manuscript with photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 2 -
Description: 3.3 History, volume XI, original copy
manuscript with photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 2 -
Description: 3.4 History, volume XII, original copy
manuscript with photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 2 -
Description: 3.5 History, volume XIII, original copy
manuscript with photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 2 -
Description: 4 History, Poland (vol XI-XV), new copy
covers the years 1944-1974, with photographs
Dates: 1982Container: Box 2 -
Description: 4.1 History, volume XIV, original copy
manuscript with photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 2 -
Description: 4.2 History, volume XV, original copy
manuscript with photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 2 -
Description: 4.3 History, volume XVI, original copy
manuscript with photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 2 -
Description: 4.4 History, volume XVII, original copy
manuscript with photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 2 -
Description: 4.4a History, volume XVII annex, original copy
photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 2 -
Description: 4.4b History, volume XVII annex, original copy
photographs and maps
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 2 -
Description: 4.4c History, volume XVII annex, original copy
photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 2 -
Description: 4.4d "Stasi" German/East DDR secret police file on Marius Miller
as recuperated after the fall of the Berlin Wall by Claudia Miller (daughter), photocopies with notes
Dates: 1966-1977Container: Box 2 -
Description: 4.5 History, volume XVIII, original copy
manuscript with photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 3 -
Description: 4.5a History, volume XVIII annex, original copy
postcards and photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 3 -
Description: 5 History, Poland (vol XVI-XVIII), new copy
covers the years 1974-1977, with photographs
Dates: 1982Container: Box 3 -
Description: 5.1 History, volume XIX, original copy
manuscript with photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 3 -
Description: 5.1a History, volume XIX annex, original copy
postcards, clippings, and maps
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 3 -
Description: 5.2 History, volumes XX-XXI, original copy
manuscript with photographs
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 3 -
Description: 5.2a History, volumes XX-XXI annex, original copy
postcards an maps
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 3 -
Description: 5.2b History, volumes XX-XXI annex, original copy
clippings
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 3 -
Description: 6 History, volume XXII, new copy
manuscript with photographs
Dates: 1986Container: Box 3 -
Description: 7 History, volume XXIII, new copy
manuscript with photographs and clippings
Dates: 1986Container: Box 3 -
Description: 8 History, volume XXIV, new copy
manuscript with photographs
Dates: 1987?Container: Box 4 -
Description: 9 History, new copy
covers 1987-1997, mostly focused on family anniversaries, birthdays
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 4 -
Description: 10 History, Epilogue
manuscript
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 4 -
Description: 11 History, End
covers 1987-1992, clippings
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 4 -
Description: 16 History, annex, new copy
postcards, photographs, and clippings
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 4
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Series 3: Essays
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Description: Essay 2: Au declin. Les pensees qui me hantent
Manuscript with images
Dates: 1993Container: Box 4 -
Description: Essay 3: Gehenna, wspomnienia o Eugenii Bojarskiej z domu Miller
Manuscript with images
Dates: 1994Container: Box 4 -
Description: Essay 4: Une vie au cours XX siecle. Extra Requiem
11th anniversary of his wife Maria Miller (oma)'s death, manuscript
Dates: 1998-2000Container: Box 4 -
Description: Essay 5: Dans l'etau de l'Univers
manuscript with photographs
Dates: 1995Container: Box 4 -
Description: Essay 6: Une vie au cours de XX siecle. Deux Sourenirs
manuscript with photographs
Dates: 1997Container: Box 4 -
Description: Essay 8: La rose dessechee
Manuscript with images
Dates: 1999Container: Box 4 -
Description: Essay 10: Au FOND du PRECIPICE- Torture Instruments
Manuscript with images
Dates: 2001Container: Box 4 -
Description: Essay 11: Les etapes de la vie de notre generation
Manuscript with images
Dates: 2001Container: Box 4 -
Description: Essay 12: Aventure d'Orphee
manuscript
Dates: 1994Container: Box 4 -
Description: Essay 13: Un amour parfait existe-il
9th anniversary of his wife Maria Miller (oma)'s death, manuscript with clippings
Dates: 1996Container: Box 4 -
Description: La Lionne
4th anniversary of his wife Maria Miller (oma)'s death, manuscript with photographs
Dates: 1991Container: Box 4
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Series 4: Audio
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Description: Tapes for histories 1-756 tapesDates: undatedContainer: Box 7
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Description: Tapes for histories 7-1339 tapesDates: undatedContainer: Box 8
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Description: Tapes for history 2, Siberia 1905-19226 tapes
in Russian
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 5 -
Description: Tapes for "La Lionne"4 tapesDates: undatedContainer: Box 5
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Description: Travel 1: Cyprus, Balkans, and Italy6 tapesDates: 1982Container: Box 5
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Description: Travel 2: Italy, Poland, and Paris7 tapesDates: 1983-1985Container: Box 5
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Description: Tapes for essays 1-521 tapesDates: undatedContainer: Box 5
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Description: Tapes for essays 6-1537 tapesDates: undatedContainer: Box 6
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Description: CDs of history, essays, in memoriams, travel, correspondence, Russian tunes, and documentation31 CDs
Leopold and Witold speaking, with other audio elements
Dates: 2011Container: Box 4 -
Description: Musical Excerpts11 CDs
music corresponding to manuscripts
Dates: 2011Container: Box 4
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Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
