Lorille Horne Miller papers, 1938-1991

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Miller, Lorille Horne
Title
Lorille Horne Miller papers
Dates
1938-1991 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 linear feet, (2 boxes)
Collection Number
ACCN 1279
Summary
The Lorille Horne Miller papers (1938-1991) contain correspondence, newsletters, meeting agendas, maps, and pamphlets related to the 1977 National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas. In addition, there are news clippings related to the activities and membership of the First Unitarian Church from 1938-1946.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Mary Lorille Horne Miller was born in 1925 to William Wallace and Mary Manson Home. She took on a myriad of projects including political campaigns, PTA projects and the Unitarian Church. She co-wrote and published The Unitarian Church in Utah, 1891-1991. She also fought hard to have the ERA ratified in Utah.

(Biographical note taken from a obituary published in the Salt Lake Tribune from Oct. 18 to Oct. 19, 2012.)

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Lorille Horne Miller papers contain correspondence, newsletters, meeting agendas, maps, and pamphlets related to the 1977 National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas. In addition, there are news clippings related to the activities and membership of the First Unitarian Church from 1938-1946. Documents pertaining to Planned Parenthood, the Unitarian Universalist history committee, and a Salt Lake County neighborhood council are also present.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donated by Lorille Horne Miller in 1998.

Processing Note

Processed by Manuscripts Division staff in 1998.

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Related Materials

Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.

Separated Materials

See also the Lorille Horne Miller photograph collection (P0808) and the Lorille Horne Miller audio-visual collection (A0558) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1-3 News clippings regarding the First Unitarian Church and members 1938-1948
1 4 First Unitarian Church 1942-1948
1 5 Unitarian Universalist Women's Federation 1974, 1977
1 6 Unitarian Universalist Historian Committee 1989-1991
1 7 Neighborhood Conference 1989
1 8-9 General Materials 1943-1988
2 National Women's Conference materials 1977

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Equal rights amendments--Utah
  • Neighborhood government--Utah--Salt Lake City
  • Unitarian Universalists--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
  • Women--Congresses--Sources

Personal Names

  • Miller, Lorille Horne--Archives

Corporate Names

  • First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City--Records and correspondence
  • National Women's Conference (U.S.) (1977 : Houston, Tex)--Records and correspondence

Form or Genre Terms

  • Agendas (administrative records)
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Conference materials
  • Correspondence
  • Maps
  • News bulletins
  • Newsletters