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Martin Miller papers, 1942-1987
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Miller, Martin, approximately 1923-1987
- Title
- Martin Miller papers
- Dates
- 1942-1987 (inclusive)19421987
- Quantity
- .43 cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection Number
- 6198 (Accession No. 6198-001)
- Summary
- Writings and materials related to Martin Miller who was an architect, poet and conservationist
- 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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No restrictions on access.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Martin Miller was an architect, poet, and conservationist. He attended Highline High School in Seattle, graduating in 1942. In the 1980s, he received media attention when he placed his 30-acre timber estate near Carnation, Washington in a conservation easement, where specific development rights and restrictions were detailed in a legal document and the easement was given to a government agency, which in this case was the state Game Department. In doing so, Miller protected his land by giving up his rights such as timber cutting, subdivision, road construction, hunting, and use of herbicides. Miller wanted to live in his private forest without fear that someday his heirs might erect condominiums on his Tolt River shoreline. On September 5, 1987, he was strangled to death by a neighbor just outside his Carnation, Washington home. Miller left the bulk of his estate to the Seattle Audubon Society, but with restrictions that they were to establish a fund and use its earnings to buy land to be conserved in perpetuity. In late 1987, the Seattle Audubon Society established the Martin Miller Fund, which is still used to purchase critical habitat for preservation.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, articles, notes, essays, poems, photographs, a high school yearbook, a high school letterman jacket letter, and a magnetic compass.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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1 | Writings about nature estate | circa 1980s |
1 | Highline High School Yearbook and letterman jacket letter | 1942 |
1 | Various writings by Martin Miller (correspondence, notes, essays, poems) | circa 1982-1987 |
1 | Article about Martin Miller Fund | undated |
1 | Unsorted photographs | circa 1970s-1980s |
1 | Silva compass | undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Architects--Washington (State)--Seattle
- High school students--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Nature conservation--Washington (State)
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Miller, Martin, 1923-1987--Archives