Guide to the J. Howard Miller papers, 1891-1946 C0228 J. Howard Miller

Guide to the J. Howard Miller papers, 1891-1946 C0228

J. Howard Miller


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Repository
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Identification
C0228
Title
J. Howard Miller papers 1891-1946
URL:
http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/millerj.html
Quantity
2.5 Linear Feet, (6 boxes)
Creator
Miller, J. Howard
Language
English .
Summary
The J. Howard Miller papers consist of scrapbooks and folders containing newspaper clippings, programs, photographs, telegrams, and other pieces of ephemera, most of which are related to Federal Theatre Project productions in Los Angeles, San Diego, Padua Hills, and Denver. Also included is correspondence to and from Miller and employee identification cards.

Administrative Information

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation note

J. Howard Miller personal papers, Collection #C0228, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Donated to Special Collections and Archives by J. Howard Miller on April 12, 1979.

Processing Information

Processing and EAD markup completed in November 2012 by Greta Kuriger Suiter.


Biographical Information

Born on April 3, 1908 J. Howard Miller was a former actor and stage manager. He worked with the Federal Theatre Project as the Regional Director in the west, and later the Deputy National Director of the Federal Theatre Project.

The Federal Theatre Project was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided employment for large numbers of artists, writers, and performers during the Great Depression (1929-1939). The Federal Theatre began in 1935 and, until its end in 1939, flourished as the first and only federally sponsored and subsidized theater program in the United States. Directed by Hallie Flanagan (1880-1969), it was a way for theatrical professionals to gain employment during the Depression.

Scope and Content

The J. Howard Miller papers contain eleven scrapbooks created by Miller. Scrapbooks are compiled around a location or play: one has general newsclippings about the Federal Theatre Project and the WPA, three are for productions from the Mayan Theatre in Los Angeles, two are for productions from the Savoy Theatre in San Diego, one is for the State Emergency Relief Administration (SERA), one covers the Federal Theatre unit in Denver, one covers the play It Can't Happen Here in it's many locations of production. There are also two scrapbooks for materials that did not originate with the Federal Theatre Project, one of these is filled with programs collected by Miller and the other is material from the Padua Players theatre group where Miller worked before joining the Federal Theatre. Also included in this collection is one folder of photographs featuring Federal Theatre sets and actors, and three folders with correspondence, miscellaneous newspaper clippings, and employee related material.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically by title.

Related Material

The Works Progress Administration oral histories collection, the Federal Theatre Project collection, the Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, as well as numerous other personal papers.

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Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

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