William McElwee Miller Papers 1931-1979

Summary

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Overview

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Abstract

Consists of articles, correspondence, notes, miscellaneous material, and printed matter of William McElwee Miller, a Presbyterian clergyman and a missionary in Iran from 1919 to 1962.

Description

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Description

The collection consists of Miller's articles, correspondence, notes, miscellaneous material, and printed matter. There are articles on Bahaism, correspondence and notes relating to his book The Baha'i Faith (1974), papers relating to the collection of Bābī manuscripts given to Princeton Library, and correspondence between Miller, Cady Allen, William Orick, and Earl Elder about Miller and Elder's translation from the Arabic of Al-kitab al-aqdas (1961). In addition, the collection contains printed matter on Bahaism and Iran.

Collection Creator Biography

William McElwee Miller was a Presbyterian clergyman, a missionary in Iran from 1919 to 1962, and an author of several books on aspects of Islam and Persian culture.

Collection History

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Acquisition

Additions from James Wainberger.

Processing Information

Folder inventory prepared by Alicia Corona '2013 in 2011.

Access and Use

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Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Preferred Citation

William McElwee Miller Papers; 1931-1979, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

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Topics

• Religion

Subject Terms

• Babism
• Bahai Faith
• Bahais
• Clergy
• Doctrines
• Iran
• Islam
• Islamic literature
• Missionaries
• Orick, William
• Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A
• Translations into English

Genre Terms

• Articles
• Correspondence

Contents and Arrangement

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Arrangement

Arranged in this order: Boxes 1-2--correspondence and miscellaneous material about Al-kitab al-aqdas, The Baha'i Faith, articles and correspondence about Bahaism, and printed matter (1954-1979); Boxes 3-4--additional unsorted articles, correspondence, and printed matter about the Baha'i faith (1931-1979).

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	Title	Date	Container
	Letter to Mother from Tehran About British/Russian Invasion	1941	Box 1, Folder 1
	Assorted Notes and Invoices	1973-1975	Box 1, Folder 2
	Aqdas: Corrections to Be Made in the Introduction and Notes	1971	Box 1, Folder 3
	Aqdas: Correspondence with Cady Allen and Earl Elder	1955-1962	Box 1, Folder 4
	Aqdas: Correspondence with Will Orick	1955-1962	Box 1, Folder 5
	Aqdas: Correspondence with Unidentified	1955-1962	Box 1, Folder 6
	Correspondence with A. Imani	1966-1967	Box 1, Folder 7
	"The Baha'i Faith": Message for the Editor About Publication	undated	Box 1, Folder 8
	"The Baha'i Faith": Chapter 6, Note 44	1973	Box 1, Folder 9
	"The Baha'i Faith": Correspondence About Permission to Use Quotations	1973	Box 1, Folder 10
	"The Baha'i Faith": Publicity and Reviews	1974-1978	Box 1, Folder 11
	"The Baha'i Faith": Correspondence A-E	1964-1976	Box 1, Folder 12
	"The Baha'i Faith": Correspondence F-L	1974-1975	Box 1, Folder 13
	"The Baha'i Faith": Correspondence M-O	1972-1976	Box 1, Folder 14
	"The Baha'i Faith": Correspondence P-S	1967-1976	Box 1, Folder 15
	"The Baha'i Faith": Correspondence with Unidentified	1973-1980	Box 1, Folder 16
	"The Baha'i Faith": Correspondence with Dr. Cuyler Young	1968-1974	Box 1, Folder 17
	Baha'ism: Correspondence and Newspaper Articles	1900-1979	Box 1, Folder 18
	Baha'ism: Writings on "What is the Baha'i World Faith?"	1966	Box 1, Folder 19
	Baha'ism: Excerpts from "Encyclopedia of Islam"	undated	Box 1, Folder 20
	Baha'ism: "Baha'i World Faith - What Is It?"	undated	Box 1, Folder 21
	Baha'ism: "The Behaïs (Babists)" by Rosamund Dale Owen	1929	Box 1, Folder 22
	Baha'ism: "The Persian Rival to Jesus, and His American Disciples" by Robert P. Richardson	1915	Box 1, Folder 23
	Baha'ism: "The Precursor, the Prophet, and the Pope" by Robert P. Richardson	1916	Box 1, Folder 24
	Baha'ism: "Notes on the Babi-Bahai Movement"	undated	Box 1, Folder 25
	Baha'sim: "Baha'ism and Its Claims", Wilson	undated	Box 1, Folder 26
	Baha'sim: "The Rise and Fall of the Parliament of Religions at Greenacre" by Robert P. Richardson	1931	Box 1, Folder 27
	Baha'sim: "Making Christ Known to Baha'is in Iran"	undated	Box 1, Folder 28
	Baha'ism: Statements by Charles Mason Remey, Guardian of the Baha'i World Faith	1959	Box 2, Folder 1
	Iran: "Iran Today", Volume II, Senals 8 and 16	undated	Box 2, Folder 2
	Iran: Postcards, Picture Books, Newspaper Articles	1967	Box 2, Folder 3
	Baha'ism: Pamphlets Published by Baha'i Publishing Trust	1957-1975	Box 2, Folder 4
	Iran: Persepolis, Isfahad	undated	Box 2, Folder 5
	Iran: "The Immanent Features of Persian Art"	1966	Box 2, Folder 6
	Iran: "Vox Persica"	1971	Box 2, Folder 7
	Iran: Arabic Publications	undated	Box 2, Folder 8
	Correspondence and Partial Manuscript	1969-1970	Box 3, Folder 1
	Copies of Typescripts, Interviews, and Various Correspondence	1964-1967	Box 3, Folder 2
	Material for Baha'ism Book and Material for Article in "Moslem World"	1929-1953	Box 3, Folder 3
	Correspondence with William Orick, E.E. Elder, and Others	1954-1969	Box 3, Folder 4
	Correspondence from William Orick	1970-1979	Box 3, Folder 5
	Correspondence from Charles Mason Remey and Various Printed Matter	1960-1975	Box 3, Folder 6
	Correspondence from Anthony Systrom	1955-1969	Box 3, Folder 7
	Correspondence from Anthony Systrom	1969-1977	Box 3, Folder 8
	Revisions of "Baha'ism", Questions on Baha'ism, and Letters to and from Publishers	1967-1974	Box 4, Folder 1
	Letters of Questions and Information on Baha'ism	1967-1974	Box 4, Folder 2
	Letters Seeking a Publisher	1969-1974	Box 4, Folder 3
	Letters, Information, and Publications on Baha'ism	1955-1977	Box 4, Folder 4
	"Behai Quarterly" and Arabic Publications	1935	Box 4, Folder 5
	Miscellaneous Documents Concerning Baha'ism in Arabic and English	1967-1972	Box 4, Folder 6
	Miscellaneous Documents Concerning Baha'ism in Arabic and English	1955-1969	Box 4, Folder 7