Joseph Miller Collection, 1783-1929 (mostly 1820-1860)

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Collection Overview

Creator:

Miller, Joseph, 1797-1860

Title:

Joseph Miller Collection

Repository:

Manuscripts Division

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/w0892998r

Dates:

1783-1929 (mostly 1820-1860)

Size:

3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet

Storage Note:

Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-3

Language:

English

Abstract: Consists mainly of professional and personal correspondence, some documents, and printed matter of Joseph Miller, a nineteenth-century English civil engineer primarily concerned with the construction of steam engines and other machinery for naval vessels.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists mainly of professional and personal correspondence, some documents, and printed matter of Miller, a civil engineer primarily concerned with the construction of steam engines and other machinery for naval vessels. He was employed by the Boulton and Watt Company and later the Butterfly Iron Works, and spent some time in France and the United States. The collection includes correspondence with fellow engineers, his business partners, George Cowan and John Barnes, iron mongers, friends, and organizers of industrial exhibitions, as well as with his wife, Charlotte Biddulph Miller. The documents include land titles for property in Virginia, a business partnership agreement, a lease, receipts, a 19th-century map of a section of Charlottesville (Va.), an 1854 map of part of Cumberland County (England), and a few engineering drawings. Also included is correspondence (1838-1870) of Miller's niece, Lucilla Wood, of Albemarle County, Virginia.

Arrangement

Series: I. Papers of Joseph Miller--A. Correspondence, B. Documents, C. Maps & Drawings, D. Receipts, E. Misc. Writings, F. Memorabilia, G. Printed Matter; II. Correspondence of Charlotte Miller; III. Correspondence of Lucilla Wood; IV. Correspondence To and From Others.

Collection Creator Biography:

Miller, Joseph, 1797-1860

Joseph Miller was a nineteeth-century English civil engineer employed by the Boulton and Watt Company and later the Butterfly Iron Works and primarily concerned with the construction of steam engines and other machinery for naval vessels.

Collection History

Acquisition:: Gift of William N. Wood (Class of 1914), 1968 (AM 22037).
Appraisal: No appraisal information is available.
Processing Information: Folder inventory prepared by Alicia Corona '14 in 2011.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Joseph Miller Collection; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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