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The Joseph Alfred Miller Papers contain items from Miller's student days (1900-1904) at the college that eventually became NC State University. Included are the jacket and caps of his cadet uniform; photographs showing student life, athletics, and campus buildings; student publications; and one of his engineering textbooks. A few of the photos show Miller's future wife Ella Duckett and his college roommate William Joel Patton. Some of the student publications and the textbook contain his marginalia (the textbook contains a note about Professor Carl Riddick). The collection also contains some college publications from the 1930s when other Miller family members attended NC State, and this includes athletics programs.
Joseph Alfred Miller (1883-1949) of Brevard, North Carolina, graduated from North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (abbreviated A & M and later renamed North Carolina State University) in 1904. He was later a camp director and assistant county supervisor for the Farmers Home Administration.
Joseph Alfred Miller (1883-1949) of Brevard, North Carolina, graduated from North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (abbreviated A & M and later renamed North Carolina State University) in 1904. He was later a camp director and assistant county supervisor for the Farmers Home Administration.
Miller was born in Georgia but grew up in Brevard. From 1900 to 1904 he attended North Carolina A & M, and he graduated with a B. E. in electrical engineering. He was the senior class president, captain of the baseball team, president of the Athletics Association, president of the Pullen Literary Society, and a first lieutenant in the student military cadets. He also played for the football team and the track team.
After graduation Miller returned to Brevard and married Ella Duckett of Raleigh. The couple had three sons. For many years Miller was dirctor of Camp Transylvania. In the early 1940s he moved to Wadesboro, North Carolina. At the time of his death he was assistant county supervisor of the Anson County Farmers Home Administration.
The Joseph Alfred Miller Papers contain items from Miller's student days (1900-1904) at the college that eventually became NC State University. Included are the jacket and caps of his cadet uniform; photographs showing student life, athletics, and campus buildings; student publications; and one of his engineering textbooks. A few of the photos show Miller's future wife Ella Duckett and his college roommate William Joel Patton. Some of the student publications and the textbook contain his marginalia (the textbook contains a note about Professor Carl Riddick). The collection also contains some college publications from the 1930s when other Miller family members attended NC State, and this includes athletics programs.
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[Identification of item], Joseph Alfred Miller Papers, MC 00556, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of Marsha Hanna, 2015 (Accession 2015.0110)
Processed by: Todd Kosmerick, 2015 May; machine-readable finding aid by: Todd Kosmerick, 2015 May
Contains 1 photograph and 5 postcards.
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[Identification of item], Joseph Alfred Miller Papers, MC 00556, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.