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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Charles A. Miller Family Papers, Ms1983-001, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Charles A. Miller Family Papers were purchased by the Special Collections in 1983.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Charles A. Miller Family Papers commenced in March 2007 and was completed in March 2007. This collection was previously processed by Special Collections staff.

Biographical Information

Charles Alexander Miller was born in Christiansburg, Virginia, on November 19, 1819. He was educated at Washington College and later at Union Seminary. On his return to Southwest Virginia, Miller was licensed by the Montgomery County Presbytery in 1849, and served as a home missionary in Giles County (1849-1851). He was fully ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1854 and went on to work at the Kimberlin Church (Giles County) and later at the White House Church (Radford) until his death on March 26, 1893.

Melinda Taylor Miller (1836-1906) was the second wife of Reverence Charles A. Miller.

External source:

"Melinda Otey Taylor Miller", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10942709/melinda_otey_miller , accessed April 22, 2024.

Scope and Content

This collection contains eighteenth-century manuscript items from the Miller family in Germany and Pennsylvania as well as documents relating to Charles A. Miller's land ownership and business receipts. Also included are Miller's diary, account book, and information regarding the genealogy of his second wife, Melinda Taylor Miller.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject matter.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Montgomery County (Va.)
• Women -- History

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Charles A. Miller Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).