Inventory
1.75 Linear Feet
July 2002, February 2007,
March 2008, February 2015, January 2018
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File Folder |
Description |
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1 |
Report, Miller, by Robert Catlin, ca. 1980 |
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2 |
Various, Lake Street beach development proposal, 1999 |
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3 |
Nomination Form, Miller Town Hall for National Register of Historic Places, 1976 |
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4 |
Booklet, Miller: A Good Place to Be, Miller Citizen’s Corporation, ca. 1970s |
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5 |
Tax Receipt, John Westergren, March 26, 1885 |
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5a |
Book, Record and Account Book of Lake Side Club, n.d. |
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6 |
Letter, John C. Fredericksen Manufacturing Co., 1919 |
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7 |
Letter, Describing "The Cellar", 1968 |
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8 |
Articles, Roberts Motel, 1972 |
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9 |
Menu, Café 444, 2003 |
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10 |
Flier, Miller Dunes Webb Do School of Karate and Self Defense, 2003 |
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11 |
Historical Notes on Miller, n.d. |
| 1 |
12 |
Notecards, History of Miller, n.d. |
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13 |
Newsletter, Duneland Notes, November, 1970 (Miller History) |
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14 |
Minute Book, Miller Parent-Teachers’ Association, December 6, 1922-June 11, 1942 |
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15 |
Minute Book, Miller Parent-Teacher Association, September 23, 1930-June 11, 1942 |
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16 |
Booklets, Chapel of the Dunes 50th Anniversary, 1951 |
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17 |
Anniversary Booklet, Chapel of the Dunes, 1966 |
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18 |
Diary, Arthur Blank, 1900 |
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19 |
Poem, "Memories of ‘Ye Olde Town of Miller"’, by Jeannette Konley Mosier, nd. |
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20 |
Memoir, "When the Tidal Wave Took the Dance Hall Floor", 1927 |
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21 |
Various, Reflections on Gay Mill, 1996? |
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22 |
Booklet, Memories of Miller,n.d. |
| 1 |
23 |
Advertisement, Charlie King live Benefit Concert, Beach Café, n.d. |
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SERIES: ARTICLES/NEWSARTICLES |
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24 |
Article, "Some Interesting Examples of Sand Dunes," by Mary E. S. Davidson, Normal Instructor and Primary Plans, October 1917 |
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25 |
Article, "The Whitechapel Men Really Knew How to Yuk It Up", Chicago Tribune Magazine, July 20, 1986 |
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26 |
Newsarticle, "‘Next Stop Is Miller’s’ They Used to Say: That’s How We Got Named, n.d. |
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27 |
Newsarticle, "Progress and Pioneer Sabinske, Miller Vanguard, n.d. |
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28 |
Newsarticle, "Most Interesting Interview with Mrs. Druscilla Carr on ‘Pioneer Life in the Calumet Region 66 Years Age’ Read at Historical Meet by J.W. Lester", Gary Evening Post and Daily Tribune, March 10, 1922 |
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29 |
Newsarticle, "Chapel of the Dunes Organized in 1902", The Miller Weekly, October 11, 1940 |
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30 |
Newsarticle, "Miller’s Memorial to Ourstanding Educator", The Miller Weekly, October 11, 1940 |
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31 |
Newsarticles, "Church Observes 75th Anniversary" (Bethel Lutheran), Gary Post-Tribune, October 29, 1949; "90th Anniversary of Bethel Lutheran", The Herald. Miller-Aetna edition. September 24, 1964; "Pioneer Miller Church Marks 90th Anniversary", Post-Tribune, September 20, 1964 |
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32 |
Newsarticle, "Chapel of the Dunes to Mark 50th Anniversary", May 19, 1951 |
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33 |
Newsarticle, "Father Outlines His Role as Both Baby Sitter and Homemaker in New Book", Chicago Daily Tribune, April 23, 1953 |
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34 |
Newsarticles, Fred Carr, March 2, 1954; n.d.; October 20, 1963 |
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35 |
Newsarticle, "Business as Usual for One of Gary’s Oldest Industries", Gary Post-Tribune, April 24, 1954 |
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36 |
Newsarticle, "Old Bill Recalls 1st Flight’ in ‘95 in Miller, Founding of Steel City", The Gary Post-Tribune, September 18, 1954 |
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37 |
Newsarticles, Blank Family, Miller Herald, October 13, 1955; September 29, 1966; n.d. |
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38 |
Newsarticle, "Miller’s Early Problems Recalled by Three Pioneering Councilmen, Stickney, Warrilow and Snowden", The Miller Herald, November 3, 1955 |
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39 |
Newsarticle, "It’s No Joke! Haven Hill’s ‘For the Birds"’, Post-Tribune, November 13, 1955 |
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40 |
Newsarticle, "Marquette Park Methodist Church, (1955-1956) |
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41 |
Newsarticle, "Mermaids Promenade on Sand", Post-Tribune, May 20, 1956 |
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42 |
Newsarticle, "Miller Grew From Idea for Harbor", The Gary Post-Tribune, Jubilee Edition, June 3, 1956 |
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43 |
Newsarticle, "Annexation of Miller Yule Gift to Gary", December 24, 1958 |
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44 |
Newsarticle, "Sensational Land Deal in Miller", Gary Post-Tribune, July 22, 1962 |
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45 |
Newsarticle, "Bank Project Razing Uncovers Early Miller History", Post-Tribune, June 14, 1964 |
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46 |
Newsarticle, "Miller Cemetery: Little-Known, Century-Plus-Old Gary Landmark", Post-Tribune, December 5, 1965 |
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47 |
Newsarticle, "Old Miller Home Gets Face Lift", Post-Tribune, November 21, 1966 |
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48 |
Newsarticle, "Druscilla Carr: She Stood Her Ground", Post-Tribune, August 3, 1974 |
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49 |
Newsarticle, "An Emergence of Economies", Times, May 11, 1997 |
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49a |
Newsletters, Ayers Realtors, 2012— |
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49b |
Program, Chorus Angelorum, St. Mary of the Lake Church, Miller, 2013 |
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49c |
Annual Report, Aquatorium Society, 2014 |
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49d |
Various, Miller Art Project, (1992-1994) |
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50 |
Abstracts of title, Miller Bakery Building; 7418 Locust, Riise Family Properties, 1936, 1941 |
| 1a |
1 |
Article, "On Wind's Wings: Octave Chanute and the Indiana Dunes," Traces, Spring 2003 |
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2 |
Article, “Birth of American Soaring Flight: A New Technology,”, by Simine Short, AIAA Journal, Jan. 2005 |
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3 |
Article, “Flight is Not Improbable: Octave Chanute Combines Civil Engineering with Aeronautics, “ by Simine Short, 2015 |
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4-6 |
Documentation, Octave Chanute’s Glider Flying in 1896—Millers and Dune Park, IN, Parts 1-3; Documentation Assembled by Simine Short, Feb. 2015 |
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7 |
Booklet, Wings Off the Dunes: Miller, Indiana, Octave Chanute, and the Invention of the Airplane, by Steve Spicer, 1996 |
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8 |
Book, The 100 Year Glider—The Story of a Chanute-Herring Biplane Glider Replica, by Paul Dees, 2014 |
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9 |
Program, “Butterbird Christmas,” Miller Beach Arts, December 7, 2014 |
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10 |
Booklet, Wall Street: Miller Beach Lake Effekt Summer Expo, 2015 |
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11 |
Flyer, Footsteps in the Dunes, 2015 |
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12 |
Pamphlet, Lake Michigan Modern: Miller Beach, August 20, 2016 |
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13 |
Report, Gary Aquatorium Society Annual Report, 2016 |
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14 |
Newsarticle, “Miller Native Son Returns After 31 Years, Charles Blank Tells of the Old Days,” The Miller Herald, October 13, 1955 |
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15 |
Historical information, Miller Cemetery/Bethal Lutheran Cemetery, gathered by Ruth Nicholson Lindstrom, donated by Verlaine Wright, 2014 |
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16 |
Programs/Booklets, Wirt School graduating classes reunions, (1949-2000) |
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Description |
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Newspapers, (2), The Miller Vanguard, August 17, 1965; August 27, 1965 |
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Newspaper, Eastern Calumet Regionews, December 31, 1959 |
| Location |
Description |
| Oversized on Shelf |
Advertising Materials, Miller Station Saloon, n.d. |
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Poster, Miller Garden Club presents Va-Va-Bloom, 2007 |
| Oversized Auxiliary Storage |
Map, (1), Miller and Ogden Dunes, 1956 |
Subject Tracings
- Bethel Lutheran Church (Miller)
- Blank Family
- Carr Family
- The Cellar
- Chanute, Octave
- Chapel of the Dunes
- Churches, Miller
- Gary Silver Jubilee
- Grand Calumet River
- Indiana Dunes
- Long lake
- Marquette, Father
- Marquette Park
- Marquette Park Methodist Church
- Miller
- Miller Citizens Corporation
- Miller School
- Motels, Miller
- Recreation
- Restaurants, Miller
- Roberts, Herman
- Sandmining
- Schools, Miller
- Westergren, William
- Wirt School
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