Research Files on Lake Forest And Surrounding Area

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US ILfC SC/053

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Research Files on Lake Forest And Surrounding Area

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Biographical history

Arthur H. Miller received his undergraduate degree in English from Kalamazoo College, his Master’s Degree, also in English from University of Chicago and his Ph.D in English Language and Literature from Northwestern University.

Miller worked as an Assistant Librarian for Public Services at the Newberry Library from 1966-1972. He was employed by Lake Forest College in 1972, served as the Library Director for manny years, and then worked as the Archivist and Librarian for Special Collections from 1996 to his retirement in 2013.

Miller co-authored a book in 2000 about Lake Forest College’s history titled “30 Miles North: A History of Lake Forest College, its town, and its city of Chicago.”

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The files in this collection may include some original documents collected by College Archivist Emeritus Arthur Miller. Most of the material is secondary research. There may be occasional pieces of correspondence.

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