Collection on Albert W. Miller
Collection Scope and Contents
The Collection on Albert W. Miller contains materials that document the professional work of Albert W. Miller. The collection primarily consists of photographs, press clippings, and other material regarding the Albert W. Miller Manufacturing Company and the Magnolia Automobile Company that were owned and operated by Albert W. Miller in Riverside, California during the early twentieth century. Additionally, this collection also contains postcards, press clippings, and other material on cities in Southern California and vintage automobiles.
Dates
- Creation: 1888-1957, undated
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1950-1954
Languages
The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Biographical Note
Albert W. Miller, a resident of Riverside, California, was a wood worker, car manufacturer, and owner of the Albert W. Miller Manufacturing Company. He was the inventor of the Miller Lock Mortiser, a machine used to cut openings in doors for mortise locks. Miller also established and owned the Magnolia Automobile Company in Riverside, California along with friend Watt L. Morland. This venture was short lived as the first automobile produced, the Magnolia, failed to work and the company went defunct.
Extent
0.42 Linear Feet (1 box)
Abstract
The Collection on Albert W. Miller contains materials that document the professional work of Albert W. Miller. The collection primarily consists of photographs, press clippings, and other material regarding the Albert W. Miller Manufacturing Company and the Magnolia Automobile Company that were owned and operated by Albert W. Miller in Riverside, California during the early twentieth century. Additionally, this collection also contains postcards, press clippings, and other material on cities in Southern California and vintage automobiles.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into five series as follows:
- Series 1. Albert W. Miller family papers, 1919-1957, undated
- Series 2. Albert W. Miller Manufacturing Company, 1888-1903, undated
- Series 3. Magnolia Automobile Company, 1902-1954
- Series 4. Southern California, 1903-1953, undated
- Series 5. Vintage automobiles, 1903-1956, undated
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
Initial processing completed by Mary Jones, Head of Secured Collections, 2008. Final processing completed by Eric Milenkiewicz, Assistant Archivist, 2010.
Subject
- Albert W. Miller Manufacturing Company (Organization)
- Magnolia Automobile Company (Organization)
- Miller, Albert W. (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Collection on Albert W. Miller
- Status
- Processed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Mary Jones, Head of Secured Collections, and Eric Milenkiewicz, Assistant Archivist.
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside 92517-5900 USA
specialcollections@ucr.edu