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- 1942-2013 (Creation)
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1.50 Linear Feet; 1 archives box and 1 oversize box
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Biographical history
D. Paul Miller was born in Kansas in 1917. He was one of five children born to a conservative Mennonite minister (later bishop) and his wife. He attended Hesston College and Goshen College and worked as a teacher for several years.
A conscientious objector, Miller was inducted into Sidling Hill Camp (CPS No. 20) in 1942, where he worked for the forestry department. He was transferred nine months later to Farnhurst, Delaware / Delaware State Hospital (CPS No. 58), where he worked with the mentally ill. He was discharged in 1946.
He attended graduate school at the University of Nebraska, earning a PhD in sociology. He taught at a number of midwestern universities, including Illinois Wesleyan University.
Miller was instrumental in gathering and preserving the history of CPS Camp No. 58, as well as organizing circle letters and a 50th reunion in 1992.
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This collection documents the activities of members of the Civilian Public Service (CPS) Camp #58 in Farnhurst, Delaware from 1942 through 1946. Camp reunion files give insight into how the CPS experience affected the lives of those who served. Included are D. Paul Miller's personal scrapbook during his time of service, materials related to the camp's softball team (the Red Comb Arrows), The Crusaders Quartet, and later circle letters and reunion documents.
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Materials are open to the public.
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Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright not owned by the Mennonite Church USA Archives.
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- English
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2010-06-17
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- English