Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
John M.T. Miller Papers
Date(s)
- 1870-1881 (Creation)
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet; 1 folder
Name of creator
Biographical history
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Correspondence between John M.T. Miller and his father, Moses D. Miller. John was born and raised in Holmes County, Ohio, and moved to Bloomington, Illinois, in 1869 with his wife Gerta (Troyer) Miller. In 1877, they moved to Seward County, Nebraska, where they purchased land and helped to establish the East Fairview Amish Mennonite Church.
Made up of sixteen letters, the collection includes details about land sales and prices and the activities of Amish Mennonites from Holmes County, Ohio, and elsewhere who sought to profit from the acquisition and sale of land in Nebraska.
System of arrangement
Flat
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Material is open to the public.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright not owned by Mennonite Church USA Archives.
Languages of the material
- English
- German
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Originally collected by George S. Miller, volunteer archivist for the Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference, in the 1950s. In 1961, Miller gave the letters to William H. Kremer, who was married to John M.T. Miller's granddaughter. The donor, Richard L. Kremer, is William H. Kremer's grandson.
Immediate source of acquisition
Richard L. Kremer, Acc. #2020-014