Gerrit Smith Miller papers, 1878-1937.
Collection Number: 3700

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Gerrit Smith Miller papers, 1878-1937.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
3700
Abstract:
Gerrit Smith Miller was a cattle breeder who developed the Holstein-Friesian cattle breeding industry in the United States. He was a member of the New York State Legislature in 1880, and held several other positions as a public official. Collection includes extensive correspondence with his friends and family members.
Creator:
Miller, Gerrit Smith, 1845-1937.
Quanitities:
4 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Gerrit Smith Miller was a cattle breeder who developed the Holstein-Friesian cattle breeding industry in the United States. He was a member of the New York State Legislature in 1880, and held several other positions as a public official.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes extensive correspondence with his friends and family members, including his sons and daughters-in-law: Gerrit Smith Miller, Jr. and Anne Gates Miller; Basil Dixwell Miller and June Miller; William DeYough and Bertha F.W. Field; Alfred G. and Daisy Lewis; Edward B. and Lorna Watson; James D'Wolf and Alice Lovett; Hattie Lovett Brooks; Esther B. Owen; Arria D. Owen; Jacob G. Smith (Cornell University Class of 1903); Edith Hamilton White; and many others, which documents his family and social life, as well as his active support of the Piney Woods Country Life School, Livingstone College and Industrial School for Colored Young Men and Women, Tuskegee Institute, and the George Junior Republic. Also, correspondence with Charles H. Baldwin, Frank N. Decker, M.S. Prescott, Jared Van Wagenen, Stanton D. Wicks, and others which documents his varied business interests, mainly his pioneering role in the development of the Holstein Breed of cattle in America and his active participation in the Holstein-Friesian Association of America; and financial records, including receipts and statements relating to household expenses, taxes, investments and charitable contributions, journals recording daily expenses and income, account books showing expenditures for wood and wages, and a ledger giving information on Miller's income.

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:

Gerrit Miller Smith papers, #3700. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

SUBJECTS

Names:
Miller, Gerrit Smith, Jr.
Miller, Anne Gates.
Miller, Basil Dixwell.
Miller, June.
DeYough, William.
Field, Bertha F.W.
Lewis, Daisy.
Lewis, Alfred G.
Watson, Edward B.
Watson, Lorna.
Lovett, James D\'Wolf, 1844-1935.
Lovett, Alice.
Brooks, Hattie Lovett.
Owen, Esther B.
Owen, Arria D.
Smith, Jacob G. (Affiliation: (Cornell University Class of 1903)..)
White, Edith Hamilton.
Baldwin, Charles H.
Decker, Frank N.
Prescott, M.S.
Van Wagenen, Jared, 1871-1960.
Wicks, Stanton D.
Piney Woods School
Livingstone College and Industrial School for Colored Young Men and Women
Tuskegee Institute
George Junior Republic
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Subjects:
Cattle breeders.
Holstein-Friesian cattle.
Animal culture.
Cattle -- Breeding.
Education.

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1
Correspondence, Sept. 9, 1927 - Dec. 31, 1927 , A-F
1927, 1927
Box 1 Folder 2
Correspondence, Sept. 9, 1927 - Dec. 31, 1927 , G-M
1927, 1927
Box 1 Folder 3
Correspondence, Sept. 9, 1927 - Dec. 31, 1927 , N-T
1927, 1927
Box 1 Folder 4
Correspondence, Sept. 9, 1927 - Dec. 31, 1927 , U-Z
1927, 1927
Box 1 Folder 5
Correspondence, Oct. 16, 1931 - Mar. 4, 1932 , A-D
1931, 1932
Box 1 Folder 6
Correspondence, Oct. 16, 1931 - Mar. 4, 1932 , E-J
1931, 1932
Box 1 Folder 7
Correspondence, Oct. 16, 1931 - Mar. 4, 1932 , K-R
1931, 1932
Box 1 Folder 8
Correspondence, Oct. 16, 1931 - Mar. 4, 1932 , S-Z
1931, 1932
Box 1 Folder 9
Correspondence, Jan. 1, 1933 - June 10, 1933 , A-D
1933, 1933
Box 1 Folder 10
Correspondence, Jan. 1, 1933 - June 10, 1933 , E-J
1933, 1933
Box 1 Folder 11
Correspondence, Jan. 1, 1933 - June 10, 1933 , K-M
1933, 1933
Box 1 Folder 12
Correspondence, Jan. 1, 1933 - June 10, 1933 , N-T
1933, 1933
Box 1 Folder 13
Correspondence, Jan. 1, 1933 - June 10, 1933 , U-Z
1933, 1933
Box 1 Folder 14
Correspondence, June 10, 1933 - Feb. 27, 1934 , A-C
1933, 1934
Box 1 Folder 15
Correspondence, June 10, 1933 - Feb. 27, 1934 , D-H
1933, 1934
Box 1 Folder 16
Correspondence, June 10, 1933 - Feb. 27, 1934 , I-L
1933, 1934
Box 1 Folder 17
Correspondence, June 10, 1933 - Feb. 27, 1934 , M-O
1933, 1934
Box 1 Folder 18
Correspondence, June 10, 1933 - Feb. 27, 1934 , P-T
1933, 1934
Box 1 Folder 19
Correspondence, June 10, 1933 - Feb. 27, 1934 , U-Z
1933, 1934
Box 1 Folder 20
Correspondence, Feb. 28, 1934 - Sept. 4, 1934 , A-E
1934, 1934
Box 1 Folder 21
Correspondence, Feb. 28, 1934 - Sept. 4, 1934 , F-J
1934, 1934
Box 1 Folder 22
Correspondence, Feb. 28, 1934 - Sept. 4, 1934 , K-L
1934, 1934
Box 1 Folder 23
Correspondence, Feb. 28, 1934 - Sept. 4, 1934 , M-O
1934, 1934
Box 1 Folder 24
Correspondence, Feb. 28, 1934 - Sept. 4, 1934 , P-Z
1934, 1934
Box 1 Folder 25
Correspondence, Sept. 1934 - Feb. 1935 , A-F
1934, 1935
Box 1 Folder 26
Correspondence, Sept. 1934 - Feb. 1935 , G-L
1934, 1935
Box 1 Folder 27
Correspondence, Sept. 1934 - Feb. 1935 , M-O
1934, 1935
Box 1 Folder 28
Correspondence, Sept. 1934 - Feb. 1935 , P-Z
1934, 1935
Box 2 Folder 1
Correspondence, Feb. 13, 1935 - Aug. 5, 1935 , A-F
1935, 1935
Box 2 Folder 2
Correspondence, Feb. 13, 1935 - Aug. 5, 1935 , G-L
1935, 1935
Box 2 Folder 3
Correspondence, Feb. 13, 1935 - Aug. 5, 1935 , M-O
1935, 1935
Box 2 Folder 4
Correspondence, Feb. 13, 1935 - Aug. 5, 1935 , P-Z
1935, 1935
Box 2 Folder 5
Correspondence, 1935 -1936 , A-I
1935, 1936
Box 2 Folder 6
Correspondence, 1935 -1936 , J-Z
1935, 1936
Box 2 Folder 7
Correspondence, 1935 -1936 , Misc.
1935, 1936
Box 2 Folder 8
Correspondence, June 3, 1936 - Oct. 27, 1936 , A-J
1936, 1936
Box 2 Folder 9
Correspondence, June 3, 1936 - Oct. 27, 1936 , K-Z
1936, 1936
Box 2 Folder 10
Correspondence, June 3, 1936 - Oct. 27, 1936 , Misc.
1936, 1936
Box 2 Folder 11
Correspondence, June 3, 1936 - Oct. 27, 1936 , Misc.
1936, 1936
Box 2 Folder 12
Correspondence, Oct. 27, 1936 - Feb. 5, 1937 , A-F
1936, 1937
Box 2 Folder 13
Correspondence, Oct. 27, 1936 - Feb. 5, 1937 , G-J
1936, 1937
Box 2 Folder 14
Correspondence, Oct. 27, 1936 - Feb. 5, 1937 , K-M
1936, 1937
Box 2 Folder 15
Correspondence, Oct. 27, 1936 - Feb. 5, 1937 , N-Z
1936, 1937
Box 2 Folder 16
Correspondence, Feb. 5, 1937 - Apr. 19, 1937 , A-L
1937, 19, 1937
Box 2 Folder 17
Correspondence, Feb. 5, 1937 - Apr. 19, 1937 , M-Z
1937, 19, 1937
Box 2 Folder 18
Farm, 1925 -1929 , A-D
1925, 1929
Box 2 Folder 19
Farm, 1925 -1929 , E-L
1925, 1929
Box 2 Folder 20
Farm, 1925 -1929 , M-Z
1925, 1929
Box 2 Folder 21
Fire,
1936
Box 2 Folder 22
Fire,
1936
Box 2 Folder 23
Fire,
1936
Box 2 Folder 24
Income tax returns, 1913 -
1913, 1927
Box 2 Folder 25
Income tax returns, 1913 -
1913, 1927
Box 2 Folder 26
Receipts, ca. 1928 -1931 , A-C
1928, 1931
Box 2 Folder 27
Receipts, ca. 1928 -1931 , D-F
1928, 1931
Box 2 Folder 28
Receipts, ca. 1928 -1931 , G-H
1928, 1931
Box 2 Folder 29
Receipts, ca. 1928 -1931 , I-O
1928, 1931
Box 3 Folder 1
Receipts, ca. 1928 -1931 , P-Z
1928, 1931
Box 3 Folder 2
Receipts, ca. 1930 -1932 , A-C
1930, 1932
Box 3 Folder 3
Receipts, ca. 1930 -1932 , D-F
1930, 1932
Box 3 Folder 4
Receipts, ca. 1930 -1932 , G-J
1930, 1932
Box 3 Folder 5
Receipts, ca. 1930 -1932 , K-R
1930, 1932
Box 3 Folder 6
Receipts, ca. 1930 -1932 , S-Z
1930, 1932
Box 3 Folder 7
Receipts, 1932 , A-Z
1932
Box 3 Folder 8
Receipts, 1932 -1936 , A-E
1932, 1936
Box 3 Folder 9
Receipts, 1932 -1936 , F-K
1932, 1936
Box 3 Folder 10
Receipts, 1932 -1936 , L-M
1932, 1936
Box 3 Folder 11
Receipts, 1932 -1936 , N-Z
1932, 1936
Box 3 Folder 12
Receipts, 1933 -1936 , A-E
1933, 1936
Box 3 Folder 13
Receipts, 1933 -1936 , F-K
1933, 1936
Box 3 Folder 14
Receipts, 1933 -1936 , L-M
1933, 1936
Box 3 Folder 15
Receipts, 1933 -1936 , N-Z
1933, 1936
Box 3 Folder 16
Receipts, 1934 -1936 , A-G
1934, 1936
Box 3 Folder 17
Receipts, 1934 -1936 , H-M
1934, 1936
Box 3 Folder 18
Receipts, 1934 -1936 , N-S
1934, 1936
Box 3 Folder 19
Receipts, 1934 -1936 , T-Z
1934, 1936
Box 3 Folder 20
Receipts, 1934 -1936 , Misc.
1934, 1936
Box 3 Folder 21
Receipts, 1935 -1936 , A-Z
1935, 1936
Box 3 Folder 22
Receipts, 1935 -1936 , Misc.
1935, 1936
Box 3 Folder 23
Receipts, 1936 -1937 , A-L
1936, 1937
Box 4 Folder 1
Receipts, 1936 -1937 , M-Z
1936, 1937
Box 4 Folder 2
Receipts, 1936 -1937 , A-J
1936, 1937
Box 4 Folder 3
Receipts, 1936 -1937 , K-Z
1936, 1937
Box 4 Folder 4
Receipts, 1936 -1937 , Misc.
1936, 1937
Box 4
42 diaries: 1878-1881, 1883, 1885, 1891-1893, 1895 -1908 , 1910 -1925 , 1927 -1928 (used for daily accounting)
1878-1881, 1883, 1885, 1891-1893, 1895, 1908, 1910, 1925, 1927, 1928
Account books
Box 4
Wood, ca. 1903 -
1903, 1904
Box 4
Employment, wages, ca. 1916 -
1916, 1933
Box 4
Ledger, ca. 1902 -1927 (stocks, bonds, etc.)
1902, 1927