%eadnotat; ]> 5105mill An Inventory of the Richmond P. (Richmond Pearson) Miller Papers, 1923-1970 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1967 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Richmond P. (Richmond Pearson) Miller Papers, 1923-1970 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1967 Descriptive Summary Papers, 1923-1970 RG 5/105 Richmond P. (Richmond Pearson) Miller, (1902-1972) 6 boxes; 3 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.

For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog Richmond Pearson Miller (1902-1972) was a Quaker author and educator. He was the son of J. Milton and Sara G. Miller In 1926 Alice Leinbach. He died in 1972. This collection contains the papers of Richmond P. Miller, Quaker author and educator, including correspondence, writings, and papers relating to various Quaker concerns. Miller was involved with the 1962 NBC television production, Gentle Persuaders; the William Penn Tercentenary in 1964; the William Jeanes Memorial Library controversy; and the United Nations. In addition, he was involved in commemorative events at Quaker meeting houses, the All Friends Conference in Oskaloosa, 1929, First Day Schools, Friends Peace Committee, National Conference on the Churches and Social Welfare in Cleveland, 1961, the Ohio Yearly Meeting Sesquicentennial in 1962, School of Mysticism in New York, 1929, World Conference of Friends in 1952, and Young Friend Caravan in 1925.

Repository:

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BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL

Richmond Pearson Miller (1902-1972) was a Quaker author and educator. He was the son of J. Milton and Sara G. Miller. In 1926 he married Alice Leinbach. He died in 1972.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

This collection contains the papers of Richmond P. Miller, Quaker author and educator, including correspondence, writings, and papers relating to various Quaker concerns. Miller was involved with the 1962 NBC television production, Gentle Persuaders; the William Penn Tercentenary in 1964; the William Jeanes Memorial Library controversy; and the United Nations. In addition, he was involved in commemorative events at Quaker meeting houses, the All Friends Conference in Oskaloosa, 1929, First Day Schools, Friends Peace Committee, National Conference on the Churches and Social Welfare in Cleveland, 1961, the Ohio Yearly Meeting Sesquicentennial in j1962, School of Mysticism in New York, 1929, World Conference of Friends in 1952, and Young Friend Caravan in 1925.

Arrangement

The collection is divided into thirteen series:

General correspondence Articles Book reviews "The Gentle Persuaders" Meeting Houses William Penn Tercentenary 1944 William Penn, miscellaneous papers on Plymouth Monthly Meeting Quaker method of conducting business United nations Miscellaneous Scrapbooks Books and pamphlets ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Richmond P. Miller, 1964-1969

Donor: Alice Miller, 1972

Access

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Richmond P. Miller Papers, RG 5/105, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

The following audio-recordings, originally part of the collection, are now stored with FHL Audio-Visual Collection:

American Friends Service Committee. To see what love can do, fifty years of Quaker service [1967] (Disc no. 9) Heath, Douglas. Talk on education at Moorestown Friends School, 1969. (Tape no. 126) Miller, Richmond and Foulds, Elfrida Vipont. Talk at Abington Meeting First Day School, 1965. (Tape no. 125) Pickett, Clarence. An outline of Quakerism. 1959. (Tape no. 124) Pictures placed in the appropriate subject category within the Friends Historical Library Picture Collection: Friends World Conference; Friends meeting houses; Portraits of Quakers; Art concerning Quaker subjects Related Material

See also:

RG 5/ 083, William Jeanes Memorial Library Controversy Papers SELECTED SEARCH TERMS Materials catalogued separately

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings: Researchers are advised to search by subject and author, when applicable.

Miller, Richmond P. (Richmond Pearson), 1902-1972 Quakers - Authors Quakers - Pennsylvania Sunday Schools - Quaker Friends Peace Committee (Philadelphia, Pa.) William Jeanes Memorial Library, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania Plymouth Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Society of Friends - Controversies All American Friends Conference, 1929 - Oskaloosa, Iowa Society of Friends - Congresses Conference on the Churches and Social Welfare Gentle Persuaders [motion picture] Quakers -- Social life and culture Friends World Conference 3rd 1952 Oxford England Society of Friends - World Conference (3rd: 1952: Oxford) United Nations Penn, William, 1644 1718 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

Ser. 1. General Correspondence, 1923-1970 and n.d. 1

Arranged chronologically. Includes correspondence with Frank Aydelotte, John Barlow, Vera Brittain, Roger Clark, John S. Hoyland, Rufus M. Jones, Muriel Lester, Henry R. Luce, Daisy Newman, George Wharton Pepper, Reginald Reynolds, Jane P. Rushmore, Alys Russell, Alfred Broadhead Searle, Elizabeth Gray Vining, Richard K. Ullmann, and Jessamyn West.

Ser. 2. Articles by Richmond P. Miller, 1963-1964, n.d. “What Is a Quaker?” in Look ca. 1963-64 1

Article was syndicated for newspapers in 1965. Some clippings from newspapers are included.

Other articles by Richmond P. Miller 1 Ser. 3. Book Reviews, n.d. Reviews by Richmond P. Miller 1

Arranged alphabetically by author of book reviewed.

Other book reviews (not by Miller), mostly of writings by Jessamyn West 1 Ser. 4. “The Gentle Persuaders,” 1960-1963

"The Gentle Persuaders" was television program produced by NBC and narrated by Drew Pearson. Broadcast on July 30, 1962, it examined Quaker beliefs and customs.

Correspondence 1960-1963 and n.d. 1 Financial papers 1 Publicity 1 Reference material 1 Ser. 5. Meeting Houses, 1949-1964, n.d.

This series pertains mostly to commemorative events held at Quaker meeting houses in which Richmond Miller participated. Includes articles, correspondence, programs, pictures.

Centre Meeting, Delaware 2 Friends Select School, log house on grounds 2 Gwynedd Meeting, 250th anniversary 1949 2 London Grove Meeting, 250th anniversary1964 2 Philadelphia, Arch Street Meeting House 2 Philadelphia, Race Street Meeting House, Centennial 1956 2 Richland Meeting, 250th anniversary 1960 2 Ser. 6. William Penn Tercentenary (1944); n.d.

The major event was a public meeting at the Arch Street Meeting House on October 24. The major address by T. Edmund Harvey was broadcast to the meeting from London. Other participants were Edward Martin, Governor of Pennsylvania; Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, Earl of Halifax and British Ambassador to the United States; and Rufus M. Jones. In addition Penn was commemorated throughout the year in various publications and exhibitions.

Correspondence with Richmond P. Miller 2

Includes letters from Dennis Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia, Fritz Eichenberg, T. Edmund Harvey, Charles F. Jenkins, Howard Cooper Johnson, Henry R. Luce, Edward Martin, Edward Frederick Lindley Wood (Earl of Halifax), and Stanley Yarnall.

“The Tercentenary of William Penn,” article by Richmond P. Miller October 1944 2

Published in The Club Women's Journal vol. 10, no. 9, p. 5.

Other articles, Friends publications 2 Other articles, non-Quaker publications 2 Newspaper clippings 2 Friends of William Penn Tercentenary Committee memoranda 2 Programs of meetings 2 Exhibitions 2 Miscellaneous 2

Includes a program for celebration in the schools, a radio program, and a description of the film “Courageous Mr. Penn.”

Ser. 7. William Penn, miscellaneous papers relating to, 1947-1968 Correspondence 1961-1967 3

Pertains to a meeting house at Warminghurst, England, where it is believed Penn worshipped; a proposal for a Penn memorial on Penn Center Plaza, Philadelphia; and plans for reprinting William Penn: Aventurier de la Paix by Louis Monastier-Schroeder and Helene Monastier.

Albert Cook Myers Collection of William Penn Material in the Chester County Historical Society. 1959, 1968 3

Includes report of a Survey, by Mary Maples, Joseph E. Illick, and Frederick B. Tolles, 1959 (Richmond P. Miller annotated copy); also contains a revised report, 1968.

Pennsbury Manor (restored home of William Penn, Bucks County, Pa.) Programs, leaflets, clippings 3 275th Anniversary of the Landing of William Penn 1957 3

Contains correspondence, articles, programs, and clippings.

William Penn Memorial Museum and Archives Building, Harrisburg, Pa. 1960-1967 3

Contains correspondence, photographs, programs, and clippings, especially concering Richmond P. Miller's participation at the dedication, October 13 1965.

Pictures relating to William Penn 1947, n.d. 3

Separate folders prepared for correspondence about portrait of Penn purchased by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1947, and memorial of Penn's baptism at All Hallows by the Tower Church, London.

Miscellaneous: articles, clippings, programs 3 Ser. 8. Plymouth Monthly Meeting, 1955-1957, n.d. Papers on the controversy (1955-1956) involving Mary Knowles, Librarian of the William Jeanes Memorial Library, who was called before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Includes: 4 Correspondence 1955-1957 4 Reference material 4 Ser. 9. Quaker Method of Conducting Business, 1944-1954, n.d. Correspondence 1944-1954 4 Articles and bibliographies 4 Ser. 10. United Nations, 1949-1965 Correspondence and articles 1949-1965 4

re: activities of the United Nations (1949-1965), including efforts to establish a meditation room in the new UN building. Separate folder for material on presentation of Holy Experiment by Violet Oakley to United Nations Library (October 24, 1960) and to various delegations; includes acknowledgement of gift by several embassies.

Ser. 11. Miscellaneous, 1925-1965

Arranged by subject.

All Friends Conference, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1929--Correspondence 1928-1929 4 Articles about Quakers 4 Bible reading in schools, Pennsylvania court cases 1961-1965 4 First Day Schools, Correspondence, directories, questionnaires 1929 4 Friends Peace Committee, Philadelphia, Correspondence, press releases 1928-1929 4 Hayes, J. Russell, Correspondence, recitals 1929 4 Hull, William I.: Biographical notes collected by Richmond P. Miller 4 Miller, Richmond P., Notes, reports, programs regarding lectures 4 National Conference on the Churches and Social Welfare, Cleveland, Ohio 1961 4

Includes correspondence, notes, programs. Richmond P. Miller delivered an address, “William Penn and Social Welfare.”

Ohio Yearly Meeting, sesquicentennial 1962 4

Includes correspondence, clippings, programs.

Quaker anecdotes and stories School of Mysticism, New York: Correspondence with Josian Marvel, director 1929 4 World Conference of Friends 1952 4 Young Friends Caravans 1925 4 Ser. 12. Scrapbooks, 1941-1968

This series consists of separate notebooks with printed programs and newspaper reports for each event listed below, compiled by Richmond P. Miller.

Five Years Meeting, Richmond, Indiana 1955 5 Friends General Conference, Cape May, New Jersey 1946 5 Philadelphia General Meeting 1946, 1947, 1949 5 Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) 1941-1947, 1951, 1952 6 Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (United) 1956, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968 6 Miscellaneous scrapbook covering activities of Friends 1964-1967 6 Ser. 13. Books and pamphlets, 1928-1965

The books and pamphlets listed below are included in the collection because of extensive marginal notes by Richmond Miller. Other books from his library have been cataloged and added to the library's holdings of printed items (a complete list of these books may be found in the “Gift Books” folder in the FHL Miscellaneous File).

Browin, Frances Williams. A Century of Race Street Meeting House, 1856-1956. Philadelphia: Central Monthly Meeting of Friends 1956 6 Celebration of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of Old Third Haven Meeting House, October 23, 1932. Easton, Md. 1932 6 Friends World Conference, 1937. Friends Contribution to Education (Report of Commission IV). Philadelphia: Friends World Conference Committee 1937 6 Harvey, T. Edmund. Quaker Language. London: Friends Historical Society 1928 6 James, Robert L. Friends for the Next 300 Years: A Call into the Future (1965 Rufus Jones Lecture). Philadelphia: Religious Education Committee, Friends General Conference 1965 6 Lester, John A. The Ideals and Objectives of Quaker Education. Philadelphia: Friends' Council on Education 1938? 6 A Memorial to William Penn in Ireland at Newtown School, In the Province of Munster, 1798-1948. Dublin. 1946 6 Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Book of Discipline of the Religious Society of Friends. Philadelphia1943 6