William Colfax Miller Papers
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William Colfax Miller (1911-1995) was a veteran of the Spanish Civil War. The William Colfax Miller Papers consists of items formerly bound in a scrapbook, dating from 1936 to 1945, including photos, leaflets, flyers, postcards, uniform patches, and clippings that document the experience of an Abraham Lincoln Brigade volunteer in Spain and after returning to the United States.
Biographical Note
William Colfax Miller (1911-1995) was a veteran of the Spanish Civil War. From 1938 to 1939, he served in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, Lincoln-Washington Battalion, Machine Gun Company, Rank Soldado.
Source: "Miller, William Colfax." Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, https://alba-valb.org/volunteers/william-colfax-miller/.
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist.
Scope and Contents
The William Colfax Miller Papers date from circa 1936 to 1945 and consist of a disbound scrapbook that contained photographs, leaflets, flyers, postcards, uniform patches, a poster (folded), and post-Spanish Civil War and pre-World War II-era copies of the New Masses. As a whole, the contents of the scrapbook document the experience of an Abraham Lincoln Brigade volunteer in Spain and after returning to the United States with official forms and correspondence, flyers for benefits and public events, and postcards that reproduce well-known Spanish Civil War posters. The collection also contains some post-Spanish Civil War material memorializing the International Brigades in Mexico. Also included is Friends of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade social service support information for volunteers returning to New York City in 1939.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open to researchers. Please contact the Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives for more information and to schedule an appointment, tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu or 212-998-2630.
Conditions Governing Use
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA), were transferred to New York University in November 2000 by the ALBA Board of Governors. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from the Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives. For more information, contact tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu or 212-998-2630.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; William Colfax Miller Papers; ALBA.075; box number; folder number or item identifier; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Custodial History
The William Colfax Miller Papers were donated to Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives by William Miller in 1974. The collection came to New York University in January 2001 as part of the original acquisition of Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives collections, formerly housed at Brandeis University.
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Processing Information
Processing decisions made prior to 2025 are unknown. In January 2025, conservators rehoused materials from the scrapbook that constitued the collection.
