Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
MS 9
Leroy S. Miller (1914-1982)
Papers, 1959-1970, n.d.
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Miller, Leroy S. (1914-1982) |
| title: | Papers |
| dates: | 1959-1970, n.d. |
| extent: | 5.25 linear feet (12 document boxes and 1 half document box) |
| collection number: | MS 9 |
| repository: | Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | Leroy S. Miller Papers, MS 9, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Biographical note
Leroy Miller, the son of L.F. and Inez Stitt Miller, was born on November 28, 1914, and raised on a farm near Clarinda. For thirteen years--after his graduation from Clarinda High School in 1932--he operated a farm, and then became involved as a farm implement dealer in Shenandoah. Although continuing to farm on a part-time basis, Mr. Miller also participated in numerous community activities. In 1966 Miller became the operator of the Delmonico Hotel in Shenandoah. Mr. Miller began his first term as the Page County representative to the Iowa State Legislature in 1962. Since then, he has served as a representative for a total of eight years. During that time, he has been placed on numerous committees and sub-committees. Among the most important were the Transportation Committee, the Roads and Highways Committee, and the Sub-Committee on Appropriations for Social Services. On each of these committees Miller served as chairman. |
Collection description
Although he was elected to the State House in 1962, the Leroy S. Miller papers include very little material relating to his first two-year term. The bulk of his papers, however, include correspondence, research material, newspaper clippings, and weekly news releases concerning Miller's last six years in the legislature. The correspondence, arranged topically rather than chronologically, serves as a source for Representative Miller's views on the issues. In part, the research materials are compilations of data, legislative bills and general information. The newspaper clippings include material sent by his colleagues, his constituents, or saved by his staff. Miller's weekly news releases are summarizations of his views printed in his constituents' newspapers concerning the State Legislature, the legislative issues of the week, and his stands on those issues. |
Organization
The collection is organized into 3 series: |
Description of series
| Series 1 | Correspondence and research material |
1959-1970, n.d. |
| extent: | 4.93 linear feet (1 half document box and 11 document boxes |
|
| description: | Subject files containing: campaign materials, minutes, news clippings, personal correspondence, professional correspondence, photographs (1 B&W 5x7 and 1 B&W 8x10), publications, reports, and speeches. |
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Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Abortion |
1970 |
1 |
2 |
Agriculture |
1963-1970, n.d. |
1 |
3 |
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse |
1965-1970 |
1 |
4 |
Assessors |
1968 |
1 |
5 |
Banks |
1963 |
1 |
6 |
Conservation and Recreation |
1961-1970, n.d. |
1 |
7 |
Education (Includes Colleges and Secondary Schools) (1 of 4) |
1965-1970, n.d. |
1 |
8 |
Education (Includes Colleges and Secondary Schools) (2 of 4) |
1961-1970, n.d. |
1 |
9 |
Education (Includes Colleges and Secondary Schools) (3 of 4) |
1962-1970, n.d. |
2 |
1 |
Education (Includes Colleges and Secondary Schools) (4 of 4) |
1968 |
2 |
2 |
Environmental Problems (1 of 2) |
1969-1970 |
2 |
3 |
Environmental Problems (2 of 2) |
1968-1970 |
2 |
4 |
Highway Commission (SEE ALSO Reciprocity, Roads and Highways, and Transportation) (1 of 9) |
1966-1969 |
2 |
5 |
Highway Commission (SEE ALSO Reciprocity, Roads and Highways, and Transportation) (2 of 9) |
1965-1970, n.d. |
2 |
6 |
Highway Commission (SEE ALSO Reciprocity, Roads and Highways, and Transportation) (3 of 9) |
1965-1970 |
3 |
1 |
Highway Commission (SEE ALSO Reciprocity, Roads and Highways, and Transportation) (4 of 9) |
1969-1970, n.d. |
3 |
2 |
Highway Commission (SEE ALSO Reciprocity, Roads and Highways, and Transportation) (5 of 9) |
1966-1970 |
3 |
3 |
Highway Commission (SEE ALSO Reciprocity, Roads and Highways, and Transportation) (6 of 9) |
1969 |
3 |
4 |
Highway Commission (SEE ALSO Reciprocity, Roads and Highways, and Transportation) (7 of 9) |
1969 |
3 |
5 |
Highway Commission (SEE ALSO Reciprocity, Roads and Highways, and Transportation) (8 of 9) |
1969, n.d. |
3 |
6 |
Highway Commission (SEE ALSO Reciprocity, Roads and Highways, and Transportation) (9 of 9) |
1969, n.d. |
3 |
7 |
Labor |
1965-1970 |
4 |
1 |
Legislative Council (1 of 8) |
1963-1968 |
4 |
2 |
Legislative Council (2 of 8) |
1969, n.d. |
4 |
3 |
Legislative Council (3 of 8) |
1969, n.d. |
4 |
4 |
Legislative Council (4 of 8) |
1967-1968, n.d. |
4 |
5 |
Legislative Council (5 of 8) |
1965-1967 |
4 |
6 |
Legislative Council (6 of 8) |
1969 |
5 |
1 |
Legislative Council (7 of 8) |
1969 |
5 |
2 |
Legislative Council (8 of 8) |
1969, n.d. |
5 |
3 |
Legislative Reform (1 of 3) |
1964-1968 |
5 |
4 |
Legislative Reform (2 of 3) |
1968-1969 |
5 |
5 |
Legislative Reform (3 of 3) |
1964-1969 |
6 |
1 |
Liquor Control |
1968 |
6 |
2 |
Lobbyists |
1969, n.d. |
6 |
3 |
Miscellaneous (1 of 2) |
1963-1970, n.d. |
6 |
4 |
Miscellaneous (2 of 2) |
1959-1970, n.d. |
7 |
1 |
Personal Correspondence (2 photographs 1 5x7 B&W and 1 8x10 B&W) |
1965-1970, n.d. |
7 |
2 |
Police, Crime, and Delinquency |
1962-1970, n.d. |
7 |
3 |
Politics (Includes Campaign Material) (1 of 3) |
1966-1970, n.d. |
7 |
4 |
Politics (Includes Campaign Material) (2 of 3) |
1962-1970, n.d. |
7 |
5 |
Politics (Includes Campaign Material) (3 of 3) |
1963-1964, n.d. |
7 |
6 |
Poverty |
1960-1966 |
8 |
1 |
Reciprocity (SEE ALSO Highway Commission, Roads and Highways, and Transportation) (1 of 8) |
1968 |
8 |
2 |
Reciprocity (SEE ALSO Highway Commission, Roads and Highways, and Transportation) (2 of 8) |
1967-1968 |
8 |
3 |
Reciprocity (SEE ALSO Highway Commission, Roads and Highways, and Transportation) (3 of 8) |
1967 |
8 |
4 |
Reciprocity (SEE ALSO Highway Commission, Roads and Highways, and Transportation) (4 of 8) |
1968, n.d. |
8 |
5 |
Reciprocity (SEE ALSO Highway Commission, Roads and Highways, and Transportation) (5 of 8) |
1962-1967 |
8 |
6 |
Reciprocity (SEE ALSO Highway Commission, Roads and Highways, and Transportation) (6 of 8) |
1967-1970 |
9 |
1 |
Reciprocity (SEE ALSO Highway Commission, Roads and Highways, and Transportation) (7 of 8) |
1966-1969 |
9 |
2 |
Reciprocity (SEE ALSO Highway Commission, Roads and Highways, and Transportation) (8 of 8) |
1967-1969 |
9 |
3 |
Roads and Highways (SEE ALSO Highway Commission, Reciprocity, and Transportation) (1 of 2) |
1963-1969 |
9 |
4 |
Roads and Highways (SEE ALSO Highway Commission, Reciprocity, and Transportation) (2 of 2) |
1965-1969, n.d. |
9 |
5 |
Sex Education |
1968-1969, n.d. |
9 |
6 |
Social Welfare (SEE ALSO Health) (1 of 3) |
1966-1970 |
10 |
1 |
Social Welfare (SEE ALSO Health) (2 of 3) |
1966-1970 |
10 |
2 |
Social Welfare (SEE ALSO Health) (3 of 3) |
1966-1969 |
10 |
3 |
Speeches |
1964-1967, n.d. |
10 |
4 |
State officials and employees |
1969-1970, n.d. |
10 |
5 |
Taxes (1 of 6) |
1963-1970 |
10 |
6 |
Taxes (2 of 6) |
1959-1969 |
10 |
7 |
Taxes (3 of 6) |
1958-1969, n.d. |
11 |
1 |
Taxes (4 of 6) |
1961-1970 |
11 |
2 |
Taxes (5 of 6) |
1962-1967 |
11 |
3 |
Taxes (6 of 6) |
1965-1969 |
11 |
4 |
Transportation (SEE ALSO Highway Commission, Reciprocity, and Roads and Highways) (1 of 6) |
1963-1970 |
11 |
5 |
Transportation (SEE ALSO Highway Commission, Reciprocity, and Roads and Highways) (2 of 6) |
1963-1970 |
12 |
1 |
Transportation (SEE ALSO Highway Commission, Reciprocity, and Roads and Highways) (3 of 6) |
1968-1970 |
12 |
2 |
Transportation (SEE ALSO Highway Commission, Reciprocity, and Roads and Highways) (4 of 6) |
1966-1969 |
12 |
3 |
Transportation (SEE ALSO Highway Commission, Reciprocity, and Roads and Highways) (5 of 6) |
1964-1969 |
12 |
4 |
Transportation (SEE ALSO Highway Commission, Reciprocity, and Roads and Highways) (6 of 6) |
1966-1970 |
12 |
5 |
World Food Exposition (1 of 2) |
1965-1968 |
12 |
6 |
World Food Exposition (2 of 2) |
1965-1968 |
13 |
1 |
Iowa State Fair and World Food Exposition Study Committee: Report to the Sixty-Second General Assembly |
1967 |
Description of series
| Series 2 | Newspaper clippings |
1961-1970 |
| extent: | 1 folder (0.10 linear feet) |
|
| description: | Legislative and personal concerns |
|
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
13 |
2 |
Legislative and personal concerns |
1961-1970 |
Description of series
| Series 3 | Weekly newspaper releases |
1963-1970 |
| extent: | 2 folders (0.32 linear feet) |
|
| description: | Legislative concerns |
|
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
13 |
3 |
Legislative concerns |
1963-1970 |
13 |
4 |
Legislative concerns |
1963-1970 |