Repository: ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title: Joan Miller Papers
Creator: Miller, Joan
Collection Number: AIS.1980.18
Extent: 2.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Date: 1830-1975
Date: 1870-1900
Abstract: This collection is composed of Joan Miller's research on the "early historical development" of Hazelwood, Pennsylvania. The collection contains information from United States census, photographs, the 1870 Hazelwood Blue Book, maps, and church and community directories. The collection also contains a large amount of research produced on early computers.
Language: English .
Author: Jamie Peretich. Revisions occurred to the finding aid as a part of the encoding process on November 10, 2004.
Publisher: ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address: University of Pittsburgh Library System
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Biography

Joan Miller was a doctoral student in the history department at the University of Pittsburgh. She conducted her research in the 1970s. Her studies centered on the early urban development in the community of Hazelwood, Pennsylvania, in the mid to late nineteenth century.

Scope and Content Notes

The collection contains research conducted by Joan Miller as a student at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research includes census information, computer generated data lists and comparisons, notes and references to other articles, drafts, correspondence, and notes from other historical sources. The collection is arranged by series. Series I has financial information, series II contains citizenship information, series III deals with occupational information, series IV is a compilation of broad census information, series V holds information from secondary and other sources, series VI includes Miller's writing and correspondence, and series VII has Miller's computer research data and organization aids. Series VII also includes Miller's index card files. As much as possible, documents are arranged in chronological order.

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Joel Tarr, July 1, 1980.

Previous Citation

Joan Miller Papers, 1830-1975, AIS.1980.18, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

Preferred Citation

Joan Miller Papers, 1830-1975, AIS.1980.18, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Jamie Peretich in October 2004.

Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Dan Horvath on November 10, 2004. Information about the collection title and the controlled access terms was extracted from the MARC record in the University of Pittsburgh catalog Voyager ID number: 4417875

Copyright

Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Pittsburgh 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.

Subjects

Personal Names

Miller, Joan

Geographic Names

Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- History
Hazelwood (Pittsburgh, Pa.) -- Directories
Hazelwood (Pittsburgh, Pa.) -- Population
Hazelwood (Pittsburgh, Pa.) -- Social conditions
Hazelwood (Pittsburgh, Pa.) -- Economic conditions
Hazelwood (Pittsburgh, Pa.) -- History

Other Subjects

Ethnic groups -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Cities and towns -- Pennsylvania -- Growth
Women
Personal papers
Ethnic groups
Ethnic neighborhoods -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh

Container List

Series I. Financial

Scope and Content Notes

Series I contains information on taxes, property, and wealth in Hazelwood in the late-nineteenth century. This information is mainly contained in computer-generated lists and likely gathered from the United States Census.

Tax Information, no date

Containers: box 1, folder 1

Tax Income, 1880

Containers: box 1, folder 2

Real Property Owners, 1880

Containers: box 1, folder 3

Financial Distribution, 1880

Containers: box 1, folder 4

Tax and Property Information, 1890

Containers: box 1, folder 5

Real Property, 1890

Containers: box 1, folder 6

Financial Distribution, 1890, 1900

Containers: box 1, folder 7

Wealth Distribution, no date

Containers: box 1, folder 8

Businesses from City Directory, no date

Containers: box 1, folder 9

Series II. Citizenship

Scope and Content Notes

Series II contains research concerning the population, ethnicity, socio-economic status, and community relationships of the Hazelwood community in the late-nineteenth century. The majority of the information in this series comes from computer printouts, again presumably gathered from the United States Census. Information from the 1870 Blue Book is also presented. When possible, information is in chronological order.

Alphabetical List of All People (assumed from Hazelwood), no date

Containers: box 1, folder 10

Name List (assumed from Hazelwood), 1870-1880

Containers: box 1, folder 11

Hazelwood Population List, 1890

Containers: box 1, folder 12

Hazelwood Resident List, 1890, 1900

Containers: box 1, folder 13

Persistence Data, no date

Containers: box 1, folder 14

Blue Book Information on Hazelwood, no date

Containers: box 1, folder 15

Blue Book Information on Hazelwood churches, schools, and banks, 1870

Containers: box 1, folder 16

Ethnic Tabulations, no date

Containers: box 1, folder 17

Boarders, no date

Containers: box 1, folder 18

Series III. Occupational

Scope and Content Notes

Series III contains information about the occupational roles of the Hazelwood population in the late-nineteenth century. The information is a combination of hand-written notes and computer printouts. When possible, the folders are organized in chronological order.

Occupational Information Summary, 1885-1920

Containers: box 1, folder 19

Worker Information and Wages, 1863, 1870, 1900

Containers: box 1, folder 20

Occupational List, 1890

Containers: box 1, folder 21

Occupational List, 1900

Containers: box 1, folder 22

Master Occupational and Wage Charts, no date

Containers: box 1, folder 23

Series IV. Census Data

Scope and Content Notes

Series IV contains raw information taken directly from the United States Census publications. It includes social and economic information about the Hazelwood region, and is organized in chronological order.

City of Pittsburgh Census Information Summary, no date

Containers: box 1, folder 24

Hazelwood Census Information, no date

Containers: box 1, folder 25

Hazelwood Census, 1940

Containers: box 1, folder 26

Hazelwood Census, 1960

Containers: box 1, folder 27

Hazelwood Census, 1970

Containers: box 1, folder 28

Series V. Secondary and Other Sources

Scope and Content Notes

Series V contains information gathered by Miller from sources other than the census or Blue Book. Many items are notes on and ideas gathered from secondary sources. Folders 33 through 38 contain information from only secondary sources.

Hazelwood Maps, 1876-1899

Containers: box 1, folder 29

Hazelwood Transportation Information, 1861-1967

Containers: box 1, folder 30

Election Results, local and federal, 1869-1910

Containers: box 1, folder 31

Jones Loughlin Information; Deeds of Property and Jones' Diary, c. 1870-1900

Containers: box 1, folder 32

Dunn/Bradstreet Notes and Information, no date

Containers: box 1, folder 33

Therstrom Article Notes, no date

Containers: box 1, folder 34

Descriptive Picture Notes (no accompanying pictures), no date

Containers: box 1, folder 35

Historical Methods Newsletter, September 1968

Containers: box 1, folder 36

Forums in History publications (2), 1973

Containers: box 1, folder 37

Article: What is the Intelligentsia, Martin Malia, no date

Containers: box 1, folder 38

"Old Histories" Notes, 1910-1942

Containers: box 1, folder 39

Book Review, "Fragmented Metaphors", 1967

Containers: box 1, folder 40

Series VI. Writing and Correspondence

Scope and Content Notes

Series VI contains Joan Miller's drafts, notes, and ideas for her dissertation and other writing, correspondence concerning her project, and compilations/charts of numerical data.

Joan Miller's Doctoral Prospectus

Containers: box 1, folder 41

Drafts

Containers: box 1, folder 42

Dissertation Ideas and Drafts

Containers: box 1, folder 43

Analyzed Data (Charts used in dissertation)

Containers: box 1, folder 44

History Courses 145 and 375/376

Containers: box 1, folder 45

Correspondence

Containers: box 1, folder 46

Correspondence from Carolyn Schumacher

Containers: box 1, folder 47

Series VII. Computer Data and Research Aids

Scope and Content Notes

Series VII contains information pertaining to Joan Miller's information search during the course of her project. It contains information on 1970's computer technology and Miller's organizational system during her project. Box two contains two sets of index cards containing the organizational schemas for Miller's research.

Dictionary of Terms

Containers: box 1, folder 48

Hazelwood Project History Study - Forms

Containers: box 1, folder 49

Computer Search Teaching tool

Containers: box 1, folder 50

Computer Search Information

Containers: box 1, folder 51

Product and Occupation Attributes

Containers: box 1, folder 52

Geographic Location and Tax Status Attributes

Containers: box 1, folder 53

Household, Family life, and Personal Characteristics Attributes

Containers: box 1, folder 54

Attribute Compilation

Containers: box 1, folder 55

Data-card Printout, 1890

Containers: box 1, folder 56

Data-card Printout, 1900

Containers: box 1, folder 57-58

Missing Persons Data, no date

Containers: box 1, folder 59

IBM Punch card forms, no date

Containers: box 1, folder 60

Man Names and Numbers, 1890

Containers: box 1, folder 61

Man Names and Numbers, 1900

Containers: box 1, folder 62

Numerical Data for Computer Search, no date

Containers: box 1, folder 63

Small Data Cards, no date

Containers: box 2, folder 1

Large Data Cards, no date

Containers: box 2, folder 2

Guide to the Joan Miller Papers, 1830-1975 AIS.1980.18

Arrangement

Biography

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Access Restrictions

Acquisition Information

Previous Citation

Preferred Citation

Processing Information

Copyright

Subjects

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Geographic Names

Other Subjects

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