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  • Creator Names Miller, Florence Lowden, 1898-1988.
  • Title Pullman-Miller family papers [manuscript], ca. 1823-1988.
  • Physical description
    • ca. 40 linear ft. (75 boxes & 4 oversize boxes)
    • 1 folder. (autograph collection).
  • Access and usage restrictions
    • Mrs. Miller's diaries in boxes 63-66 are closed to researchers until 2038.
    • Advance appointment required in order to view the autograph collection originals.
  • Collection summary Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks of newsclippings, obituaries and genealogical records, and memorabilia that were kept in Dr. and Mrs. C. Phillip Miller's home in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, much of it relating to Mrs. Miller (Florence Lowden Miller), her husband, and their families, including her parents: Governor Frank O. Lowden and Mrs. Florence Pullman Lowden, and her grandfather George M. Pullman and other of his descendants. Topics include family relationships, child rearing, travel, and the Miller home at 5657 South Kimbark in Chicago. A portion of the collection consists of personal and/or travel diaries of Mary Catherine Sanger, Hattie Sanger Pullman, Florence Pullman Lowden, and Florence Lowden Miller. Extensive correspondence reflects strong family bonds and friendships experienced by the Sangers, Pullmans, Lowdens, and Millers. Business correspondence and records highlight Sanger activities in Chicago. Other topics of this collection are the Pullman Palace Car Co., the Town of Pullman, Governor Lowden's political career, genealogy research, Chicago history and involvement in Chicago organizations, and real estate holdings, especially the Lowden's Sinnissippi Farm at Oregon (Ill.).
  • Biographical or Historical Note Family members include George and Harriett Pullman and their children George, Jr., Walter, Harriet (Carolan; Schermerhorn), and Florence (Lowden); Florence and Frank O. Lowden and their children George, Harriet, Frances, and Florence (Miller); Florence and Dr. C. Phillip Miller and their children Warren and Phillip.
  • Acquisition information A joint gift of Warren P. Miller and Phillip L. Miller (2002.0259).
  • Finding Aids Note Descriptive inventory available online (2002-259).
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Pullman and other portrait photographs in the Image file and the Image flat-file; the Pullman family photograph collection (1987.0010); the Pullman family photographs (1987.0625); the Frank O. Lowden photograph album (1986.0079); the George M. Pullman papers; the Florence Lowden Miller genealogical charts; and the Pullman, Lowden, and Miller families photograph collection (2002.0259).
  • Names
    • Miller, Florence Lowden, 1898-1988 Archives. Mrs. C. Phillip Miller.
    • Miller, C. Phillip (Charles Phillip)
    • Lowden, Frank O. (Frank Orren), 1861-1943.
    • Lowden, Florence Pullman, 1868-1937.
    • Pullman, George Mortimer, 1831-1897.
    • Pullman, Harriett Sanger, 1842-1921.
    • Carolan, Harriet Pullman, 1869-1956.
    • Pullman, George Mortimer, 1875-1903.
    • Pullman, Walter Sanger, 1875-1905.
    • Pebbles, Alonzo Warren.
    • Pullman family
    • Lowden family.
    • Miller family.
    • Pebbles family.
    • 5757 South Kimbark Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Fairlawn (Elberon, N.J.)
    • Sinnissippi Farm (Oregon, Ill.)
    • Miller, C. Phillip (Charles Phillip)
    • Lowden, Frank O. (Frank Orren), 1861-1943.
    • Lowden, Florence Pullman, 1868-1937.
    • Pullman, George Mortimer, 1831-1897.
    • Pullman, Harriett Sanger, 1842-1921.
    • Carolan, Harriet Pullman, 1869-1956.
    • Pullman, George Mortimer, 1875-1903.
    • Pullman, Walter Sanger, 1875-1905.
    • Pebbles, Alonzo Warren.
    • Miller, Florence Lowden, 1898-1988.
  • Subjects
    • Families Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Families Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Governors Illinois 20th century.
    • Physicians Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Women Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Women Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Genealogy.
    • Political campaigns Illinois.
    • Voyages and travels
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Commerce.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social life and customs 19th century.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social life and customs 20th century.
    • Illinois Politics and government.
    • Oak Park (Ill.) Social life and customs.
    • Lake Marie (Antioch, Ill.) Social life and customs.
    • Pullman Island (N.Y.) Social life and customs.
    • Pullman (Ill.)
    • Pullman (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Genre
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Certificates. aat
    • Diaries. aat
    • Genealogies. aat
    • Poetry. aat
    • Scrapbooks. aat
    • Wills. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/M-P/Pull-Miller.htm