Miller, Kelly, 1863-1939

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Kelly Miller (1863-1939), an African American intellectual and professor, was born in South Carolina in 1863, just a few months after the Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the South. As a child Miller expressed a penchant for mathematics, and he was sent for special education in a Presbyterian-sponsored school. After secondary school, he received a scholarship to study at Howard University. He graduated from Howard in 1886 and became the first African American student to enroll at John Hopkins University in Baltimore. There he studied mathematics, physics, and astronomy. Although unable to complete his education due to financial constraints, he taught mathematics in high school and eventually became a professor of mathematics at Howard University. Miller was an educator and administrator, a commentator on race in America, and a widely published journalist. He is recognized as a prolific African American pamphleteer, producing dozens of essays published by him or by other African American publishers. He edited Kelly Miller's Monographic Magazine, and he wrote a half dozen books. Miller served Howard University in multiple capacities from 1890-1934, teaching both mathematics and sociology. He was dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for more than a dozen years, during a period of dramatic expansion of the University. He married Annie Mae Miller (1869-1950) of Baltimore, Maryland in 1894, and they had five children: Kelly Miller, Jr. (a graduate of Howard University medical school), Isaac Newton Miller, Paul Butler Miller, May Miller, and Irene Miller. Kelly Miller died December 29, 1939.

From the description of Kelly Miller family papers, 1894-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 226316491

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referencedIn Miller, May. May Miller papers, 1906-1989. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
referencedIn James Lowell Gibbs collection of African-American documents, 1865-1918 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Papers of Charlotte Hawkins Brown, 1900-1961 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Jesse Edward Moorland Papers, ca. 1790-ca. 1939 Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University
creatorOf Gibbs, James Lowell,. James Lowell Gibbs collection of African-American documents, 1865-1918. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Papers of Charlotte Hawkins Brown, 1900-1961 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Lincoln University (Pa.). Office of the President. Walter L. Wright records, 1922-1945 (bulk 1932-1942). Lincoln University, Langston Hughes Memorial Library, Langston Hughes Memorial Library
referencedIn Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915. Booker T. Washington papers, 1903-1916. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Miller, Kelly, 1863-1939. Kelly Miller family papers, 1894-1989. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
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associatedWith Bland, James A. (James Allen), 1854-1911. person
associatedWith Brown, Charlotte Hawkins, 1883-1961. person
associatedWith CHARLOTTE EUGENIA (HAWKINS) BROWN, 1883-1961 person
associatedWith Gibbs, James Lowell, person
associatedWith Howard University corporateBody
associatedWith James Lowell Gibbs. person
correspondedWith Lincoln University (Pa.). Office of the President. corporateBody
associatedWith Miller, Annie Mae, 1869-1950. person
associatedWith Miller, May. person
associatedWith Moorland, Jesse Edward, 1863-1940. person
associatedWith Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915. person
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African American college administrators
African American universities and colleges
African American college teachers
African American communists
African American editors
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African American physicians
African Americans
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Birth 1863-07-18

Death 1939-12-29

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