Orlando W. Miller papers, 1961-1967.

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Orlando W. Miller papers, 1961-1967.

The Orlando W. Miller Papers consist of correspondence and questionnaires related to Miller's research on Alaska's Matanuska colonists in 1961-1962; the text or script prepared by Miller for the Alaska Centennial Exhibit of 1967; and photographs of the completed exhibit panels.

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Miller, Orlando W.

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Historian Orlando W. Miller (1918-1989) taught at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks. He is best known for his book "The Frontier in Alaska and the Matanuska Colony," based on his Columbia University dissertation. From the description of Orlando W. Miller papers, 1961-1967. (University of Alaska, Fairbanks). WorldCat record id: 609680746 ...

Matanuska Valley Colony (Alaska)

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The organization was established in 1935 under the Federal Emergency Relief Administration's program of organizing rural rehabilitation organizations in the United States. It was the administrative agency over the Matanuska Valley Colony in Palmer and was responsible for providing land and houses for the colonists, and for governing the colony. From the description of Photograph album, 1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 42926795 ...