Scrapbook Pages 24-55, 1929 - 1934

The Joe Miller Papers are contained in five boxes and span the years 1924-1979. The collection contains biographical information, materials relating to his early life in Ottumwa, Iowa, and two important events in his Northwestern career: the 25th Waa-Mu show in 1956, and Miller's retirement in 1975. Two scrapbooks complete the collection.

Personal Data includes biographical sketches from the Dean's office, and Miller's Waa-Mu "diploma" from 1966. Northwestern University Press Releases document Miller's appointment as Associate Dean of Students and Director of Student Affairs. Writings about Miller include a transcription of the John Evans' Club Event held in his honor in 1971, called "This is Your Life," and a rough draft of an article about Miller by Alice Snyder.

Production Materials pertain to his work both at Northwestern and in Ottumwa, including scripts of four plays.

Materials relating to Miller's work in Ottumwa include press clippings of the shows he produced there, as well as a few issues of "The Ottumwa Business Man," a local paper with which he was involved.

A large portion of this collection is comprised of correspondence to Miller in honor of Waa-Mu's 25th Anniversary. These letters are from friends, former students, and celebrities, including a signed photograph of Marilyn Monroe (Box 1, Folder 14), and are arranged alphabetically by surname of the correspondent.

In honor of his retirement, the Waa-Mu Board, chaired by Dr. J. Allen Hynek hosted a reception at the Orrington Hotel in Evanston and sent out invitations with space for personal reminiscences and comments. The returned forms are organized into regrets/attending and then alphabetically in folders by surname of respondent (Box 2, Folders 2-5). Additionally, this subseries includes other notes or Christmas cards congratulating Miller on his retirement.

One folder holds pages removed from a spiral notebook/scrapbook filled with ephemera and photographs from the 1936 Waa-Mu show. A personal scrapbook, covering the years 1921-1936, contains pictures, press clippings, and photographs of Waa-Mu from 1929-1934, as well as extensive personal articles, including a collection of photographs and the itinerary of Miller's 1936 road trip from Chicago to California and back again. This scrapbook was dismantled when it was accessioned, and the items from each page were placed in a separate folder.