Patricia Miller papers, 1967-1972
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Summary
- Creator:
- Miller, Patricia G., 1933-
- Abstract:
- Patricia Miller is an attorney, abortion rights activist, and the author of The Worst of Times: Illegal Abortion--Survivors, Practitioners, Coroners, Cops, and Children of Women Who Died Talk About its Horrors. Collection includes Miller's personal correspondence, materials and background information from the Pennsylvania Abortion Law Commission, and general pro and con abortion materials from Pennsylvania and Colorado.
- Extent:
- 0.6 Linear Feet
500 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.00898
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection includes Miller's personal correspondence, materials and background information from the Pennsylvania Abortion Law Commission, and general abortion materials from rights activists and opponents in Pennsylvania and Colorado.
- Biographical / historical:
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Patricia Miller is an attorney, a long-time abortion rights activist, and the author of The Worst of Times: Illegal Abortion--Survivors, Practitioners, Coroners, Cops, and Children of Women Who Died Talk About its Horrors (1993), an oral history compilation.
- Acquisition information:
- The Patricia Miller Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2009.
- Processing information:
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Accessioned by Meghan Lyon, July 2009
Encoded by Meghan Lyon, July 2009
Materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
- Arrangement:
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This collection has not been fully processed, and as such, materials have not been refoldered beyond what is needed for preservation purposes. Furthermore, most labels are directly transcribed from the donor's description of the material.
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[Identification of item], Patricia Miller Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University