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Wheeler McMillen papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 120

Scope and Contents note

Collection includes book manuscripts with related material, most notably Bugs or People--Which? (Appleton, 1965); correspondence; speeches, articles, editorial columns, and broadcast interview transcripts; and scrapbooks, sound recordings, photographs, and books.

Photographs in the collection include portraits of McMillen and documents of his career, and prints from the books "The Green Frontier" and "Possums, Politicians and People."

Dates

  • 1923-1978

Creator

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.

Conditions Governing Use note

Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Biographical/Historical note

Author and editor associated with Farm and Fireside, Farm Journal, and Pathfinder, as well as one of the founders of the chemurgy movement and active in Republican politics.

Extent

25 linear feet (17 containers) : 17 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Wheeler McMillen (b. 1893) was a newspaper reporter, became editor of the Covington, Ind. Republican, editor of Country Home, and editor-in-chief of Farm Journal. He was founder and president of the Farm Chemurgic Council. In the 1940s he was active politically, ran for the governorship of New Jersey, and was a presidential candidate. Collection includes book manuscripts with related material, most notably Bugs or People--Which? (Appleton, 1965); correspondence; speeches, articles, editorial columns, and broadcast interview transcripts; and scrapbooks, sound recordings, photographs, and books.

Other Finding Aids

See the Collective Name Index to the Research Collection of Conservative and Libertarian Studies for a cross-referenced index to names of correspondents in this collection, if any, and 37 related University of Oregon collections, including dates of correspondence. See index instructions on use.

Separated Materials note

Photographs in this collection are stored separately under call number PH074.

Processing Information note

Collection is processed.

Title
Guide to the Wheeler McMillen Papers
Status
Preliminary Description
Author
Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team
Date
2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English

Repository Details

Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository

Contact:
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1299 USA