Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Elliot Black Miller postcard collection
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- Graphic material
- Textual record
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Collection
Repository
Reference code
MS-2-820
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Statement of scale (cartographic)
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
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Physical description area
Physical description
4 albums ; 1131 postcards
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Archival description area
Name of creator
(1888 - 1914)
Biographical history
Elliot Black Miller was born ca. 1888 to Dr. Charles John Miller and Elizabeth Grant MacKenzie of High Street, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. She had two older sisters, Dalmeny E. Miller (b. 25 Dec. 1881) and Flora (Ora) W. Miller (b. 7 Oct. 1883). In 1912, Elliot Miller married a bank manager, Albert (Bert) Scott Fraser (b. 10 Feb. 1886), with whom she had one daughter, Elizabeth Scott Fraser (b. 21 Sept. 1913). She died in the summer of 1914.
Custodial history
Records were donated by John MacLatchy, Miller's grandson, in accession (2019-059) on 5 September 2019.
Scope and content
Collection consists of four scrapbooks containing mounted postcards from around the world addressed to or collected by Miss Elliot Miller.
Notes area
Physical condition
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
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English
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Restrictions on access
There are no access restrictions on these materials. All materials are open for research.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Materials do not circulate and must be used in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. Materials may be under copyright. Contact departmental staff for guidance on reproduction.
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Accruals
Further accruals are not expected.
General note
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Elliot Black Miller postcard collection, MS-2-820, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.