Betty Miller Papers
A description of the collection at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 22 Jan 2020
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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 22 Jan 2020
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Miller, Betty Albertus, 1933-2019. |
| Title: | Betty Miller Papers |
| Dates: | TBD |
| Quantity: | 13 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Files, correspondence, photographs, printed material, posters, and artifacts (hair combs) relating to Betty Miller and the Miller Comb Museum |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Betty Albertus Miller (1933-2019) was an American beautician and an expert in decorative hair combs. Betty began collecting combs in the early 1960s, and eventually she and her husband Ralph accumulated the world's largest antique ornamental hair comb collection. Open to the public, the Miller Comb Museum in Homer, Alaska held more than 3000 examples of hair combs, representing a wide variety of eras, regions, and materials. She was one of the founders of the Antique Comb Collectors Club (AC3), and an appraiser of historical combs for a number of auction houses including Lloyd's of London. [Information drawn from her obituary in the Homer News, 19 Jun 2019.]
The Betty Miller Papers contains files, correspondence, photographs, printed material, posters, and artifacts (hair combs) relating to Betty Miller and the Miller Comb Museum, and to the Antique Comb Collectors Club (AC3).
The collection is unprocessed and remains in original order.
Access Restrictions:
The collection is currently unprocessed and not available for research. Please contact SCRC for more information.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
See also the Antique Comb Collector's Club (AC3) Records.
Persons
Miller, Betty Albertus, 1933-2019.
Corporate Bodies
Antique Comb Collectors Club (U.S.)
Miller Comb Museum.
Subjects
Hair ornaments -- Collectors and collecting.
Hair ornaments.
Ornamental combs -- History.
Ornamental combs -- Specimens.
Genres and Forms
Clippings (information artifacts)
Combs (hair ornaments)
Correspondence.
Magazines (periodicals)
Newsletters.
Photographs.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Betty Miller Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Ralph Miller, 2020.
An inventory has not yet been created for this collection. Please contact the Repository listed above for more information.