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- 1920-1930 (Creation)
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0.5 A box (2 folders)
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Biographical history
Margaret Stevenson Miller was born in 1896 and was educated at the University of Edinburgh. She subsequently went on to study at School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London from which she was the first student to gain a PhD in 1925. She gained a position as a lecturer in the Department of Commerce of Liverpool University where she worked until the outbreak of the Second World War. During this time, she was a member of the Six Point Group and became interested in the issues surrounding women's employment and the economic position of married women. She wrote articles on these themes for the Incorporated Secretaries' Journal in 1927 and lectured to women's groups in Liverpool throughout the 1920s. During the war she worked as a research strategist in Soviet affairs. She was at first posted to the British Foreign Office's Foreign Research and Press Service in Oxford. However, she was later seconded to the United States' Office of Strategic Studies in Washington. There, she lectured on Soviet economics at George Washington University. At the end of the war she returned to the Foreign Office's Economic Intelligence Department but soon left to spend the rest of her career as an administrative officer for the Central Electricity Authority while continuing to broadcast on economic issues. She died some time around 1979.
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GB 0106 7MSM 1920-1930 Fonds 0.5 A box (2 folders) Miller , Margaret Stevenson , 1896-[1979] , lecturer
Margaret Stevenson Miller was born in 1896 and was educated at the University of Edinburgh. She subsequently went on to study at School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London from which she was the first student to gain a PhD in 1925. She gained a position as a lecturer in the Department of Commerce of Liverpool University where she worked until the outbreak of the Second World War. During this time, she was a member of the Six Point Group and became interested in the issues surrounding women's employment and the economic position of married women. She wrote articles on these themes for the Incorporated Secretaries' Journal in 1927 and lectured to women's groups in Liverpool throughout the 1920s. During the war she worked as a research strategist in Soviet affairs. She was at first posted to the British Foreign Office's Foreign Research and Press Service in Oxford. However, she was later seconded to the United States' Office of Strategic Studies in Washington. There, she lectured on Soviet economics at George Washington University. At the end of the war she returned to the Foreign Office's Economic Intelligence Department but soon left to spend the rest of her career as an administrative officer for the Central Electricity Authority while continuing to broadcast on economic issues. She died some time around 1979.
Unknown. Deposited before the material was listed c.1997. [Fawcett Library Accession Registers to be checked].
Papers of Margaret Stevenson Miller, comprising:
Articles by Miller in 'Incorporated Secretaries' Journal' (June-July 1927); copy of Stansfeld trust Lecture (1924); papers of the Six Point group including newsletter and leaflets on meetings (n.d.); press-cuttings on careers for women; manuscript and typed materials including summaries of books on women in industry and employment of women graduates and lectures given to women's organisations in Liverpool (1920s).
This collection is open for consultation. Intending readers are advised to contact The Women's Library in advance of their first visit.
English
The Women's Library also holds the papers of the Six Point Group (ref. GB 0106 5/SPG).
Further papers by Miller on the Soviet Union and her Old Student's Association are held by the School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library, University College London (ref. MIL).
Created and used with the kind permission of the Archives Hub. Amended by Genesis Project Manager. Edited for AIM25 by Sarah Drewery. In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, 1995; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. 24/01/2002; Jan 2008 Six Point Group Miller , Margaret Stevenson , 1896- [1979] , economist Educational systems Womens education Employment Womens employment Rights of special groups Womens rights Womens status Marriage Marital status Married women
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Unknown. Deposited before the material was listed c.1997. [Fawcett Library Accession Registers to be checked].
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Papers of Margaret Stevenson Miller, comprising:
Articles by Miller in 'Incorporated Secretaries' Journal' (June-July 1927); copy of Stansfeld trust Lecture (1924); papers of the Six Point group including newsletter and leaflets on meetings (n.d.); press-cuttings on careers for women; manuscript and typed materials including summaries of books on women in industry and employment of women graduates and lectures given to women's organisations in Liverpool (1920s).
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This collection is open for consultation. Intending readers are advised to contact The Women's Library in advance of their first visit.
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- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The Women's Library also holds the papers of the Six Point Group (ref. GB 0106 5/SPG).
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Further papers by Miller on the Soviet Union and her Old Student's Association are held by the School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library, University College London (ref. MIL).
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- Educational systems
- Educational systems » Womens education
- Employment
- Employment » Womens employment
- Rights of special groups
- Rights of special groups » Womens rights
- Rights of special groups » Womens rights » Womens status
- Marriage
- Marriage » Marital status
- Marriage » Marital status » Married women
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In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, 1995; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English