William P. Miller, Jr. papers
name: label: Creator
content: Miller, William P., 1948-
label: Names
content: Alex Hillman Family Foundation
label: Names
content: Hillman Family Collection
label: Names
content: Hillman, Alex L., 1900-1968
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art historians
label: Occupation
content: Museum curators
label: Topic
content: Art -- Private collections -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1991 by Paul Himmelstein, executor of the William P. Miller's estate. Miller's papers were collected along with the papers of Gary Reynolds; Miller and Reynolds were roommates and their estates were both settled by Himmelstein. Reynolds' papers are housed and cataloged separately.
creator: label: Creator
content: Miller, William P., 1948-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Curatorial consultant to the Alex Hillman Family Foundation Art Collection; New York, N.Y. Died ca. 1990. Also held various positions in Philadelphia and New York museums and art centers, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Bronx Museum of the Arts, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Jamaica Arts Center.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1952-1988
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.millwilp
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Files from Miller's position as curatorial consultant to the Alex Hillman Family Foundation Art Collection. Included are: biographical information about Alex Hillman and family; lists, catalog drafts, appraisals, and deaccession lists of and reports about the Hillman Art Collection; files on loans and traveling exhibitions of the Hillman Art Collection, containing catalogs, brochures, announcements, and installation photographs for exhibitions at the American Federation of the Arts, Nassau County Museum of Fine Arts, and the Brooklyn Museum; draft for a catalog of the collection written by Miller; a manuscript for a book about the Hillman family and the collection (author unknown); and biographical information about Miller.