John Thomas Milam Collection, 1908-1916
By Amanda Montgomery
Collection Overview
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John Thomas Milam Collection, 1908-1916 |
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| Predominant Dates: | 1908-1909 |
| ID: | 01/ AR082 |
| Primary Creator: | John Thomas Milam |
| Extent: | 1.0 Boxes |
| Arrangement: | The collection is arranged into folders divided into the categories of printed materials, books, and photographs. |
| Languages: | English |
Scope and Contents of the Materials
John Thomas Milam, known as "Big Ben Milam" by his friends at UNT, graduated in 1908. He married in 1912, in Canton, Texas and became a school teacher that taught in many places in Texas including DeSoto, Mesquite, and Dallas County. John Thomas Milam, eventually left teaching and moved his family to the city of Dallas, where he found work in a Ford motorcar factory. However, the Crash of 1929 resulted in the Great Depression, John Thomas Milam started his own laundry business and later delivered food to work crews for a living.
The collection contains photograph prints of John Thomas Milam, his senior class, his family, printed material of a program for the Van Zandt County Teachers' Institute and "The Yucca" yearbook of 1909.
Biographical Note
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Administrative Information
| Repository: | Manuscripts |
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| Acquisition Source: | Gift of Martha Milam Noah, 2008 |
| Preferred Citation: | John Thomas Milam Collection, University of North Texas Special Collections |
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Box and Folder Listing
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Box 1
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Folder 1: Program of Van Zandt County Teacher's Institute - Printed Material, 1916-10-09
The program was held in Canton, Texas. -
Folder 2: Photograph folder for unidentified woman, n.d.
Contains just the folder, the photgraph of unidentified woman has been moved to folder 6. -
Folder 3: Photograph folder and photograph print of Mr. Milam, n.d.
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Folder 4: Photographs - Prints, n.d.
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Folder 5: Photographs - Prints, 1908-1909
Contains photographs on mat board, with notes, one photograph states on the back, " The Jones House Denton Texas on Collage Campus 1908 or 1909", "John Thomas Tom Milam first one sitting on left of front row". -
Folder 6: Photographs - Prints, 1908-1909
Contains photographs from college with notes that identified John Milam and a photograph of an unidentified woman. -
Folder 7: Photographs - Prints, 1908-1909
Include notes that state the photographs are of Senior Day at Denton, Texas. -
Folder 8: Photographs - Prints, 1908-1909
Include notes that state the photographs are of Senior Day at Denton, Texas. -
Folder 9: Photographs - Prints, 1908-1909
Include notes that state the photographs are of Senior Day at Denton, Texas. -
Folder 10: The Yucca 1909 - Yearbook, 1909
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