Collection # SC 3454 OM 0682
MARJORIE MILES COLLECTION, CA. 1915–1992
Collection Information 1
Biographical Sketch 2
Scope and Content Note 2
Contents 3
Processed by
Alysha Zemanek June 2018
Manuscript and Visual Collections Department William Henry Smith Memorial Library Indiana Historical Society 450 West Ohio Street Indianapolis, IN 46202–3269
www.indianahistory.org
COLLECTION INFORMATION
VOLUME OF 3 manuscript folders, 1 oversized manuscript folder, 1 cold COLLECTION: storage photo folder
COLLECTION Ca. 1915–1992 DATES:
PROVENANCE: Marjorie Miles and Carolyn Apple, Avon, IN; December 2013
RESTRICTIONS: Items listed as being in cold storage need at least four hours to acclimate, so patrons are advised to call ahead of their visit if they wish to view those items to allow for thawing time.
COPYRIGHT:
REPRODUCTION Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection RIGHTS: must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society.
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ACCESSION 2013.0403 NUMBER:
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Indiana Historical Society Marjorie Miles Collection Page 1 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Marjorie May Money was born on 16 May 1922 in Hendricks County, Indiana to Porter L. Money and Letha J. Money (née Schmidt). The family lived in Danville, Indiana. In 1940, Marjorie worked as a clerk in a variety store. That same year, she graduated from Danville High School. In 1941, Marjorie graduated from Central Normal College. Marjorie married Harold Thomas Miles on 14 December 1944. Harold served in the armed forces and Marjorie served in the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War II.
Marjorie was the Hendricks County Assessor for twenty-eight years. She also worked in the offices of the Hendricks County Treasurer and Auditor. Marjorie was elected to be Hendricks County Vice–Chairman of the Republican Party of the State of Indiana in 1981. She was a member of the Hendricks County Republican Women's Club. The National Federation of Republican Women and the Indiana Federation of Republican Women honored Marjorie in their "Tribute to Women" in 1982.
Marjorie died on 28 December 2015.
Sources: Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907–1940
Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899–2011
"Marjorie M. (Money) Miles Obituary" Indianapolis Star, December 30, 2015. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/indystar/obituary.aspx?n=marjorie–m–miles– money&pid=177067462&fhid=14608
U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s–Current
1930 and 1940 U.S. Federal Censuses
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE This collection contains materials related to Marjorie May Miles (née Money). Included is correspondence from figures such as John T. Myers, Richard Lugar, Otis Bowen, Edwin J. Simcox, Dan Quayle, Robert D. Orr, Ronald Reagan, and William H. Hudnut. Other materials are certificates of recognition, a L.S. Ayres luncheon modeling program, a marriage certificate and membership certificate for Letha J. Money, and miscellaneous photos.
Indiana Historical Society Marjorie Miles Collection Page 2 CONTENTS
CONTENTS CONTAINER Certificates, 1981–1982 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1975–1992; n.d. Folder 2
L.S. Ayres luncheon modeling program, April 1953 Folder 3
Letha J. Money materials, 1915–1919 OM 0682, Folder 1
Miscellaneous photos, 1982–1987; n.d. Cold Storage Color Photographs, Folder 1
Indiana Historical Society Marjorie Miles Collection Page 3