Holdings Student Affairs Student Scrapbooks and Papers George P. Miller Posters Finding Aid Holdings Student Affairs Student Scrapbooks and Papers George P. Miller Posters Finding Aid By Spenser Bailey
Title: George P. Miller Posters, 1969-1981
ID: 41/20/322
Primary Creator: George P. Miller (1952-)
Extent: 0.5 cubic feet
Date Acquired: 08/09/2024
Subjects: Assembly Hall, Cage, John, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Miller Lectures, Music, Theatre, Tykociner Lectures, Unit One
Posters collected by George P. Miller (U of I Class of 1974, College of Business) consist of four principal groups - Unit One/Allen Hall; the American Music Group and Professor Neely Bruce; the MillerComm Lecture Series; and general performances and events around campus. The Unit One/Allen Hall posters concern the establishment of the community (Miller was in its first cohort of residents) and other events held at Allen Hall.
Specific performers represented in the others include: the Blackearth Percussion Group, John Cage, Charlotte Moorman, the Hard Core Mime Troupe, Shozo Sato, and Soulima Stravinsky. Venues included the Depot and the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Other posters feature astronomy department events, the Phoenix73 festival, and the first Joseph Tykociner Memorial Lecture, given by Dr. Dennis Gabor. Miller called the latter event the best lecture he heard at the University of Illinois.
George Miller was born in 1952, the oldest of three siblings living with their parents in Chicago and later Blue Island, Illinois. Growing up, their family valued education, learning, the arts, and knowing current events in the world.
As a young man, George visited the University of Illinois with the Illinois Summer Youth Music Program. Liking what he saw in Champaign-Urbana, he kept U of I in mind for when it came time to apply to colleges. Then, it seemed to be the natural choice, and he arrived on campus as a freshman in the fall of 1970. He majored in business, with a concentration in marketing. He was also a frequent user of the University Library, and even recalled visiting the then-new University Archives.
In the spring of 1971, he saw an article detailing what would become the Unit One Living-Learning Community, and applied to join the first cohort of students. He very much enjoyed living in Allen Hall, as well as the opportunities that the community offered, like Professor Neely Bruce's American Music Group, which he joined initially as part of LAS 110.
After graduating, he worked in business for a little while, then decided to return to school to study education. He then taught high school business for 35 years, and also sponsored the Future Business Leaders of America and the Gay-Straight Alliance. As of 2024, he is enjoying his 14th year of retirement.
Assembly Hall
Cage, John
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Miller Lectures
Music
Theatre
Tykociner Lectures
Unit One
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/4120322.pdf
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