McGill University Archives via McGill University Archival Collections
Dates
1900-1996 (indexed as 1900–1996)
Level
series
Extent
Approximately .6 m of textual records.
Scope & content
Series consists of records reflecting Evelyn Miller's pursuit of her historical, genealogical, professional and related interests. The records focus on Evelyn Miller's research activities including documents relating to her genealogical research, research for her historical writing, and research correspondence.
Included are documents relating to research used in her publications and articles, as well as drafts of these articles in various stages of editing. These articles and publications most notably include: "Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue (Shearith Israel) Montreal, 1768-1968" published in the Jewish Historical Society of England's Micellanies Part VIII, "Enter the Jew: The Jews of Quebec 1759-1882", and The Microfilm Guide to the Abraham de Sola Papers at McGill University (1973). This series also Includes selected printed material relating to the Montreal-based Spanish and Portuguese (Shearlth Israel) Synagogue, the Shaar
Hashamaylm Synagogue, and the Golden Age Association, all as it derived from her research interests.