AUTHOR: Julie Miller
Julie Miller was the curator of early American manuscripts in the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress. In 2022 she was a staff fellow at the Library’s John W. Kluge Center. She curated a Library of Congress exhibition about George Washington and King George III: “The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution.” She has an MLS from Simmons College, Boston, and a PhD in United States History from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Before coming to the Library of Congress she taught in the history department at Hunter College, CUNY. Prior to that she worked as an archivist. She is the author of: Abandoned: Foundlings in Nineteenth-Century New York City (NYU Press, 2008) and Cry of Murder on Broadway: A Woman’s Ruin and Revenge in Old New York (Three Hills, Cornell University Press, October, 2020), several articles, and many blog posts.
Most Recent Posts
- A Colonial Agent and his Caribbean Clients: A Story from the Manuscript Division’s Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection May 21st, 2026
- Spinning, Weaving, Sewing, Knitting: Early American Textile History in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress April 30th, 2026
- Made at the Library: Brooke Newman, The Crown’s Silence: The Hidden History of the British Monarchy and Slavery in the Americas April 28th, 2026
- The Library of Congress Celebrates Ojibwe Poet Jane Johnston Schoolcraft During Poetry Month April 2nd, 2026
- Of Note: Odes to Grief and Marriage in the Papers of Poet Joseph Auslander March 26th, 2026
- Two American Diplomats in London and the Presidential Election of 1800 March 5th, 2026
- Thomas Jefferson and the Rumford Fireplace January 22nd, 2026
- Of Note: George Washington and the Beaver Tail: An Unfinished Tale December 18th, 2025
- Of Note: A Manifesto’s Lasting Legacy September 25th, 2025