Shirley Briggle Miller Collection Register and Finding Aid

Shirley Briggle Miller Collection

Register and Finding Aid


Overview of the Collection
	Creator:	Miller, Shirley Briggle
	Title:	Shirley Briggle Miller Collection
	Dates:	1972-1987
	Accession No.:	MA97-6
	Quantity:	1.5 cubic feet
	Language:	The records are in English.
	Repository:	Texas/Dallas History & Archives, Dallas Public Library 1515 Young St Dallas, TX 75201

Biographical Note

Ms. Miller was an active leader in the women's rights movement in Dallas, Texas and elsewhere during the 1970s. She was active in establishing the Dallas Commission on the Status of Women, serving as its vice-chairman. As a leader of the group Women for Change, she petitioned the city of Dallas for its formation. She served as Dallas coordinator of Texans for ERA, helping lead Texas to ratify the amendment (though the amendment later failed to be ratified by three quarters of the U.S. states). Ms. Miller was also active in local politics, serving on various campaigns such as Annette Strauss' mayoral bid.

Scope and Contents

This collection is divided into five series: Organizations, Meeting/Conference/Seminars, Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), General Information Topics and Public Relations/Political Campaigns. It includes papers, brochures, minutes, and clippings pertaining to Ms. Miller's involvement in the women's movement.

Collection includes biographies of Dallas civic leader Maura McNeil, Patricia Abbitt Hill, and Texas State Representative Frances Farenthold. Ms. McNeil's biography is found in the folder titled "McNeil's speech to Wellesley, 1977". Ms. Farenthold's biography is found in the folder titled "Political Seminar for Women 1/17/72". Approximately seven issues of Equal Times are included and the collection includes Ms. Miller's resume dated July 1975. Also included is Shirley Miller's work as Public Relations Manager during Annette Strauss' campaign for mayor in 1987. Many aspects of the women's movement in Dallas are covered in clippings and information files such as child care, the displaced homemaker's bill, divorce, and women and credit.


Index Terms
	This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
	Persons:
		Miller, Shirley Briggle
	Organizations:
		Dallas Commission on the Status of Women
		Women for Change
	Family Names:
		Miller
	Places:
		Dallas, Texas
	Subjects:
		Women's Right Movement - Texas - Dallas
		Politics - Texas - Dallas
	Titles:
		Shirley Briggle Miller Collection

Related Material


	MA97-2 Dallas Commission on the Status of Women Files

Detailed Description of the Collection



Organizations
Box	Folder
1	1	Commission on the Status of Women (City of Dallas)
	2	Commission on the Status of Women (City of Dallas)
	3	Commission on the Status of Women: George Schrader
	4	Commission on the Status of Women - Resumes
	5	NOW Brochure
	6	NOW Legal Defense Fund
	7	U.S. National Women's Agenda 1975
	8	Women for Change 1975
	9	Women for Change 1976
	10	Women for Change 1977
	11	Women for Change Political Folders
	12	Women for Change - Stationary, Correspondence
	13	Women's Center of Dallas
	14	Women's Center of Dallas - Equal Times
Box	Folder
2	15	Women's Equity Action League



Meetings/Conferences/Seminars
Box	Folder
2	16	Women's Political Caucus 1982
	17	Legal Rights Workshop
	18	Political Seminar for Women January 17, 1972
	19	Texas Women's Political Caucus Founding Meeting. Clippings, Roster, Agendas. 1972
	20	Toward a balance of power Conference
	21	Women in Public Life Conference 1975



E.R.A. - Equal Rights Amendment
Box	Folder
2	22	Clippings ca. 1970s
	23	Correspondence
	24	ERA Hearing, Austin, Recession Bill April 14, 1975
	25	National
	26	Speech
	27	Speech



General Information
Box	Folder
2	28	Clippings - Child Care
	29	Clippings - Women, 1977-1981
	30	Displaced Homemaker's Bill
	31	Divorce
	32	McNeil's Speech to Wellesley 1977
	33	Women - Employment



Public Relations/Political Campaigns
Box	Folder
3	1	Bill Nelson Campaign Information
	2	Lori Palmer Photographs and Clippings
	3	Lee Simpson Campaign Information
	4	Annette Strauss Campaign Papers and Press Releases
	5	Annette Strauss Speeches and Materials for Speeches
	6	Dallas Precincts ranked by % of vote for Mark White
	7	Media Directory 1983-84
	8	Patrick Media Group Materials and Contract
		3 Notepads for Annette Strauss Campaign
		1 Notepad for Lori Palmer Campaign