William A. Millis

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William Alfred Millis was an American educator and writer. He was a native of Crawfordsville, Indiana.

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Education

Millis received an A. B. degree at Indiana University in 1889, and an A. M. degree in 1890. [1] [2]

Career

Dr. Millis served on the faculties at Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, and Indiana University. He was the author of many high school and college textbooks. From 1908 to 1929, he was the eleventh president of Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana. [3]

In 1927, he authored a history of Hanover College on its centennial, History of Hanover College. 1827–1927. A book review in the December 1927 issue of the Indiana Magazine of History, states "The volume, aside from its mere historical value, is a fine commentary on education in Indiana. Dr. Millis writes well, the documents are at his elbow and the result is worthy of the centennial of our oldest living denominational college." [4] [5]

In 1934, he published As I Remember: Autobiography of W.A. Millis, a 98-page volume. [6]

Death

Dr. Millis, husband of Laura Martha Millis, [7] [8] died at his home in Crawfordsville, Indiana, on Saturday night, May 23, 1942, age 72.

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References

  1. Staff, "Register of Graduates, 1830-1901", Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1901, page 86.
  2. "Register of the Graduates of Indiana University". 1901.
  3. Associated Press, "Obituary", The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Washington, Monday 25 May 1942, Volume 60, Number 11, page 5.
  4. Indiana Magazine of History, December 1927, Volume 23, Issue 4, pp 472-473.
  5. "History of Hanover College. 1827–1927 by William Alfred Millis". Indiana Magazine of History. December 1927.
  6. Millis, William Alfred (1934). "As I Remember: Autobiography of W.A. Millis".
  7. Kaminkow, Marion J., editor, "Genealogies in the Library of Congress: A Bibliography, Volume 2, K - Z", Library of Congress, Washington, D. C., page 233.
  8. Congress, Library of (September 2012). Genealogies in the Library of Congress: A Bibliography. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN   9780806316659.