Biography
Lydia Alles Miller was born February 1, 1908 to Adam Peter and Mary Elizabeth (Doell) Alles in Lincoln, Nebraska. She grew up on the family farm located in the Alles Acres subdivision of Greeley, Colorado. She attended school in Greeley and received a bachelor's degree in foreign languages from Colorado State Teachers College (now the University of Northern Colorado) in 1929. She taught language classes in Grover and Grande, Arizona; Greeley Central High School; College High School; and the University of Northern Colorado. Lydia Miller "helped organize the Greeley League of Women Voters and the Girl Scouts." She was also a member of the American Association of University Women and Delta Kappa Gamma. Active in the Weld County Democratic Party and the Jane Jeffersons, Lydia Miller ran for the Colorado House of Representatives in 1942. Lydia Alles Miller passed away on April 23, 1992.
Citation:
Cress, Lois. "27-Year-Old House Solid as the Earth." Denver Post, Nov. 12, 1977, pp. 17, 19.
Hynes, Mary. "Leaving a Life of Law." Greeley Tribune, Sept. 25, 1986, pp. B11-B12.
Nelson, Susan. "Built with a Purpose: Four Views of Energy Efficient Homes." Greeley Style Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 2, April/May 1988, pp. 24-25.
"Obituaries: David J. Miller," Greeley Tribune, May 7, 1993, p. A4.
"Obituaries: Lydia Miller," Greeley Tribune, Apr. 25, 1992, p. A4.
Seelmeyer, John. "Greeley Couple Spreads Home-building Gospel." Greeley Tribune, Oct. 22, 1981, p. E-1.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SC023
Abstract
This collection consists of materials on earth buildings, and more specifically, rammed earth buildings. Included in the collection are manuscripts, historical materials, manuals and information about building rammed earth homes and walls, magazine articles, correspondence, photographs, information on seminars, and newspaper clippings. Arrangement Series 1: General Alphabetical files on earth houses These are the original Miller files on...
Dates:
1923-1986; Existence: 1985-12
