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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the George W. Miller Papers #5045, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information

Received from George W. Miller of Durham, N.C., in January 2001 (Acc. 98826).

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The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.

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• Durham County (N.C.)--History.
• Legislators--North Carolina--History--20th century.
• Low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities.
• Miller, George W., 1930-
• North Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
• Public utilities--Law and legislation--North Carolina.
• Radioactive waste disposal--Law and legislation.

George W. Miller Jr. (1930-2021), a white politician and Democrat of Durham County, served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1971 to 2000. He was born in Spencer, N.C., on 14 May 1930; served in the United States Marine Corps, 1951-1953; and graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1957. He was first elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1971 and served continuously until 2000. During his tenure, Miller served as chair of several committees, including Highway Safety, Insurance, Utilities, Judiciary, and Finance. He was the author or primary sponsor of legislation such as the child restraint seat law, a law allowing motorists to turn right at a red light, a law that raised the state's minimum drinking age to 21, and a law to promote organ donation. In addition, Miller introduced legislation to restructure the Utility Commission, and he handled legislation authorizing North Carolina to enter the Southeast Interstate Low-level Radioactive Waste Management Compact. Miller has also served on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Visitors and received numerous awards and designations, including the 1994 Alumni of the Year award given by the University of North Carolina School of Law and the "Tar Heel of the Week" award given by the Raleigh News and Observer. Miller and his wife, Eula (Hux) Miller had three children: Anne, Rose, and George W. III.

The collection includes material compiled by George W. Miller Jr. during his service as the Democratic Representative of Durham County, N.C., in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1971 to 2000. The material consists largely of binders of correspondence, reports, legal materials, meeting minutes, and other items related to his involvement in committees dealing with management of low-level radioactive waste, review of public utilities, finance, crime, and other topics. There are also photocopies of legislation introduced by Miller, 1971-2000; subject files; clippings; and videocassettes.

• Videotapes (VT-5045/1-29)