Milton-Gruber Family Collection

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

ARC60

Scope and Content

Papers, correspondence, photos and miscellaneous materials of Carlotta Dice Gruber Milton, James William Milton and other members of the Milton-Gruber family. There are 31 series of materials: ARC60aa through ARC60zz. ARC60aa consists of James William Milton (1828), et al., 4 legal documents. ARC60bb is the Milton Family genealogy by Ethel Milton Hughes, containing Milton family history and photos. ARC60cc contains numerous photographs, negatives, and tintypes, along with 2 cards. Most of the items are unidentified or unable to link to an identified folder. ARC60dd contains one item: a ribbon. ARC60a and ARC60b consist of Carlotta Dice Gruber Milton's school papers, correspondence, invitations, photos, receipts, bank books, WWII ration books, newspaper clippings, greeting cards, and other miscellaneous materials from 1910 through 1984. ARC60c consists of 5 receipts from businesses to Horace Gardner from 1915 through 1919. ARC60d consists of 7 letters to John Stuart Ashby Milton or his wife, Edwina "Ada" Hill Milton, from 1912 through 1919. ARC60e consists of Angeline Payne Gardner Gruber Cornwell's correspondence, legal papers, tintype and photos, invitations, receipts, bank books, and insurance policies from 1901 through 1940. ARC60f consists of a 1918 letter from Charles Hill to Daisy Gardner. ARC60g consists of Paul William Milton's school report cards, photos, correspondence and postcards, WWII ration books, commencement announcements, and election campaign materials from 1922 through 1975. ARC60h consists of 2 campaign posters of Paul William Milton, c1970. ARC60i consists of James William Milton's correspondence, primarily to Carlotta Dice Gruber, from 1915 through 1916. ARC60j consists of James William Milton's 1917 World War I correspondence, to his mother and to Carlotta Dice Gruber, sent from Camp Lee, Petersburg, VA and from Camp Greene, Charlotte, NC. ARC60k consists of James William Milton's 1918 World War I photos and correspondence, to his mother and to Carlotta Dice Gruber, sent from Camp Greene, Charlotte, NC; Camp Merritt, NJ; overseas; and France. ARC60l consists of James William Milton's World War I correspondence from Oct. 1918 (after he was injured) through June 1919 (when he returned home and was discharged), primarily written from hospitals in France. ARC60m consists of James William Milton's World War I correspondence, primarily to his mother, to Carlotta Dice Gruber, and to his younger brother, Joseph Milton, from 1917 through 1919. ARC60n consists of James William Milton's World War I correspondence, primarily to his mother and to Carlotta Dice Gruber; one letter addressed to his father, one to each of his brothers, and one to Dock Johnson; from 1917 through 1918. ARC60o consists of James William Milton's World War I materials, including his American Soldiers' & Sailors' Diary, his pay record book, his honorable discharge, a transient pass, and a ship card. *The following materials from ARC60o are on exhibit in Case 10 as of Feb. 2025: Soldiers' French Course book, American Soldiers' and Sailors' Diary, YMCA Victory Songs booklet, pay record book, and a copy of a post card of Aquitanian ocean liner, HMS Aquitania instruction card ARC60p consists of James William Milton's private life papers from 1921 through 1939. These include a bank book and receipts relating to the settlement of the estate of John Stuart Ashby Milton; personal property tax receipts; personal correspondence; business correspondence, greeting cards from local businesses and advertising memorabilia; receipts and statements relating to sales of wheat; election memoranda. ARC60q consists of James William Milton's private life papers from 1940 through 1959. These include personal and business correspondence, WWII ration books and certificates, broadsheet jokes, a written estimate for rebuilding his barn, newspaper clippings, receipts and invoices for farming, election campaign cards, and other miscellaneous materials. ARC60r consists of James William Milton's private life papers from 1960 through 1974. These include invitations, materials related to constructing a new library, election campaign cards, county commission materials, and newspaper clippings of his obituaries. ARC60s and ARC60t consist of Mary Louise Milton Simmons' elementary school materials from 1933 through 1939. ARC60u consists of Mary Louise Milton Simmons' papers from 1936 through 1949. These include correspondence, event programs, high school newspapers (The Ricochet), high school diploma, photos of 1947 plane crash on Blue Ridge, photos of Oakland Methodist Church picnic, and 1949-1950 WVU student directory. ARC60v consists of Mary Louise Milton Simmons' papers from 1950 through 1952. These include photos, correspondence, event programs, WVU commencement materials, WVU diploma, high school newspapers (The Ricochet). ARC60w consists of Mary Louise Milton Simmons' 1953 Student Leadership Conference materials (held at West Virginia University). ARC60x consists of photos taken by Mary Louise Milton Simmons. These include Charles Town High School's 1950 Homecoming parade, 1951 dynamite explosion at Halltown, 1951 fire at Harpers Ferry railroad bridge and Apple Blossom, miscellaneous scenic photos, 1951 Charles Town Sesqui-centennial parade, and 1951 butchering at her parents' farm on Summit Point Road. ARC60y consists of Mary Louise Milton Simmons' papers from 1953 through 1959. These consist of high school newspaper (The Ricochet), Charles Town High School event programs, invitations, diploma, photos, and slides of the following: 1953 Apple Blossom parade, 1951 faculty basketball game, 1954 Charles Town High School Senior Class play, and other miscellaneous slides. ARC60z consists of Mary Louise Milton Simmons' papers from 1960 through 1996. These include photos, Charles Town High School commencement programs, Oakland Methodist Church Centennial Celebration booklet and photos, Charles Town High School Class of 1946 50th reunion materials, and slides of the following: Charles Town High School proms, the original Old Charles Town Library, the B&O station on Mildred Street in Charles Town, and other miscellaneous photos. ARC60zz consists of 3 receipts from 1797, 1804, and 1845.

Acquisition

Accession

311

Source or Donor

Milton, Jeral A.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Archive Details

Creator

Angeline Payne Gardner Gruber Cornwell and Mary Louise Milton Simmons, Carlotta Dice Gruber Milton

Date(s) of Creation

1797 - 1996

Archive Size/Extent

6 archival boxes; 1 folder (ARC60h) is in Storage Room 2, Flat File 2, Drawer 4.

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1797 through 1996. Date(s) Assembled: 1910 through 1996. Appraisal: To be held permanently in the Jefferson County Museum. Associated Material: Old Charles Town Library's Perry Room has the following genealogies of the Milton family: (1) Some Virginia Families by Hugh Milton McIlhany (call # LR929.3M) and (2) The Milton Family (genealogy) by Ethel Milton Hughes (call # LR929.2H). See also AC60bb for a copy of the Milton Family by Ethel Milton Hughes. Level of Description: Fonds/Collection