Amy Bess Miller
Amy Bess Williams Miller (May 4, 1912 – February 23, 2003) was an American
historian,
preservationist,
trustee, and
civic leader from the cities of
Worcester and Pittsfield,
Massachusetts. Best known for leading the effort to preserve
Hancock Shaker Village on the border of Pittsfield and
Hancock, Massachusetts and establish a museum there, she was a major scholar of
Shaker history, society, and artifacts. In addition to serving as the Hancock museum's first president, she was president of the
Berkshire Athenaeum, member of the
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and
American Antiquarian Society, and trustee of
Berkshire Medical Center, the
Berkshire Museum,
Miss Hall's School, the
Massachusetts Audubon Society, and the
Shaker Museum and Library. Miller's published works all deal with Shaker history and society. She wrote four books and co-edited a fifth, contributed an article to ''The Herbarist'', and contributed to numerous exhibits.
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