Tuesday, June 27, 2023

MY JUNE 27, 2023, REPLY LETTER TO UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HISTORY PROFESSOR SUSIE PORTER IN REGARD TO FATHER'S REPORT TO ME THAT IN THE 1920s or 1930s HE HAD WITNESSED 'WOMEN BEING HELD IN CHICKEN COOPS' IN UTAH

 


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Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 06:39:13 PM MDT
Subject: Re: Were ladies ever held in 'chicken coops' in UT?

Dear Professor Porter, Thank you for your thoughtful reply letter to me on this. If anyone ever does learn about the cited shocking incident that my concerned father---Murray (UT) native, Murray (UT) High School alumnus, and University of Utah alumnus Dr. Calvin McMillan--- directly witnessed in the 1920s or 1930s here in Utah during the first two decades of his own life, I would appreciate hearing from you. Father was born in Murray (UT) in 1922, and his parents were Murray butcher shop owner Parley McMillan and Mrs. Alice Mae Pugh (maiden surname) McMillan of Murray. That married couple in Murray were devoted members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Best Wishes, former full-time Texas DPS employee John Kevin McMillan of Salt Lake City, Utah. My cell phone: (512) 993-7305.

On Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 3:16 AM, Susie Porter
<s.porter@utah.edu> wrote:
Sorry I can’t help. Intriguing story. 

Susie

Susie Porter, Professor 
Gender Studies Division/ 
Department of History

Director, Center for Latin American Studies 

On Jun 20, 2023, at 8:49 AM, John McMillan <mcmillanj@att.net> wrote:


June 20, 2023

Dear Distinguished "Deseret News" reporters and editors,

I myself have not found the time to pursue additional research in order to verify an emphatic  in-person statement to me by my Utah-born  father one day in the 1960s or 1970s inside our family's  home in Westlake Hills, Texas.


My University of Texas at Austin Botany Department Professor  Father, Dr. Calvin McMillan,  volunteered to me on that very memorable  occasion that during his prior  days as a Utahn in the 1920s and  1930s, "I (Murray, Utah, native Dr. Calvin McMillan, the younger son of  Parley McMillan  and  Mrs. Alice Mae Pugh McMillan of Murray) saw women being held in chicken coops in Utah!"

Do any of you have any factual information indicating to you that Father's above-quoted  statement to me was accurate?

Thank you in advance for your helpful reply letter to me on this.

Sincerely and Best Wishes,
John Kevin McMillan, 535 South 200 East, Apt. 912, Salt Lake City, UT 84111.
My cell phone: (512) 993-7305.
My home phone: (801) 355-0850.



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From: "UHQ DHA" <uhq@utah.gov>
To: "John McMillan" <mcmillanj@att.net>
Sent: Wed, Jul 20, 2022 at 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: Were ladies ever held in 'chicken coops' in UT?
Dear Mr. McMillan,
Thank you for reaching out to us. We've done some searches into materials published by the historical society and can offer these resources: 

Here, also, is a nice jumping-off point for Utah history research: https://history.utah.gov/inquire-2/resources/. To get a more specific answer to your question, I would honestly need some more context regarding your father's quote. Thank you and best regards,
Holly George
Utah Historical Quarterly



On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 4:26 PM John McMillan <mcmillanj@att.net> wrote:

July 14, 2022

Dear Utah State Historical Society Officials and "Utah Historical Quarterly" Editors, 

My candid and idealistic Murray (UT)-native father, Dr. Calvin McMillan, a longtime Botany Professor in Texas, was a former Elder for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah. Father was a distinguished alumnus of Murray High School and the University of Utah, respectively.

Would you please confirm for me in writing that Father was correct when he stated to me in person in Texas in the 1960s or 1970s that during the multi-decade period of the early- and mid-20th Century when he himself had resided in Utah, Father on at least one occasion observed "women being held in chicken coops in Utah" (near-exact quote)?

Thank you in advance for your prompt reply letter to me on this.

Best Wishes,
from former full-time daily newspaper reporter, former full-time Texas DPS employee, and current restaurant-industry employee John Kevin McMillan. My date of birth: 4-27-1957. My place of birth: Lincoln, Nebraska.
My always-locked solo-occupancy (only me, and I DO NOT permit anyone other than me to be physically present inside, or to enter, my locked apartment at nighttime) rental-home address ever since June 1, 2022:
Wasatch Manor (a federally subsidized and federally monitored senior-citizens housing complex), 535 South 200 East, Apt. 912, Ninth Floor, Salt Lake City, UT 84111.
My cell phone: (512) 993-7305.
My home phone: (801) 355-0850.
Posted by John Kevin McMillan at 7:50 PM

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