Hack Miller papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1678
Scope and Contents
The Hack Miller papers (1937-1996) is mostly sports-related, although there are scatter articles about World War II and the Vietnam conflict. Also included are articles concerning the Olympics, including the unsuccessful bid by Salt Lake City for the 1976 Winter Olympics.
Dates
- 1937-1996
Creator
- Miller, Hack (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical Sketch
Harold "Hack" Guest Miller (1915-1998), better known in the newpaper and sports world as Hack Miller, was born in Salt Lake City Utah to Austin Porter Miller, and Mary Jane Guest Miller. He began writing for the Deseret News in 1934, and continued his column there until 1978. Hack earned his Doctorate in Jurisprudence at the University of Utah, and served in World War II as a buck private. After his return from the European front, he rejoined the Deseret News as Managing Editor, eventually becoming their Sports Editor as well as a feature writer. He was the first reporter to to feature a live sports spot in Utah on KSL, and later on KTVX. He extended his television work to the A.M. series in California, where he leatured on various countries he visited, including Russia, Siberia, Vietnam, and Morocco (where he played golf with King Hussein.) Hack Miller covered six Olympic Games, and was on the Utah Symphony;s 15-nation Latin American Trip. He was the first news reporter to interview President Nixon after Nixon's resignation. In addition, he covered the World Series, and many NFL games as well as golf tournaments. He retired from the Deseret News in 1978, and served an LDS mission in New York City with his wife of many years, Barbara Cannon.
Extent
14.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
The Hack Miller papers (1937-1996) contain newspaper articles, magazine stories, trip diaries, office files, and correspondence pertaining to the career of this Utah journalist.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Hack Miller and Barbara Miller in 1997-1999.
Separated Materials
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0811).
Processing Information
Processed by Luke Kelly and Elizabeth Rogers in 1999-2001, and 2007.
Creator
- Miller, Hack (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Hack Miller papers, 1937-1996
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Rogers
- Date
- © 2007 (last modified: 2019)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu