David E. Miller photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1187
Scope and Contents
The David E. Miller photograph collection contains 11 boxes of black-and-white prints and negatives and color slides dating from the 1950s to about 1975. The collection contains images taken and collected by Miller in conjunction with his research into various topics of Western history, including: Western trails and migration; Western military forts; archaeological sites; Hole-in-the-Rock expedition; national parks; natural and hot springs; World War II; the Pony Express; the Oregon Trail; and historic sites in the United States and the American West.
Dates
- 1950-1975
Creator
- Miller, David E. (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
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the David E. Miller photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the David E. Miller photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Biographical Note
David Eugene Miller (1909-1978) was a historian and history professor at the University of Utah. Miller was born on June 5, 1909 in Syracuse, New York, to Arnold Davis and Lillie Barton Miller. David Miller married Della Snell at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 17, 1935. Della died on August 29, 1974. Miller remarried Mabel P. Wallace on December 10, 1974.
Dr. Miller attended Weber State College and received his bachelor’s and masters degrees from Brigham Young University before obtaining his doctorate from the University of Southern California in 1947. He worked as a teacher and principal at Utah public schools between 1929 until 1944. After obtaining his doctorate, he went to work for the University of Utah as a professor of history. Dr. Miller specialized in the history of Utah, of the trans-Mississippi West, of the fur trade and major western trails, and of general American history. He served as director of the Western History Center, president of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, and as historian for the Nauvoo Restoration Inc. He also served as executive secretary of the Organization of American Historians and as director of the Mormon History Association. Miller wrote a number of books and articles on the history of Utah and the American West, including Hole in the Rock: An Epic in the Colonization of the Great American West.. David E. Miller died on August 21, 1978.
Dr. Miller attended Weber State College and received his bachelor’s and masters degrees from Brigham Young University before obtaining his doctorate from the University of Southern California in 1947. He worked as a teacher and principal at Utah public schools between 1929 until 1944. After obtaining his doctorate, he went to work for the University of Utah as a professor of history. Dr. Miller specialized in the history of Utah, of the trans-Mississippi West, of the fur trade and major western trails, and of general American history. He served as director of the Western History Center, president of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, and as historian for the Nauvoo Restoration Inc. He also served as executive secretary of the Organization of American Historians and as director of the Mormon History Association. Miller wrote a number of books and articles on the history of Utah and the American West, including Hole in the Rock: An Epic in the Colonization of the Great American West.. David E. Miller died on August 21, 1978.
Extent
11 Boxes
Abstract
David Eugene Miller (1909-1978) was a historian and history professor at the University of Utah. The David E. Miller photograph collection contains photographs and slides related to Miller's historical research into the history of Utah and the American West.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by David H. Miller in 2004.
Separated Materials
See also the David E. Miller papers (ACCN 0891) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Creator
- Miller, David E. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the David E. Miller photograph collection 1950-1975
- Author
- Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa.
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
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