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David E. Miller papers, 1831-1981
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Miller, David E.
- Title
- David E. Miller papers
- Dates
- 1831-1981 (inclusive)18311981
- Quantity
- 7.75 linear feet, (10 boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 tube, and 3 microfilm reels)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 0891
- Summary
- The David E. Miller papers (1831-1981) contain such things as correspondence, history course papers and detailed lessons, his journal from his years as an LDS missionary in Germany (1930-1931), Golden Spike Centennial (1969) materials, newspaper clippings, book reviews, various publications, maps, and research and a manuscript for his work on Peter Skene Ogden.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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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.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Dr. David Eugene Miller (1909-1978) was a historian specializing in the history of Utah, trans-Mississippi West, fur trade and major western trails, as well as general American history. Miller was a history professor at the University of Utah, the director of the Western History Center, and a historian for Nauvoo Restoration Inc. His is also the author of several works, such as Hole in the Rock: An Epic in the Colonization of the Great American West.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The David E. Miller papers (1831-1981) contain such things as correspondence, history course papers and detailed lessons, his journal from his years as an LDS missionary in Germany (1930-1931), Golden Spike Centennial (1969) materials, newspaper clippings, book reviews, various publications, maps, and research and a manuscript for his work on Peter Skene Ogden.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on 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.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Boxes 1-7 (7 linear feet) and reels 1-2 were donated in May 2005.
Boxes 8-9 (0.75 linear feet) and reel 3 were donated in April 2005.
Boxes 10-11 (1 linear feet) were donated in October 2006.
Processing Note
Processed by Jennifer Sessions in 2005 and 2006.
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Separated Materials
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P1187).
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Correspondence, Golden Spike Centennial, and General MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1-2 | Correspondence |
1944-1979 |
| 1 | 3 | Henery W. Miller Colorado River Expedition |
1954-1966 |
| 1 | 4 | LDS Church - and Blacks; Lowry Nelson Letters |
1947 |
| 1 | 5 | History Course Papers |
1970 |
| 1 | 6 | German Missionary Journal |
1930-1931 |
| 1 | 7 | Golden Spike Centennial Speaches |
1969 |
| 1 | 8 | John Wesley Powell, Golden Spike Centennial Speeches |
1969 |
| 1 | 9 |
The Golden Spike
|
|
| 1 | 10 | Ogden Standard-Examiner, Golden Spike Centennial Edition |
1969 |
| 1 | 11 | Golden Spike Centennial Celebration Commission |
1969 |
| 1 | 12 | Golden Spike Centennial Brochures |
1969 |
| 1 | 13 | Golden Spike Centennial Memorobilia |
1969 |
| 1 | 14 | Golden Spike Centennial Miscellaneous |
1969 |
| 1 | 15 | Golden Spike Promotionary Pictures |
1969 |
| 1 | 16 | Miscellaneous |
|
| 2 | Utah History Lessons |
BooksReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 1 |
Westward Migration of the Mormons
|
1963 |
| 3 | 2 |
Nauvoo: The City of Joseph
|
1972 |
General MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 1 | "Along the Old Trail" |
1910 |
| 4 | 2 | "Great Salt Lake: Past and Present" |
1949 |
| 4 | 3 | Western History, Syllabus and Class Notes |
1944 |
| 4 | 4 | Utah Westerners Excursion |
1977 |
| 4 | 5 | Book Reviews |
1944-1976 |
| 4 | 6 | David E. Miller Publications |
1973 |
| 4 | 7 | Newspaper Clippings |
1959-1981 |
| 4 | 8 | Short Publications |
1954-1975 |
| 4 | 9 | Flyers |
1958-1979 |
Peter Skene Ogden PapersReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 1 | Peter Skene Ogden Papers |
1961 |
| 5 | 2 | Ogden Research Correspondence |
1960-1970 |
| 5 | 3 | Ogden Notes and Papers
Papers from 1831 are transcripts.
|
1831-1972 |
| 5 | 4-5 | Ogden Manuscript |
General MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | |||
| 6 |
Overland Migrations West of the Mississippi River
|
1959 | |
| 7 | Maps |
||
| Folder | |||
| 8 | 1 | Book and Pacific Historical Review |
1963-1975 |
| 8 | 2 | Brigham Young Annual Message Investigation |
1963 |
| 8 | 3 | Carthage Conspiracy Papers |
1975-1976 |
| 8 | 4 | Crocker First National Bank Greeting Card |
|
| 8 | 5 | 1976 | |
| 8 | 6 | 1976 | |
| 8 | 7 | Fluctuations of Great Salt Lake |
1850-1960 |
| 8 | 8 | Golden Spike Gentennial Memorabilia |
|
| 8 | 9 | Life and Times of the Central Pacific Railroad |
1969 |
| 8 | 10 | Maps |
1897-1958 |
| 8 | 11 | Rock Record Emigrant Inscriptions |
1950-1952 |
| 8 | 12 | City of Rocks Photographs, Correspondence and Maps |
|
| 8 | 13 | "Salt Lake Cutoff" |
|
| 8 | 14 | "Scouting Expedition against Marauding Navajo Indians" Transcript |
1869 |
| 8 | 16 | "Trapper War on Weber River" |
|
| 8 | 17 | Daughters of Utah Pioneers Publications |
1959-1960 |
| 8 | 18 | Western Humanities Review Publications |
1949-1964 |
PublicationsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 9 | 1 |
B. H. Roberts Case
|
|
| 9 | 2 |
California in Third Dimension
|
1959 |
| 9 | 3 |
Dialogue: Journal of Mormon Thought
|
1966 |
| 9 | 4 |
Discovery of Glen Canyon
|
1958 |
| 9 | 5 |
Donner Road through Great Salt Lake Desert
|
1958 |
| 9 | 6 | "From Fort Leavenworth to Great Salt Lake" |
1849-1850 |
| 9 | 7 |
Great Salt Lake: An Historical Sketch
|
|
| 9 | 8 |
Great Salt Lake National Park In Utah
|
1960 |
| 9 | 9 |
Historians Corner
|
1974 |
| 9 | 10 |
Historic Glen Canyon
|
1960 |
| 9 | 11 |
Impeachments in U.S. History
|
1956 |
| 9 | 12 |
Introduction to a Mormon Bibliography
|
1978 |
| 9 | 13 |
Jornal of Campaigns by Utah Militia Against Navajo
|
1869 |
| 9 | 14 |
Journal Covering Peter Skene Ogden's Expedition
|
1954 |
| 9 | 15 |
Local Archives in Study of Local History
|
1958 |
| 9 | 16 |
Longhorns Come to Utah
|
1962 |
| 9 | 17 |
Maritime Fur Trade Rivalry
|
|
| 9 | 18 |
The Mormons Pennsylvania Historical Society Discourse |
1850 |
| 9 | 19 |
Negro Slavery and Mormon Doctrine
|
1967 |
| 9 | 20 |
Ogden's Explorations in Great Salt Lake Region
|
1954 |
| 9 | 21 |
Recent American Past v. Historians' Dilemma
|
1966 |
| 9 | 22 |
San Juan Mission Call
|
1958 |
| 9 | 23 | David E. Miller Miscellaneous Papers |
1959-1973 |
| 9 | 24 | Miscellaneous Papers |
1949-1969 |
General Materials and MapsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 10 | 1 | Crossing of the Fathers and Ute Ford |
1776-1958 |
| 10 | 2 | The Oregon Trail Brochure |
1974 |
| 10 | 3 | Correspondence |
1959-1961 |
| 10 | 4 | Maps |
|
| 10 | 5 | Maps |
|
| 11 | Flat Box of Maps |
1974 |
MicrofilmReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Reel | ||
| 1 |
Joseph Smith Last Day Book
|
1842-1844 |
| 2 |
First Wagon Train to Cross Utah
|
1841 |
| 3 | Mason Brayman, Hancock County Illinois |
1845 |
OversizeReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| tube | |
| 12 | Maps |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Railroads--West (U.S.)--Centennial celebrations, etc.
Personal Names
- Miller, David E.--Archives
- Ogden, Peter Skene, 1790-1854
Geographical Names
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Discovery and exploration--Centennial celebrations, etc.
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Memorabilia
- Speeches
Finding aid created by Jennifer Sessions.
2005 (last modified: 2018)
