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Wick R. Miller photograph collection, 1970-1979

Overview of the Collection

Photographer
Miller, Wick R.
Title
Wick R. Miller photograph collection
Dates
1970-1979 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 Box
Collection Number
P1017
Summary
The Wick R. Miller photograph collection contains images mainly of people from Chihuahua region of Mexico who are speakers of unique languages. Also includes graphs and plots of vocabulary of people based on where they were raised.
Repository
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

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
Collection materials are in English.
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Historical Note

Wick Miller (1932-1994) was an anthropological linguist and pioneer in language acquisition studies. He received an A.B. in Anthropology from the University of New Mexico in 1953 and a Ph.D in Linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1963. He joined the faculty of the University of Utah department of Anthropology in 1963, and remained there until his death in 1994.

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Content Description

The Wick R. Miller photograph collection contains images mainly of people from Chihuahua region of Mexico who are speakers of unique languages. Also includes graphs and plots of vocabulary of people based on where they were raised.

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

By subject and folder.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Joanne K. Miller in 2001.

Processing Note

Processed by Photo Archives staff.

Separated Materials

See also the Manuscripts Division in Special Collections (ACCN 1916).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Aboriginal using sign language
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: October 1987 Vocabulary Plots
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: September 1987 Vocabulary Plots
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: October 1987 Vocabulary Plots
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: October 1987 Vocabulary Plots
    Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  • Description: Meeting and meal with Native Americans
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: Guarigio People (Fall 1976)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 7
  • Description: La fiesta de los Muertos in La Barranca
    Container: Box 1, Folder 8
  • Description: Tubar Speaking people in Batopilas and Saucillo
    Container: Box 1, Folder 9
  • Description: Tarahumara and Guarigio people near Sonora
    Container: Box 1, Folder 10
  • Description: Saint Stevens day in Avechuyro (1976)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 11
  • Description: Semana Santa in Avechuyro and La Barranca
    Container: Box 1, Folder 12
  • Description: Unknown House in Mountains Mexico
    Container: Box 1, Folder 13
  • Description: Pipestone New Mexico, Ute Indian Pictures, Jordanelle Reservoir
    Container: Box 1, Folder 14

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Subject Terms

  • Anthropological linguistics
  • Indians of Mexico--Languages
  • Uto-Aztecan languages

Personal Names

  • Miller, Wick R.--Archives

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs
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