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Descriptive Summary
Title: B.J. Miller papers
Date (inclusive): 1929-2010
Date (bulk): 1987-2008
Collection Number: WRCA 011
Creator:
Miller, B. J. (William J.)
Extent:
15.0 linear feet
(15 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence, technical reports, publications, transparencies, compact discs and maps of the engineering
consulting work of Dr. B.J. (William J.) Miller for the California/Federal (CALFED) Bay Delta Program. His work focused on
the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the near-extinction of the fish species smelt, steelhead, salmon and sturgeon. Miller
received his B.E. in Civil Engineering and M.S. in Sanitary Engineering from Vanderbilt University and his Ph.D. in Sanitary
Engineering from the University of California Berkeley.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
This collection is unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections & University Archives regarding the availability of materials
for research use.
Publication Rights
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction,
and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by
copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions
apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for
obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. B.J. Miller papers (WRCA 011). Water Resources Collections and Archives. Special
Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Collection Number
Collection number updated February 2019. Legacy collection number was WR 13 05. This change was part of a project in 2018/2019
to update the collection numbers for collections in the Water Resources Collections and Archives.
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, technical reports, publications, transparencies, compact discs and maps of the engineering
consulting work of Dr. B.J. (William J.) Miller for the California/Federal (CALFED) Bay Delta Program. His work focused on
the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the near-extinction of the fish species smelt, steelhead, salmon and sturgeon. Miller
received his B.E. in Civil Engineering and M.S. in Sanitary Engineering from Vanderbilt University and his Ph.D. in Sanitary
Engineering from the University of California Berkeley.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
CALFED Bay-Delta Program
Delta Region (Calif.)
Fish habitat improvement
Sanitary engineering
Genres and Forms of Materials
Compact discs
Correspondence
Publications
Reports