Finding Aid to the Randall Milliken Papers, 1980-2013
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Finding Aid to the Randall Milliken Papers, 1980-2013
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2013/157
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
- Finding Aid Written By:
- Bancroft Library staff
- Date Completed:
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October 2013
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Collection Summary
Collection Title: Randall Milliken papers
Date (inclusive): 1980-2013
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2013/157
Creators :
Milliken, Randall 1946-
Extent:
Number of containers: 6 cartons, 1 box
Linear feet: 7.7
Repository: The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: The Randall Milliken papers consist of Milliken's research notes used in compiling his database of Central California Missions
as well as his general ethnohistorical research of California Indian populations.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Randall Milliken Papers, BANC MSS 2013/157, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Separated Material
Digital material transferred to Bancroft Digital Collections.
Printed materials have been transferred to the book collection of The Bancroft Library.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Indians of North America--California--San Francisco Bay Area--History
Indians of North America--California--Missions--History
Milliken, Randall, 1946--Archives
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Randall Milliken Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Randall Milliken on May 30, 2013.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
System of Arrangement
Arranged to the container level.
Processing Information
Processed by Bancroft Library staff in 2013.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Randall Milliken papers consist of Milliken's research notes used in compiling his database of Central California Missions
as well as his general ethnohistorical research of California Indian populations.
The collection was organized by Milliken prior to its donation and the organizational structure has been retained. Scope and
Content Notes for each series are based on Milliken's own descriptions.
Series 1
Central California Mission Records
Physical Description:
Carton 1; Carton 2, folders 1-8
Arrangement
Arranged as received.
Scope and Content Note
Documentation of contents and history of the Central California Missions Digital Database followed by files of materials on
each of the eleven missions, from San Francisco Solano south to San Miguel.
Carton 1, Folder 1
Coding Manual for Central California Missions Digital Database
2013
Carton 1, Folder 2-13
History of Digitizing Mission Records
1970s-2007
Scope and Content Note
Documents efforts to digitize California mission records, beginning in the 1970s and proceeding to Milliken's 2007 project
to tie the Mission Register Database to an ArcGIS map of 600 contact-period native community regions.
Carton 1, Folder 14-27
Tools for and Products of Mission Register Research
Scope and Content Note
Includes lists of register film numbers at libraries, missionary handwriting documentation, evidence of movement of Indian
people among Bay Area missions, samples of charts built to discriminate among Indian people with shared names, and charts
of intermarried Hispanic-California Indian families.
Carton 1, Folder 28
Mission San Francisco Solano
Scope and Content Note
Annotated database printouts and documentation of digitization history (data digitized 2002-2005)
Carton 1, Folder 29
Mission San Rafael
Scope and Content Note
Annotated database printouts and documentation of digitization history (data digitized 2003-2004)
Carton 1, Folder 30-36
Mission San Francisco de Asis or Dolores
Scope and Content Note
Annotated database printouts and documentation of digitization history (data digitized 1986-1994)
Carton 1, Folder 37-41
Mission San Jose
Scope and Content Note
Annotated database printouts and documentation of digitization history (data digitized 1993-1996)
Carton 1, Folder 42-46
Mission Santa Clara de Asís
Scope and Content Note
Annotated database printouts and documentation of digitization history (data digitized 1990-1994)
Carton 1, Folder 47
Mission Santa Cruz
Scope and Content Note
Annotated database printouts and documentation of digitization history (data digitized 1990-2003)
Carton 1, Folder 48-52
Mission San Juan Bautista
Scope and Content Note
Annotated database printouts and documentation of digitization history (data digitized 1992-2007)
Carton 2, Folder 1-4
Mission San Carlos Borromeo
Scope and Content Note
Annotated database printouts and documentation of digitization history (data digitized 1991-2007)
Carton 2, Folder 5
Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad
Scope and Content Note
Annotated database printouts and documentation of digitization history (data digitized 2004-2006)
Carton 2, Folder 6
Mission San Antonio de Padua
Scope and Content Note
Annotated database printouts and documentation of digitization history (data digitized 2000-2007)
Carton 2, Folder 7
Mission San Miguel Arangel
Scope and Content Note
Annotated database printouts and documentation of digitization history (data digitized 2000-2007)
Carton 2, Folder 8
Mission San Luis Obispo
Scope and Content Note
Annotated database printouts and documentation of digitization history. Includes cross references to San Miguel from original
records and work by John Johnson.
Series 2
Rancheria Groups
Physical Description:
Carton 2, folders 9-79; Cartons 3-4; Carton 5, folders 1-19
Arrangement
Arranged by geographic area as received.
Scope and Content Note
Materials regarding mission-effected areas studied by Milliken, including regional reports and overview notes.
San Francisco Bay Area North of Santa Clara
Carton 2, Folder 9-28
San Francisco Peninsula
Scope and Content Note
Documents Ohlone language family local groups that went to Mission San Francisco de Asís, with some Mission Santa Clara overlap.
Includes an unbound copy of Milliken's Masters thesis.
Carton 2, Folder 29-52
East Bay- Ohlone Language Family
Carton 2, Folder 53-60
East Bay- Bay Miwok language
Carton 2, Folder 64-79
Marin
Scope and Content Note
Documents Marin County groups, all of whom spoke Coast Miwok and moved either to Mission San Francisco (before 1817) or Mission
San Rafael (after 1817).
Carton 3, Folder 35-46
Patwin and Maidu of the Lower Sacramento Valley
Scope and Content Note
Includes Patwin-speakers of the North Coast range, including Topayto and Tolena as well as the Suisun of the northern San
Francisco Bay Area.
Carton 3, Folder 47-82
Plains Miwok of the Lower Sacramento Valley, Delta and Calaveras River
Scope and Content Note
Groups that went to Mission San Jose. Where they border them, these groups are strongly intermarried with their Yokuts-speaking
neighbors to the south.
Carton 3, Folder 83-115
Yokuts and Sierra Miwok Groups of the San Joaquin Drainage from the Delta South to the Tuolumne River
Scope and Content Note
Groups that went to Mission San Jose and Mission Santa Clara, with some overlap to Mission Santa Cruz.
Carton 3, Folder 116-140
Yokuts, Sierra Miwok, and Mono Groups of the San Joaquin Drainage from the Merced River south to the Upper San Joaquin River
Scope and Content Note
Groups that went to Missions Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista, with a few at Mission San Carlos Borromeo and some overlap
to Mission Soledad.
Carton 4, Folder 1-20
Yokuts, Sierra Miwok, and Mono Groups of the San Joaquin Drainage from the Merced River south to the Upper San Joaquin River
Scope and Content Note
Groups that went to Missions Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista, with a few at Mission San Carlos Borromeo and some overlap
to Mission Soledad.
Carton 4, Folder 21-48
Yokuts and Mono Groups of the San Joaquin Valley and Sierra from the Kings River to the South
Scope and Content Note
Groups went to Missions Soledad, San Antonio, San Miguel, and San Luis Obispo, as well as the Santa Barbara channel missions.
Carton 4, Folder 49-79
Thamien Costanoan of the Santa Clara Valley and Hills to the East, West and South
Scope and Content Note
Groups that went to Mission Santa Clara, with some overlap to Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista.
Carton 4, Folder 80-100
Costanoan Speakers of a Narrow Band from Santa Cruz east to the edge of the San Joaquin Valley North of Pacheco Pass
Scope and Content Note
Groups that went to Mission Santa Cruz, with some overlap to Santa Clara on the north and much overlap to San Juan Bautista
on the south.
Carton 4, Folder 101-115
Mutsun Costanoan Groups of Lands from Monterey Bay east to the edge of the San Joaquin Valley
Scope and Content Note
Groups that went to Mission San Juan Bautista, with a large amount of overlap along Monterey Bay with Mission San Carlos Borromeo,
some overlap on the north with Mission Santa Cruz and on the south with Mission Soledad.
Carton 4, Folder 116-138
Rumsen Costanoan, Esselen and Chalon Costanoan Groups from the Monterey Peninsula and Big Sur east to the edge of the San
Joaquin Valley
Scope and Content Note
Groups who went to Missions San Carlos Borromeo and Soledad.
Carton 4, Folder 139-141
Groups of the Coast Ranges in the Mission San Antonio and Mission San Miguel Areas
Scope and Content Note
Most of the groups that went to these two missions spoke Salinan, however they also included many Esselen speakers on the
north and many Northern Chumash speakers on the south.
Carton 5, Folder 1-19
Groups of the Coast Ranges in the Mission San Antonio and Mission San Miguel Areas
Scope and Content Note
Most of the groups that went to these two missions spoke Salinan, however they also included many Esselen speakers on the
north and many Northern Chumash speakers on the south.
Series 3
Miscellaneous Notes on Historic Indians and Early Ethnographers
Physical Description:
Carton 5, folders 20-91
Arrangement
Arranged as received.
Scope and Content Note
Includes files on Southern California Mission Studies, San Francisco Bay Area Mission Indian descendants and on nineteenth
and twentieth century field ethnographers.
Carton 5, Folder 20-42
Southern California Mission Studies
Carton 5, Folder 43-66
Bay Area Mission Descendents
Scope and Content Note
Most folders deal with individuals mentioned in J.P. Harrington notes. Some deal with the issue of Bay Area Indian history
in the context of casino controversies.
Carton 5, Folder 67-91
California Ethnographers
Scope and Content Note
Files on various nineteenth and early twentieth century researchers interested in central California ethnography.
Series 4
Specialized Studies
Physical Description:
Carton 5, folders 92-103; Carton 6, folders 1-31
Arrangement
Arranged as received.
Scope and Content Note
Materials regarding ethnogeography, demography, linguistics and personal name research.
Carton 5, Folder 92-103
Community Distribution Model
Scope and Content Note
Includes materials relating to California ethnogeography, including theoretical background and products of the CDM digital
map of 663 local Rancheria/tribelet areas across California and the initial volumes of the anticipated associated wiki encyclopedia
that was never fully realized.
Carton 6, Folder 1-12
Demography
Scope and Content Note
Excerpts from studies by Milliken and planned studies by Milliken along with background material.
Carton 6, Folder 13-19
Linguistic Research Aids
Scope and Content Note
Contains manuscripts and gray literature by various students of California Indian languages. Includes forays into language
prehistory by Callaghan and Golla.
Carton 6, Folder 20-31
Personal Name Analysis
Scope and Content Note
Results of studies on patterning of personal name suffixes, primarily female, as clues to language spoken by individuals and
groups.
Series 5
Annotated Historic Texts
Physical Description:
Carton 6, folders 32-43; Box 1
Arrangement
Arranged as received.
Scope and Content Note
Copies of texts pertinent to contact-period Central California Indian people.
Carton 6, Folder 36-43
Annotated Historic Texts
1776-1839
Box 1, Folder 1-4
Annotated Historic Texts
1840-1852