Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Loye Miller Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1904-1969
Collection number: 129
Creator:
Miller, Loye, 1874-1970
Extent:
3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Loye Holmes Miller (1874-1970) was a professor of biology at UCLA and contributed 100 papers on fossil and recent vertebrates
of the Pacific Coast to various publishers. The collection consists of manuscripts, typescripts, recordings, and photographs.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Dr. Loye Miller, 1944-1967.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Loye Miller Papers (Collection 129). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Loye Holmes Miller was born on October 13, 1874 in Minden, Los Angeles; BS (1898), MS (1903), Ph.D (1912), University of California;
instructor in natural science, Oahu College, Honolulu (1900-03); instructor in biology (1904-18), assistant professor (1919-20),
associate professor (1920-23), professor (1923-43), UCLA; member, American Society of Naturalists; president of the board
of governors, Cooper Ornithological Club; contributed 100 papers on fossil and recent vertebrates of the Pacific Coast to
various publishers; published books include
The Marital Tie in Birds (1919?) and
Lifelong Boyhood: Recollections of a Naturalist Afield (1950); he died on April 6, 1970.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of manuscripts, typescripts, recordings, and photographs of Loye Holmes Miller, UCLA Professor of Biology.
Includes 12 records featuring sounds of nature, travel journals, speeches, interview transcripts, and manuscripts of article
on nature articles, mostly ornithology. Also includes the manuscript draft of his books,
The Marital Tie in Birds (1919?) and
Lifelong Boyhood (1950).
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Manuscripts and typescripts.
- Recordings.
- Journals (manuscript) and miscellaneous.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Miller, Loye, 1874-1970--Archives.
University of California, Los Angeles--Dept. of Biology--Faculty--Archival resources.
Ornithologists--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.
Manuscripts for publication.