Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Miller, Loye, 1874-1970
- Abstract:
- Loye Miller (1874-1970) served as Professor of Biology at the University of California, Los Angeles. The collection contains photocopies of eleven typescripts by Miller, several of which describe his naturalist expeditions.
- Extent:
- 0.2 linear feet
- Language:
- Collection materials in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Loye Miller Typescripts, MC124, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains photocopies of eleven typescripts by Miller, several of which describe his naturalist expeditions. The typescripts are arranged in alphabetical order by title.
- Biographical / historical:
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Loye Holmes Miller was born in Minden, Louisiana on October 18, 1874. He received an M.S. in Zoology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1903. In 1904 he became an instructor in Biology at the Los Angeles Normal School, later the University of California at Los Angeles. He remained on the faculty until his retirement as Professor of Biology in 1943. Miller passed away on April 6, 1970.
- Processing information:
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Sara Gunasekara processed this collection and created and encoded this finding aid with assistance from student employee Michelle Xie.
- Physical location:
- Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Loye Miller Typescripts, MC124, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library100 NW QuadDavis, CA 95616-5292, US
- Contact:
- (530) 752-1621