Mildred Miles Dillman papers
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, personal and published writings, research notes, newspaper clippings, postcards, photographs, paintings, and memorabilia. The collection relates largely to Dillman's studies on the Ute Indians and on the Uintah Basin of Utah.
Dates
- 1920-1979
Creator
- Dillman, Mildred Miles, 1893-1980 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Teacher, author, historian, and researcher on the topics of Ute Indian history, ethnography, and archaeology. She was called "Woman of many baskets" by the Utes because of her interest in collecting artifacts.
Extent
3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
1 oversize box (1.66 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
Finding aid available in repository.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS1524.xml
Custodial History
The collection was originally donated to the Museum of Peoples and Cultures at Brigham Young University. The archival segment of it was transferred to the Department of Archives and Manuscripts in the BYU Library in 1989.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
- Title
- Register of Mildred Miles Dillman papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Amy Perez
- Date
- 2011 March 7
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States