| Title: |
William James Miller
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Marin County Free Library. Civic Center Branch. Anne T. Kent California Room
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| Collection: |
Carla Ehat Oral History Program for the Anne T. Kent California Room
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| Description: |
William is the great grandson of James Miller who led the Miller-Murphy Party across the Sierra section of the California Trail, which would later become the main route for the Gold Rush of 1849. The Millers settled on part of Don Timoteo Murphy's Rancho Las Gallinas, a 680-acre parcel of land. James Miller later constructed Miller Hall, a showplace of its day, while William’s father built the Nicasio Hotel. William remembers his family and life in Bolinas, the Bourne Ranch and the Louis Petar family.
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| URL: |
http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/crm/oralhistories/wjmillerft.html
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1976 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Miller, William James, 1909-1996
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1909
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Alaska; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Age at speaking: |
67
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| Document location: |
Corte Madera, CA
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| Document date: |
16-Mar-1976
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| Interviewer: |
Ehat, Carla; Kent, Anne
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| Locations discussed: |
California; Marin County, CA; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
California; California--History; Community; Local history; Marin County (Calif.)--History; Marin County, CA; North America; Oral history; United States
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0029614-32845
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