| Title |
Interview with Criag R. Miller, Utah Humanities partner, for Utah Humanities Fiftieth Anniversary oral history project, 30 July 2024. |
| Creator |
Craig R. Miller (1952) |
| Contributors |
Randy Williams (1961, interviewer, recordist, photographer) |
| Transcript |
Susan Gross, 11 July 2024 |
| Subject |
Folk Arts Program (Utah Arts Council); Folklore Society of Utah; Miller, Craig R. (Craig Robb); Religious gatherings--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Religious communities--Dance |
| Keyword |
Utah Folk Arts program; Folk Dance Underground; Hal Cannon; Carol Edison; Social Dance in the Mormon West; Larry Shumway; Merle Shumway; Gay Rodeo; Folklore Society of Utah; Hecho in Utah [Made in Utah]; Local Music Culture Along Scenic Byways; Utah Traditions: A Series in Black Religious Music in Utah |
| Description |
Originally from Florida, work with the Forest Service brought Craig Miller came to Utah. He decided to stay in Salt Lake City and became very interested in the local folk-dance scene. Through his folk-dance interest, he traveled throughout the state and began talking to diverse communities around the state about what they did and why. This spawned his love of folklore love and a new career. He worked as a state folklorist and arts administrator for the Utah Arts Council and their Folk Arts program. He worked with the Utah Humanities Council as a partner, gaining funding from this organization for various folklore projects he worked on throughout his career. |
| Publisher |
Utah Historical Society |
| Holding Institution |
Utah Humanities; Utah Historical Society |
| Date |
2024-07-30 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/5780993/salt-lake-city.html |
| Coverage |
Miller's home in Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary genre) |
| Format Extent |
00:39:57 |
| Extent |
21 leaves |
| Digitization Specifications |
Marantz Professional Digital Recorder: Model PMD660; Shure Omnidirectional Lavalier Microphone: Model Microflex MX183 |
| Identifier |
MSS_D_1_UH50-MillerCraigR-REW-20240730.wav |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights Management |
Utah Historical Society; Utah Humanities |
| Rights |
 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6dpjp9b |
| Collection Number and Name |
Mss D 1 Utah Humanities at Fifty: An Oral History Project, 1975-2025 |
| Setname |
dha_uh50 |
| ID |
2667675 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dpjp9b |
