The Library of Congress > LCCN Permalink

View this record in:  MARCXML | LC Authorities & Vocabularies | VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)External Link

Miller, Walter B. (Walter Benson), 1920-2004

LC control no.no 95031699
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingMiller, Walter B. (Walter Benson), 1920-2004
    Browse this term in  LC Authorities  or the  LC Catalog
Associated placeBoston, Mass.
Birth date19200207
Death date20040328
Place of birthPhiladelphia, Pa.
Place of deathCambridge, Mass.
Field of activityAnthropology Social relations Jazz
AffiliationBlue Horizon Jazz Band
Profession or occupationAnthropologist Trumpet player Vocalist
Found inViolence by youth gangs ... 1975 [i.e. 1977]: t.p. (Walter B. Miller)
LC in OCLC, 6/30/95 (hdg.: Miller, Walter Benson, 1920-; usage: Walter B. Miller)
History of the Breakstone/Bregstein family, 2013: t.p. (Dr. Walter B. Miller) p. 499 (Walter Benson Miller (Feb. 7,1920 - Mar. 28, 2004))
Wikipedia, Aug. 9, 2013 (Walter B. Miller (1920-2004), anthropologist, was one of the America's foremost authorities on youth gangs. Walter Benson Miller was born February 7, 1920, in Philadelphia and died March 28, 2004 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was a graduate of the University of Chicago with an M.A. in anthropology,[2] and of Harvard University with a Ph.D. in social relations. Miller, a jazz, blues and bluegrass musician, found that his knowledge of and interest in music helped him establish rapport with gang youth. Miller was known in the Boston area as a traditional jazz trumpet player, vocalist, and member of the Blue Horizon Jazz Band.)
Associated languageeng