Broadbent was born in London. She emigrated with her family in the wake of World War II to Carmel, California, in 1947. Broadbent graduated from Carmel High School in 1948 at the age of 16.[5][6] Broadbent enrolled at University of California, Berkeley, where she was awarded the Horatio Stebbins scholarship as a junior and earned her Associate of Arts degree in anthropology (with honors) in 1951.[1]: 190, 247 She went on to win a Genevieve McEnerny fellowship and receive her bachelor's degree in anthropology (with highest honors) in 1952.[2]: 190 From 1955 to 1960 she performed research among native peoples in Southern California and recorded Chukchansi, Ohlone, and Miwok.[7][8] Her 1960 doctoral dissertation was A grammar of Southern Sierra Miwok, written under the advisement of Mary Haas.[9]
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- ^ a b University of California (1951). Register. Vol. 2.
- ^ a b Commencement. University of California, Berkeley. 1952.
- ^ "The Graduate Faculty at Riverside". University of California, Riverside. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ Sylvia Broadbent at Riverside University
- ^ de Schrimpff, Marianne Cardale (January–June 2014). "Sylvia Broadbent: una mujer polifacética" (PDF). Revista Colombiana de Antropología (in Spanish). 50 (1). Asociación ProCalima para la Investigación Arqueológica.
- ^ "Class Lists". Carmel High School.
- ^ "Restructuring access: The creation of an online California Language Archive" (PDF). University of California, Berkeley. 12 February 2011.
- ^ "California Language Archive: Sylvia M. Broadbent". University of California, Berkeley.
- ^ "Berkeley Ph.D. dissertations - Survey of California and Other Indian Languages". University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Academic Promotions and Appointments, 1972-73". University Bulletin. 21 (5). University of California: 29. September 18, 1972.
- ^ "Guide to the Sylvia M. Broadbent papers". Online Archive of California. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ Long, Ken (January 18, 1974). "Suit against BLM seeks to restrict off-road vehicles". The San Bernardino County Sun. p. 16.
- ^ "University People". University Bulletin: A Weekly Bulletin for the Staff of the University of California. 32 (20): 83. February 27 – March 2, 1984.
- ^ "Sylvia M. Broadbent Fellowship in Anthropology (Graduate Students)". www.university-directory.eu. Retrieved 14 November 2014.