William F. Miller Papers SC0231
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Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: William F. Miller Papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC0231
Physical Description:
7.75 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1957-2013
Abstract: The collection
consists of the professional and personal papers of Dr. William F. Miller including
Provost's correspondence and memos, private correspondence, policy and memos, appointment
books and date notebooks, talks given by Miller, articles written by Miller, photographs,
news clippings and news releases.
Language of Material:
English .
Access to Collection
Series 2, and faculty appointment files in Series 3 are closed for 75 years from date of
creation. Otherwise, the collection is open for research; materials must be requested at
least 48 hours in advance of intended use.
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Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Biographical/Historical note
William F. Miller received is BS (1949), MS (1951), PhD (1956) and Honorary DSc (1972) from
Purdue University. He was the last faculty member recruited to Stanford University by the
legendary Frederick Terman, who was then Vice President and Provost of Stanford. Miller
himself later became Vice President and Provost of Stanford. He conducted research and
directed many graduate students in Computer Science. As President and CEO of SRI
International (1979-1990) Miller opened SRI to the Pacific Region; he established the
spin-out and commercialization program at SRI and established the David Sarnoff Research
Center (now the Sarnoff Corporation) as a for-profit subsidiary of SRI, and he became the
Chairman and CEO of SRI. In 1982 Miller was appointed to the National Science Board. He has
served on the board of directors of several major companies such as Signetics, Firemans Fund
Insurance, First Interstate Bank (and later) Wells Fargo Bank, Pacific Gas and Electric
Company, Varian Associates, WhoWhere? Inc. (Chairman), and Borland Software Corp.
(Chairman). He co-founded SmartValley, Inc. and aided the formation of CommerceNet and
serves on the board of directors. Dr. Miller was a founding director of the Center for
Excellence in Non-profits. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Sentius
Corporation and is a Founder and Chairman of Nanostellar, Inc. Dr. Miller is a Life Member
of the National Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Science,
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Life Fellow of IEEE, and
Member of the Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the professional and personal papers of Dr. William F. Miller
including Provost's correspondence and memos, private correspondence, policy and memos,
appointment books and date notebooks, talks given by Miller, articles written by Miller,
photographs, news clippings and news releases.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], William F. Miller Papers (SC0231). Dept. of Special Collections
and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Stanford University -- Administration.
Series 1. Provost's Personal Correspondence and Memos Series 1
1970-1979
Box 1, folder 9
Correspondence
1978 January-June
Box 1, folder 10
Correspondence
1978 November
Box 1, folder 11
Correspondence
1978 December
Box 1, folder 13
Resignation as Provost
1978
Box 1, folder 14
Announcement of his appointment as SRI President
Undated
Box 1, folder 15
Correspondence - Incoming re: appointment as SRI President
Undated
Box 1, folder 16
Correspondence - Outgoing re: appointment as SRI President
Undated
Box 1, folder 17
Correspondence - Visiting committee to Tulane
1979
Series 4. Appointment Books Series 4
1971-1978
Box 4
Appointment Books
1971-1978
Series 5. Notebooks Series 5
1970-1979
Series 6. Miscellaneous Files Series 6
1972-1979
Box 6, folder 1
William F. Miller current professional vita
Undated
Box 6, folder 2
Argonne National Laboratories
Undated
Box 6, folder 3
Bonner, William S.
Undated
Box 6, folder 4
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
Undated
Box 6, folder 5
International Institute For Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg,
Austria
Undated
Box 6, folder 6
Massey, William F.
Undated
Box 6, folder 7
Perron, William F.
Undated
Box 6, folder 8
Purdue University
Undated
Box 6, folder 10
Material for 1979 calendar
1979
Box 6, folder 12
Report of the Committee on the Professoriate at Stanford
1974
Box 7, folder 1
Microelectronics and computer
1978
Series 7. Talks Series 7
1971-1979
Box 7, folder 9
Senate and Academic Council
1971
Box 7, folder 10
Senate and Academic Council
1972
Box 7, folder 11
Senate and Academic Council
1973
Box 7, folder 12
Senate and Academic Council
1974
Box 7, folder 13
Senate and Academic Council
1975
Box 7, folder 14
Senate and Academic Council
1976
Box 7, folder 18
Old Presentations
Undated
Box 7, folder 20
Misc. Speech Welcoming a Seminar - "New Perspectives on the Safety of
Dams"
1978
Series 8 Articles Series 8
1957-1980
Box 8, folder 1
"On the Theory of Inelastic Scattering of Electrons by Helium
Atoms"
1957
Box 8, folder 2
"Efficiencies and Photofractions for Sodium-Iodide Crystals"
1957
Box 8, folder 3
"Efficiencies and Photofractions for Gamma Radiation on Sodium Iodide
Crystals"
1959
Box 8, folder 4
"The Use of High Speed Digital Computers for the Least Squares Calculation of
Complexity Constants"
1959
Box 8, folder 5
"The Use of High Speed Digital Computers for the Least Squares Calculation of
Complexity Constants"
1959
Box 8, folder 6
"Design Calculations for NaI Systems"
1960
Box 8, folder 7
"Response Spectra for Gamma Rays in CSI"
1960
Box 8, folder 8
Monte Carlo Calculation of Neutron Evaporation; Excitation Energy Dependence
of Nuclear Level Density.
Undated
Box 8, folder 9
Energy-Dependent Multiple Scattering of Neutrons in Thin Plates
1962
Box 8, folder 10
The Role of Computers in Experimental Physics: A System for On-Line
Analyzers
1962
Box 8, folder 11
The GNS Multicomputer System
1963
Box 8, folder 12
"Encyclopedic Dictionary of Physics" (excerpt)
Undated
Box 8, folder 13
"Who's Who at Stanford" and Chaffe unpublished dissertation
1978-1980
Scope and Contents note
Chaffe, Ellen. "Decision Models in University Budgeting." Stanford, 1980.
(Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation). Chapter 4 (regarding Miller's administration).
Box 8, folder 14
Miscellaneous magazines
1978-1979
Scope and Contents note
Stanford GSB, Winter 1978-1979; EDUCOM, Winter 1978
Series 9. Photographs Series 9
1967-1979
Photographs: 1967-1979
Series 10. Newsclippings and News Releases Series 10
1969-1978
Box 9, folder 1
Newsclippings and News Releases
1969-1970
Box 9, folder 2
Newsclippings and News Releases
1970-1971
Box 9, folder 3
Newsclippings and News Releases
1972
Box 9, folder 4
Newsclippings and News Releases
1973
Box 9, folder 5
Newsclippings and News Releases
1974
Box 9, folder 6
Newsclippings and News Releases
1975
Box 9, folder 7
Newsclippings and News Releases
1975
Box 9, folder 8
Newsclippings and News Releases
1976
Box 9, folder 9
Newsclippings and News Releases
1977
Box 9, folder 10
Newsclippings and News Releases
1978
Addenda, 1986-109 Accession ARCH-1986-109
Box 1
Office of the Vice President and Provost meeting materials
1972 May -
1979 June
Box 2
Office of the Vice President and Provost meeting materials
1972
January - 1973 March
Addenda, 2018-095 Accession ARCH-2018-095
Language of Material: English.
Box 1
Miller, William, "Metastable Atoms in Rare Gases" (MS Thesis,
Purdue)
1951
Aug
Language of Material: English.
Box 1
Miller, William, "A Theoretical Study of Excitation and Ionization by
Electrons in Helium and of the Mean Energy Per Ion Pair" (Ph.D. Thesis,
Purdue)
1956
Jan
Language of Material: English.
Box 1
System Scope for Library Automation and Generalized Information Storage and
Retrieval at Stanford University
1970
Feb
Language of Material: English.
Box 1
The Libraries of Stanford University: 1990 and Beyond
1980
Apr
Language of Material: English.
Box 1
Stanford University Annual Financial Report
1972
Language of Material: English.
Box 1
IEEE Transactions
1963
Dec
Language of Material: English.
Box 1
Impact: Stanford University's Economic Impact via Innovation &
Entreneurship
2012
Mar
Language of Material: English.
Box 1
The Gus Multicomputer System
1963
Dec
Language of Material: English.
Box 2
Publications/Reprints
1966-2013
Language of Material: English.
