Overview
Administrative Information
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Description of the Collection
Access Terms
Overview
Call Number: SC0208
Creator:
Miller, William F.
Title: Stanford University, Associate Provost for Computing, records
Dates: 1968-1971
Physical Description:
4.5 Linear feet
Summary: The records in this collection are the office files of Miller as Associate Provost for Computing (1968-70) and Vice President
for Research (1970-71). Includes correspondence, memoranda, and proposals; subjects include SPIRES/BALLOTS, research policy,
government agencies and research, computer science department, electrical engineering department, and health delivery systems.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
Administrative Information
Provenance
Administrative transfer, 1981.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
Ownership & Copyright
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Cite As
Stanford University, Associate Provost for Computing, Records (SC0208). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives,
Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
William F. Miller, who holds three degrees in physics from Purdue University (B.S. 1949, M.S. 1951, Ph.D. 1956), joined Stanford
in 1965 as a professor of computer science. He was also appointed professor and head of the computation group at the Stanford
Linear Acceleration Center in 1965. In 1968 he was named associate provost for computing and in 1970 he became the first vice
president for research. From 1971 to 1978 he was vice president and provost of the university.
During that period he directed the development of the budget equilibrium program, widely regarded as an outstanding model
for resource planning and management in academic institutions. He was personally active in the development of several new
teaching and research programs and played a key role in the five-year $300 million "Campaign for Stanford" capital drive.
Miller led Stanford delegations to the People's Republic of China in 1976 and 1978 and was the principal university officer
in negotiation of student and scholarly exchanges with that nation. In 1979 he became the first Herbert Hoover professor of
public and private management in the Graduate School of Business, before being named president and cief executive officer
of SRI International. He has served on the National Acdemy of Sciences' Computer Science and Engineering Board and on the
National Research Council's Committee on Graduate and Postdoctoral Education since 1968.
Description of the Collection
The records in this collection are the office files of Miller as Associate Provost for Computing (1968-70) and Vice President
for Research (1970-71). Includes correspondence, memoranda, and proposals; subjects include SPIRES/BALLOTS, research policy,
government agencies and research, computer science department, electrical engineering department, and health delivery systems.
Access Terms
BALLOTS Project.
Miller, William F.
Stanford University. Associate Provost for Computing.
Stanford University. Computer Science Department.
Stanford University. Department of Electrical Engineering.
Stanford University. Office of Vice President for Research.
Universities and colleges--Data processing.
Universities and colleges--Research.