Stanford University, Associate Provost for Computing, Records, 1968-1971

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Summary

Title:
Stanford University, Associate Provost for Computing, records
Dates:
1968-1971
Creators:
Miller, William F.
Abstract:
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.
Extent:
4.5 Linear Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item] Stanford University, Associate Provost for Computing, Records (SC0208). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:
Administrative transfer, 1981.
Physical location:
Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.
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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Collection Guide Author:
University Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-03-06 10:55:18 -0800 .

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Preferred citation:

[identification of item] Stanford University, Associate Provost for Computing, Records (SC0208). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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