Guide to the Arjay Miller Papers
Jenny Johnson
Stanford University Libraries.
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives.
July 2015
Copyright © 2015 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Overview
Call Number: SC1267
Creator:
Miller, Arjay R.
Title: Arjay R. Miller papers
Dates: circa 1969-1979
Physical Description:
9 Linear feet (6 cartons)
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives.
Stanford University Libraries.
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
Administrative Information
Provenance
This collection was transferred to Stanford University, Special Collections in 2015.
Information about Access
The materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted
to a digital use copy.
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 94305-6064. 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/spc/using-collections/permission-publish.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Cite As
[identification of item], Arjay Miller papers (SC1267). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University
Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical note
Arjay Miller was the fourth dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business (1969-1979). Miller led Stanford Graduate School
of Business into the top ranks of management education institutions, expanded its endowment, and created the often copied
Public Management Program.
Arjay Miller was born on a farm in Shelby, Nebraska, on March 4, 1916. He earned his bachelor’s degree from UCLA in 1937 and
then worked part-time as a teaching assistant at UC Berkeley before becoming an economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of
San Francisco. He then served for three years in the U.S. Air Force before joining Ford Motor Co. in 1946. Miller worked with
the automobile giant for 23 years, serving as president in the early 1960. He was lured away to become dean of Stanford GSB,
arriving on July 1, 1969. He remained dean until he stepped down in July of 1979.
Text excerpted from: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/stanford-gsb-experience/leadership/history/stanford-gsb-deans/dean-arjay-miller
Scope and Contents
The materials consist of correspondence, professional files, and subject files created by Arjay Miller during his tenure as
Dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB). Also included are clippings about Miller and miscellaneous GSB publications.
Access Terms
Stanford University. Graduate School of Business. History.
Stanford University. Graduate School of Business. News and Publications.
Stanford University. Graduate School of Business. Public Management Program.
Business and education--United States.
Box 1
Clippings; reprints; publications by Miller; Summit Meeting minutes; Robert S. Mcnamara correspondence
Box 2
Early Stanford files; budget files; GSB publications, including
Alumni Bulletin and
Faculty and Administration; GSB memoranda
Box 3
Speeches; audits; surveys; subject files
Box 4
Public Management Program material; miscellaneous correspondence
Box 5
Clippings about GSB; miscellaneous GSB publications; correspondence
