Earl Andrew Miller papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1570
Scope and Contents
The Earl Andrew Miller papers (1942-1995) contains material on Miller and his company, the Miller Ski Company of Orem, Utah. In the 1950s Miller developed an early release binding for Alpine skiing. A later patent for the ski brake revolutionized the sport of Alpine skiing. Most of the documents in the collection are photocopied newspaper articles. There are several brochures used as marketing tools for various ski products, several early photographs (photocopies) of Miller, and two booklets written by Miller promoting ski safety.
Dates
- 1942-1995
Creator
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English, Japanese, German, and French.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical Sketch
Miller was born in Manti, Utah, in 1925, and grew up skiing on local slopes. In 1942, at seventeen, he won the Utah Four Way Championship (slalom, downhill, cross country, and jumping). During World War II, Miller became a Mustang fighter pilot with the United States Air Force, graduating first in flying skills and second in academics in a class of 400. After World War II he attended Washington State University, the University of California at Los Angeles, and graduated from Brigham Young University. Miller was a constant inventor and promoter, holding more than one hundred patents and trademarks. He studied extensively with Dr. William Dempsey of Boston General Hospital on developing the first tension¬ometer to test pressures on human bones. During the 1960 Winter Olympics, more than ten Olympic ski teams used his ski binding racing toe, and world-wide sales grew to more than 500,000 ski bindings during the next twenty years. In 1953, he was one of the twelve skiers who formed the Intermountain Ski Instructors' Association which later became known as the Professional Ski Instructors' Association.
Extent
2.75 Linear Feet (1 box and 1 oversize folder)
Abstract
The Earl Andrew Miller papers (1942-1995) contains material on Miller and his company, the Miller Ski Company of Orem, Utah. In the 1950s Miller developed an early release binding for Alpine skiing. A later patent for the ski brake revolutionized the sport of Alpine skiing. Most of the documents in the collection are photocopied newspaper articles. There are several brochures used as marketing tools for various ski products, several early photographs (photocopies) of Miller, and two booklets written by Miller promoting ski safety.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Box 1, Folders 1-13 were donated in 1993. Box 1, Folders 14-15 and the Oversize Folder were donated 2003.
Processing Information
Processed by Jane Chesley in 1996.
Addendum processed by Kate Kimball in 2003.
Addendum processed by Kate Kimball in 2003.
Creator
- Title
- Inventory of the Earl Andrew Miller papers, 1942-1995
- Author
- Finding aid created by Jane Chesley
- Date
- © 1996 (last modified: 2019)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu