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Box 1

 Container

Contains 15 Results:

Professional Biographies, 1966-1993

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

This folder contains two biographies on Miller's background and business achievements.

Dates: 1966-1993

Newspaper Business Portraits of Miller, 1966-1980

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

This folder contains articles from various newspapers.

Dates: 1966-1980

Photographs and News Clippings, 1942-1961

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

This material includes a news clipping announcing Miller's arrival to Mt. Hood, Washington, for the National Four Event Combined Ski Championship (ca. 1942), Miller in a World War II P-51 airplane (ca. 1944), and an aerial picture of Miller demonstrating his "all angle" Miller Binding (ca. 1961).

Dates: 1942-1961

Miller Ski Company Publications, 1951-1954

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

The book, That Men Might Ski (1951), and the brochure Can Skiing Survive?" (1954) were written and published by the Miller Ski Company.

Dates: 1951-1954

Marketing Brochures Featuring Miller Bindings

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

This folder contains marketing brochures for Miller Bindings printed in Japanese, German, French, and English.

Dates: 1942-1995

"Miller Falling Contest" and Other Japanese News Coverage

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

The "Miller Falling Contest" was held throughout the skiing world by the Miller Ski Company to promote their bindings and other skiing equipment. These articles tell of the contest in Zao Yamagata, Japan, and are written in Japanese.

Dates: 1942-1995

Four Season Ski Report, 1976

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents

Miller designed this Provo, Utah, ski area and hoped to develop it into an international ski resort. It was later purchased by Robert Redford, who renamed it "Sundance."

Dates: 1976

Patent Drawings of Miller's Safety Binding, 1964

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

This folder contains several drawings of Miller's Safety Binding patent #3,330,572.

Dates: 1964

The Miller Soft," Miller Ski Company Design, 1970

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a flyer and an article on "The Miller Soft."

Dates: 1970

Snowboards with Release Binding, Miller Ski Company Design, 1993-1995

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents

The documents include a drawing of a "flyswatter" bone fracture, prevalent among snowboarders; flyers on "Miller Snowboards with Release" and "Miller Release Binding Dynamics"; and newsletters from the Miller Ski Company promoting the safety features of their snowboard release bindings.

Dates: 1993-1995

Promotional Brochures and Ads for the Miller Ski Company

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents

Miller gave presentations of his ski products, particularly his first release binding which took several years of promotion before it was accepted. The materials in this folder are the newspaper ads and brochures used to advertise these presentations.

Dates: 1942-1995

Skiing and Business Awards Presented to Miller, 1996-1994

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents

These awards include the "E" Award for Export Excellence from Alexander Trowbridge, Secretary of Commerce, (ca. 1966); the appointment as an official delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business (ca. 1980); and the induction into the Ski Hall of Fame in Ishpining, Michigan (ca. 1994).

Dates: 1996-1994

Utah Ski Archives Donation, 1993

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents

Contributions of both documentary and financial kinds received by the Utah Ski Archives at the University of Utah Marriott Library.

Dates: 1993

Award Ceremonies, Fliers, and Photograph Reproductions

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...
Dates: 1942-1995

News Clippings, 1969-1990

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...
Dates: 1969-1990