Box 1
Contains 15 Results:
Professional Biographies, 1966-1993
This folder contains two biographies on Miller's background and business achievements.
Newspaper Business Portraits of Miller, 1966-1980
This folder contains articles from various newspapers.
Photographs and News Clippings, 1942-1961
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).
Miller Ski Company Publications, 1951-1954
The book, That Men Might Ski (1951), and the brochure Can Skiing Survive?" (1954) were written and published by the Miller Ski Company.
Marketing Brochures Featuring Miller Bindings
This folder contains marketing brochures for Miller Bindings printed in Japanese, German, French, and English.
"Miller Falling Contest" and Other Japanese News Coverage
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.
Four Season Ski Report, 1976
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."
Patent Drawings of Miller's Safety Binding, 1964
This folder contains several drawings of Miller's Safety Binding patent #3,330,572.
The Miller Soft," Miller Ski Company Design, 1970
This folder contains a flyer and an article on "The Miller Soft."
Snowboards with Release Binding, Miller Ski Company Design, 1993-1995
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.
Promotional Brochures and Ads for the Miller Ski Company
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.
Skiing and Business Awards Presented to Miller, 1996-1994
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).
Utah Ski Archives Donation, 1993
Contributions of both documentary and financial kinds received by the Utah Ski Archives at the University of Utah Marriott Library.