UUM_Accn2064.xml Inventory of the Robert L. Miller papers Miller (Robert L.) papers Finding aid created by Andrew J. Lengyel and Vanessa Barnes. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

2004 (last modified: 2017 and 2020)
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-04-12. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Robert L. Miller papers Miller, Robert L., 1950-2011 ACCN 2064 35 linear feet 78 boxes 1832-2008 The Robert L. Miller papers (1832-2008) contain information regarding Miller's life, as well as collected research regarding the Latter-day Saint Church, science, evolution, and Henry Eyring. The collection contains correspondence, handwritten notes, printed materials, journal entries, bound works, various articles, newspaper clippings, bibliographic materials, etc. English .

Robert L. Miller (1950-2011) was a prominent researcher in the Special Collections Department at the Marriott Library of the University of Utah during the years 1983-1993. Miller also helped develop the Utah Science, Engineering and Medical Archives, as well as contribute to the Western Science History Association (1993-1996). Miller was a talented researcher and historian who spent close to twenty years researching Henry Eyring (1901-1981), a lifelong member of the Latter-day Saint church and acclaimed scientist. Other interests of research include science, religion, creation, evolution, as well as other prominent members of scientific and religious communities.

Contained within this collection are Miller's research materials (including bibliographic, research topics, references and contacts, etc.), scientific research (including printed materials and journal articles), religious research (including correspondence and general research), as well as research regarding Henry Eyring (including Eyring's published and unpublished work, personal documents, biographical summaries, interviews, and journals).

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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Gift of Robert L. Miller in 2004 (box 1, folder 1).

Gift of Ryan Miller in 2012 (boxes 1-78).

Processed by Andrew J. Lengyel in 2004.

Addendum (boxes 1-78) processed by Vanessa Barnes in 2017.

 Miller, Robert L., 1950-2011--Archives Young, Brigham, 1801-1877--Archives Eyring, Henry, 1901-1981--Archives Evolution--Religious aspects--Latter Day Saint churches Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Correspondence Personal materials and researched organizations I General materials 1984 1 1

This folder contains materials that were donated by Robert Miller in 2004. The remaining materials within the collection were donated by his son, Ryan Miller in 2012. This folder contains an essay by Miller, entitled "Brigham Young's Cosmology," a letter written to Gordon B. Hinckley, President of the LDS Church, about organic evolution, and a compilation of awards, honors, and statements concerning Henry Eyring, a prominent scientist and member of the LDS Church.

 Taxtile Research Institute 1980-1982 1 2 Utah Science Engineering and Medical Archives (USEMA) 1988-1993 2001 1 3 USEMA guide to the collections 1994 1994 1 4 Income tax return summary 1999 1 5 Credit Bureau Services, Inc. v. Robert Miller 2003 1 6 General personal materials undated 1 7 LDS mission correspondence 1969-1971 2 1-2 General correspondence 1969-2006 2 3 Marilyn: correspondence 1972-2000 3 1

Robert Miller's relationship with Marilyn is undetermined.

 Marilyn: correspondence 2002-2008 3 2 Bruce Peterson: documents 2002-2008 3 3 Marilyn: general documents 2004-2008 3 4 Marilyn: correspondence undated 3 5 Research materials II Berkeley trip 1984 4 1 Princeton trip 1984 4 2 Travel expenses 1984-1992 4 3 Phoenix trip 1985 4 4 Wisconsin trip 1985 4 5 Princeton trip 1985 4 6 Bell Labs trip 1986 4 7 Bell Labs trip 1986 4 8 East coast trip 1987 4 9 Harvard trip 1987 4 10 Notes from Henry Eyring's writings 1980-1983 5 1 Notes from diary 1985 5 2 Miller staff: Eyring notes 5 3 Notes: meines darkness 5 4 Notes from sources 5 5 Eyring: general copied notes 5 6 General notes 5 7 Bibliographic material 2002-2003 6 Tapes 1983 7 1 Search engines 2002 7 2 Computer information 7 3 Partial bibliography and references 7 4 People to email or correspond 8 1 Research references and contacts, A-F 8 2-56 Research references and contacts, G-J 9 1-33 Research references and contacts, K-R 10 1-69 Research references and contacts, S-Z 11 1-43 Research topics, A-B 12 1-10 Research topics, C-G 13 1-17 Research topics, H-Sc 14 1-25 Research topics, Se-Z 15 1-9 Research topics: Index Cards 16-23

The exact date of Miller's notes, bibliographic, and research materials is undetermined; most likely circa 1983-1993, during which time Miller worked in the Special Collections Department at the Marriott Library of the University of Utah.

 Collected research regarding Henry Eyring III Personal materials related to Eyring A Journal of Henry Eyring 1877-1896 24 1 Eyring's patriarchal blessing 1944 24 2 The Chemistry Department by Edward M. Eyring 1946-2000 24 3 Collected research on Eyring's family members 1957 1997-2005 24 4 Biographical summaries 1958-2006 24 5 University Archives Records - Henry Eyring 1976 24 6 Henry Eyring: in memoriam 1981-1987 2000 24 7 Steven Heath's writings 1984 24 8 Register of the papers of Henry Eyring 1988 24 9 Professional geneology 2000-2006 24 10 Finding aids, inventories, and registers 2001-2006 24 11 Interviews B A Dialogue with Henry Eyring 1973 25 1 Interview with Professor and Mrs. Henry Eyring 1976 25 2 Interview with Henry Eyring: LDS Polygamy Oral History Project 1980 25 3 Henry Eyring Oral History Project: interviews 25 4 Interview with Sterling McCurrin 1983 25 5 Interview with Melvin A. Cook 1984 25 6 Interview with K.J. Laidler 1984 25 7 Interview with Steven Heath 1985 25 8 Interview with Dr. James C. Fletcher 1985 26 1 Collected research C Research regarding awards 1933-2006 27 Research regarding Eyring's collegues and associates 28 Mexico 1879 1887-1900 29 1 Collected research 1933-1960 29 2 Legal documents and related materials 1934-1971 29 3 Collected research 1961-1967 29 4 Copied photographs 1963-1985 29 5 Organizational involvement 1963-1978 29 6 Collected research 1968-1975 29 7 Chemical Dynamics: papers in honor of Henry Eyring 1971 29 8 Collected research 1976-1989 29 9 Eyring Research Institute 1983 29 10 Collected research undated 29 11 Correspondence D Correspondence 1936-1982 30 1-6 Greeting cards 30 7-9 Work E Bibligraphies, publications, and related materials 1976-2005 31 1 List of publications of Henry Eyring 31 2 Published work 1927-1974 32 Religion work 1953-1986 33 1 Unpublished work 1949-1979 33 2-3 Published work 1975-1982 33 4-5 Unpublished work undated 33 6 Published work undated 33 7 Bound work F High Polymers 1943 34 1 Bioluminescence 1948 34 2 The Stability of Detonation 1949 34 3 An Examination into the Origin, Possible Synthesis, and Physical Properties of Diamonds 1952 34 4 General Theory of Stress Relaxation I: Absolute Rate Theory of Relaxation and II: Stress Relaxation in Isobutylenes 1952 34 5 Studies of Phyotosynthetic Process: The Mechanism of Electron Exchange Reacions in Solution 1953 34 6 Review of Programme Plenary Lectures 1953 34 7 A Generalized Theory of Plasticity Involving the Virial Theorem 1954 34 8 Kinetic Evidence of Phase Structure 1956 34 9 Catalytic Studies on Evaporated Metal Surfaces 1956 34 10 Strain Electrometry and Corrosion, I, General Consideration on Interfacial Electrical Transients 1957 34 11 Statistical Dynamics 1957 34 12 Investigation of Fundamental Reactions 1959 34 13 The Centennial Review of Arts and Science 1959 34 14 Strain Electometry of Platinum Which has Acted as Cathode in Aqueous Solution 1959 34 15 The Electrochemical Theory of Smelting and Related Reactions 1959 34 16 Studies to Determine the Mechanism of Production and Removal of Electrons in Frames 1960 35 1 Ions in Flames 1960 35 2 Recrystalization and Sintering of Oxides progress report 1960-1961 35 3 Surface Chemistry Phenomena progress reports 1960-1961 35 4 Optical Rotation 1961 35 5 Theoretical Studies on Liquid Coolants status reports 1961-1962 35 6 Studies to Determine the Mechanism of Production and Removal of Electrons in Flames 1961 35 7 Investigation of Fundamental Chemical Reactions Status Report 1961-1962 35 8 Matter Under Ultra-High Pressures and Temperatures Progress Reports 1961-1964 35 9 Investigation of Fundemental Chemical Reactions Status Report 1961-1962 35 10 Marcaptan Inhibition of the Depolarization of a Smooth Platinum Cathode Technical Report 1963 35 11 The Electrochemistry of a Two-Dimensional Hydrogen Gas Technical Report 1963 35 12 Derivations and Applications of the Equations of Adsorption Kinetics and Isotherms Technical Report 1963 36 1 Surface Chemistry Phenomena Tecnical Progress Report 1964-1965 36 2 Properties of Matter Under High Pressures and Temperatures Progress Reports 1965-1966 36 3 Reaction Kinetics, the Theory of Liquids and Optical Rotation Progress Report 1965-1967 36 4-6 Molecular Luminescence, Excitation and Ionization by Beam Impact and Non-Stoichiometric Compounds Technical Report 1967-1969 36 7 Henry Eyring Speakers' Series, Tuscon Institute of Religion 1971 1973 36 8 Annual Review of Physical Chemistry Volume 26 1975 36 9 Science Philosophy Religion Symposium VII 1979 36 10 Astracts of Formal Lectures and Contributed Papers 1980 36 11 Collected research referencing Eyring's scientific studies G Collected research 1942-2005 37-47 Collected research regarding the LDS church IV The Book of Abraham research 1968-2003 48 General LDS collected research 1832-2008 49-56 Collected research regarding Science V Cold fusion research 1970-2004 57-58 General scientific collected research 1895-2006 59-60 A Partition Function for Solid Krypton and The Significant Structure of a Monatomic Crystal, Partition Function, and Sublimation... 60 5 Scientific fraud/scandals 1977-1985 60 6 Collected research regarding science and religion VI General research 1960-2006 61 Deseret professorship 1892-1947 62 1 Eyring-L collected materials 1997-2001 62 2 Meridian printed articles 2002-2005 62 3-4 Collected research regarding evolution 1872-2006 63-64 Collected research regarding evolution Undated 65 1-2 Creation/evolution bibliography and directory 65 3 Collected research regarding individuals VII Hugh Nibley: work, correspondence and collected research 1951-2002 66 Melvin A. Cook: work, correspondence and collected research 1940-2002 67 Printed materials VIII Pioneer Town-Pima Centennial History 1879 68 1 Register of the Papers of Henry Eyring 1901-1981 68 2 Mining Engineer's Handbook Vol. I and II 1918 68 3 Handbook of Mineralogy, Blowpipe Analysis, and Geometrical Crystallography 1918 68 4 The Desert - University of Arizona 1920 69 1 American Chemical Society - A Short History 1923-1968 69 2 Ebulliometry: The Physical Chemistry of Distillation 1937 69 3 The Mormon Colonies in Mexico 1938 69 4 In Honor of Gilbert Newton Lewis on His 70th Birthday 1945 69 5 Rheology Bulletin 1946 69 6 Some Factors in the Growth of Crystals 1952 69 7 Princeton University Commencement 1956 69 8 Thermal Conductivity of Liquids 1961 69 9 Scientific Creativity-It's Recognition and Development 1963 70 1 International Journal of Quantum Chemistry Part 1-2 1969-1970 70 2-3 Congratulatory Letters to Henry Eyring 1971 70 4 Autobiography of Camila Eyring Kimball 1975 70 5 Annual Review of Physical Chemistry 1976 71 1 Centennial American Chemical Society 1976 71 2 Annual Review of Physical Chemistry 1977 71 3 Henry Eyring Mormon Scientist 1980 71 4 The Journal of Physical Chemistry 1983 72 1 Henry Eyring Mormon Scientist and The Utah Years 1984 72 2 Henry Eyring ASC Search 1984 72 3 Encyclia 1984 72 4 Gould Distinguished Lecture on Technology and the Quality of Life 1992-1996 2000 72 5 Chemistry - Principles and Reactions 1997 73 1 Chemical and Engineering News 1984 73 2 Chemistry for Scientists and Engineers 2000 73 3 To the Edge of the Light 73 4 BYU Studies reprints 1960-1996 74 1-17 The Robert A. Welch Foundation Annual Reports 1956-1970 75 1-4 The Robert A. Welch Foundation Annual Reports 1974-1981 76 1-3 The Robert A. Welch Foundation Research Bulletins 1957-1981 76 4-6 Collected materials regarding Utah IV The Utah Magazine copies 1869 77 1 History of the non-resident degree program 1873-1910 77 2 University of Utah general materials 1953-2006 77 3 Henry Eyring's University of Utah class records 1957-1958 1961-1965 77 4 The University of Utah bulletin of the graduate school 1968-1969 77 5 History of the Radiation Center LDS Hospital 1969-1987 77 6 University of Utah Graduate study in chemistry 1981-1982 1985-1986 77 7-8 Utah Technology Report 2001 77 9 General Materials V Brochures, pamphlets, programs circa 1949-1980 circa 2000-2006 78 1 Newspaper clippings 1978-2006 78 2 Receipts 1991-2006 78 3