Finding Aid to the Julius Sumner Miller papers, 1948-1967Niels Bohr Library & Archives 1.0 American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse College Park, MD 20740 USA nbl@aip.org
2009 Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie J. Brown in 2007. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process. Finding aid is written in English. Description of the CollectionMiller, Julius Sumner, Julius Sumner Miller papers 1948-1967 American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. 0.75 linear feet1 manuscript box(s)1 half manuscript box(s) AR232 English French Swedish The materials document Julius Sumner Miller's efforts to revitalize the study and teaching of physics. Selected Search Terms

These papers have been indexed in the International Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences (ICOS) using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.

Miller, Julius Sumner, 1909-1987. Australia. Description and travel. Europe. Description and travel. Physics. Study and teaching. Science. History. Teaching demonstrations. Biographical Note

Physicist and educator. On the faculty of Dillard University, 1937-1951; and El Camino College from 1953.

Scope and Contents of Collection

The materials document Miller's efforts (1950-1966) to revitalize the study and teaching of physics through demonstration experiments, popular journals, educational games, and television appearances in the United States, Europe, and Australia. A typescript contains Miller's account of his 1962 trip around the world lecturing and visiting significant sites of science history while on sabbatical.

 Organization and Arrangement of Collection

This collection is organized into a single series:

Series I: Papers

This series is arranged chronologically.

 Access to Collection

Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. http://www.aip.org/history/nbl/access.html.

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Provenance and Acquisition Information

 Processing Information

Lara D'Agaro 2007.

Preferred Citation of Collection

Box [number], Folder [number], Julius Sumner Miller papers. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.

 Container List Series I: Papers 11 On the death of a willow in a hurricane, 1948 12 Student essays, 1950, 1958 13 Newspaper and magazine clippings, 1950, 1958-1966 and undated 14 Julius Sumner Miller resume with addendums, 1961-1966 15 The sabbatical report for Julius Sumner Miller, 1962 16 Currency, April 1963 17 Currency, May 1963 18 En samling fysikaliska demonstrationsforsok, 1963 19 Julius Sumner Miller, teaching physics to-day, 1963 110 The Nucleus, June 1964 111 Currency, July 1964 112 Currency, August 1964 113 Science Experimenter, 1964 114 El Camino College press releases, 1964-1966 115 TV Guide, January 1965 116 The PTA magazine, January 1965 117 Reader’s Digest, January 1965 118 The Nucleus, June 1965 119 Currency, July 1965 120 Currency, Spetember 1965 121 TV Times, October 1965 122 The A.C. Gilbert Company catalog, 1965 123 Woniora, Blakehurst High School, 1965 124 Disney News, Winter 1965-1966 125 Disneyland record catalog, 1965-1966 126 Spectrum, January 1966 21 Archimedes, February 1966 22 Junior College Journal, February 1966 23 Archimedes, April 1966 24 Spectrum, April 1966 25 Popular Science Monthly, May 1966 26 The Nucleus, June 1966 27 Spectrum, October 1966 28 Julius Sumner Miller designed physics apparatus catalogs, 1966 and undated 29 10th Anniversary summer science school, January 9-20, 1967