Miller, James W., 1913-1993
Person
Biography
James W. Miller was president of Western Michigan University from 1961 to 1974.
Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Mildred Johnson, November 4, 1989
File — Box 3-OralHist, Object: 18
Dates:
November 4, 1989
Oral history interview with Robert Beam, November 29, 1995
File — Box 1-OralHist, Object: 2
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Robert “Bob” Beam, Vice President for Business and Finance, conducted and recorded by Tom Coyne on November 29, 1995. Beam graduated with a business degree from Western Michigan University in 1965. He began working at WMU full-time as a senior. Bob discusses his career at WMU while working under multiple presidents, various aspects of the university’s financial history, building projects, and the changes technology has created to the administration of the...
Dates:
November 29, 1995
Oral history interview with Robert H. Williams, 1989
File — Box 6-OralHist, Object: 9
Oral history interview with Robert Wetnight, February 6, 1997
File — Box 6-OralHist, Object: 10
Dates:
February 6, 1997
Oral history interview with Russel Gabier, November 8, 1990
File — Box 2-OralHist, Object: 11
Dates:
November 8, 1990
Oral history interview with Russell Seibert, December 6, 1998
File — Box 5-OralHist, Object: 2
Dates:
December 6, 1998
Oral history interview with Shirley Van Hoeven, November 15, 1993
File — Box 5-OralHist, Object: 19
Dates:
November 15, 1993
Oral history interview with Thomas Carr, December 6, 1996
File — Box 1-OralHist, Object: 12
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Thomas Carr, WMU alumnus and staff member, conducted by Lew Carlson on December 6, 1996 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Carr recollects his early years playing sports in Muskegon, being drafted into the minor leagues, attending Muskegon Community College after the service, and transferring to WMU to graduate with a History degree in 1959. He talks in depth about his time in Housing during years of massive growth and building projects, and describes attacks on his office...
Dates:
December 6, 1996
Oral history interview with Thomas E. Coyne, June 1989
File — Box 2-OralHist, Object: 1
Oral history interview with William Combs, November 17, 1989
File — Box 1-OralHist, Object: 15
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with William “Bill” Combs, Professor of English at Western Michigan University, conducted and recorded by Lew Carlson on November 17, 1989 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Bill discusses the racial tensions on campus in the 1960s and the take-over of the student union by black students following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. He then talks about his involvement in the AAUP following it’s certification and various contract negotiations in the 1970s and 1980s. Bill’s...
Dates:
November 17, 1989
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- Western Michigan University -- Faculty 15
- Western Michigan University -- Buildings 11
- Western Michigan University -- Administration 9
- Students -- Political activity 7
- College students -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 5
- Western Michigan University -- Sports -- History 5
- American Association of University Professors. Western Michigan University Chapter -- History 4
- Western Michigan University -- History 4
- Collective bargaining -- College employees 3
- College students, Black -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 3
- Western Michigan College -- History 3
- Western Michigan University -- Finance 3
- Western Michigan University -- Presidents 3
- Western Michigan University -- Students 3
- Western Michigan University. Department of English -- History 3
- Western State Normal School (Kalamazoo, Mich.) -- History 3
- Affirmative action programs in education 2
- Coaches (Athletics) 2
- College students -- Drug use 2
- Minority college students 2
- Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Personal narratives 2
- Teachers -- Training of 2
- Western Michigan University -- Student housing 2
- Western Michigan University. Department of History -- History 2
- Women in education 2
- Women in higher education 2
- African American football players 1
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 19th century 1
- American College Testing Program 1
- American poetry -- 20th century 1
- Anti-Apartheid Movement -- History -- 20th century 1
- Antisemitism -- History -- 20th century 1
- Bombings -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 1
- Bus drivers -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 1
- Bus travel -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 1
- College athletes 1
- College athletes -- Recruiting 1
- College radio stations -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 1
- Construction industry -- Management 1
- Construction projects 1
- Counterculture -- United States -- 1960-1970 1
- Discrimination in education -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 1
- Discrimination in employment -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 1
- Discrimination in sports 1
- Discrimination in employment -- United States 1
- Escapes -- History -- 20th century 1
- Feminism -- United States -- History 1
- Intelligence service -- United States 1
- Jews -- Russia (Federation) -- Siberia -- Biography 1
- Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970 1
- Minorities -- Education (Primary) 1
- Poets, American -- 20th century 1
- Political and social views 1
- Race relations 1
- Sex discrimination in sports -- Michigan -- History 1
- Speech therapy 1
- Student movements -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo -- Newspapers 1
- Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.). Western Michigan University Chapter -- History 1
- Students with disabilities -- Services for 1
- Teacher educators 1
- Track and field athletes 1
- Tuberculosis -- Treatment 1
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1960-1980 1
- Universities and colleges -- Employees -- Labor unions 1
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 1
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements 1
- Western Michigan College of Education -- History 1
- Western Michigan University -- Football 1
- Western Michigan University -- Football -- History 1
- Western Michigan University. Army ROTC 1
- Western Michigan University. Black Americana Studies 1
- Western Michigan University. College of Fine Arts -- History 1
- Western Michigan University. Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology -- History 1
- Western Michigan University. Engineering Technology Department 1
- Western Michigan University. Facilities Management -- History 1
- Western Michigan University. Gerontology Program 1
- Western Michigan University. Libraries 1
- Western Michigan University. Medieval Institute -- History 1
- Western Michigan University. School of Communication -- History 1
- Western Michigan University. School of Education -- History 1
- Western State Teachers College -- History 1
- Women college teachers 1
- Women's rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Armistices 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe -- Personal narratives 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons 1
- WorldWar, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish 1 + ∧ less
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