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Summary
- Abstract:
- Miller was an expert on institutional budgetary finance. He served on the faculty of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University (1947-1969), as deputy director of the New York State Division of the Budget (1971-1978), and director of the budget, (1978-1980).
- Extent:
- 8.4 cubic ft.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Howard F. Miller Papers, 1939-1983. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Miller Papers).
Background
- Scope and Content:
This collection includes the personal papers of Dr. Howard F. Miller spanning the years 1939-1983. It consists of correspondence, teaching material, legislative reports, legislative hearings, position papers, daily journals, news clippings and press releases. The papers chiefly relate to his service on the faculty of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, 1947-1969, his time as a New York State public servant for the Division of the Budget, 1956-1981, and his service on the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1967.
- Biographical / Historical:
Dr. Howard F. "Red" Miller was born on August 18, 1920 in Buffalo, NY. He graduated Syracuse University in 1942 with a bachelor's degree in Political Science and Journalism where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
At the start of World War II, he entered the United States Army as a private. During the course of the war, he rose to the rank of 1st Lieutenant in the Army Corps of Engineers. He served in the United States and the European theater of operations. He was wounded in action and awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for bravery.
After being honorably discharged from the Army in 1945 he attended Harvard University, earning a master's degree in Public Administration in 1947 and a doctorate in Government in 1955. From 1947 to 1969 he was on the faculty of the Maxwell School of Public Affairs at Syracuse University. From 1948 to 1955 he served as the administrative assistant to the Dean of the Maxwell Graduate School. In the summer of 1952 he worked as a research consultant to the Department of the Army in preparation for an Army Comptroller program at Syracuse University.
In 1956 Syracuse University granted Miller teaching leave to serve as an administrative deputy to the New York State (NYS) Division of the Budget. He held that position until 1959 when he became a consultant to the NYS Department of Audit and Control to coordinate and write the Annual Report of the State Comptroller. From 1962 to 1965 he acted as the fiscal advisor to the Minority Leader of the NYS Assembly, Representative Anthony Travia. Miller became secretary of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee in 1965 and served as such till 1968. In this capacity he participated in the NYS Constitutional Convention of 1967.
From 1968 through June of 1981 Miller served in various appointed NYS government posts; executive director of the NYS Social Development Planning Commission, 1968 to 1971, deputy director of the NYS Division of the Budget, 1971 to 1977, and director of the NYS Division of the Budget in 1978, a position directly appointed by Governor Hugh L. Carey. In 1971, continuing into 1972, he took leave from the Division of the Budget to serve as executive director of the Scott Commission, created to study government operations in New York City.
For his government service, Syracuse University presented Miller with the George Arents Award for excellence in government in 1973. He was further honored in 1982, receiving the Nelson A. Rockefeller Award for distinguished public service.
Miller resigned from public service for health reasons in June 1981. He lived in Delmar, NY until his death on February 17, 1999. He was survived by his wife Peg and two sons.
- Acquisition information:
- Dr. Howard Miller gave a third (Series 2) of the items in this manuscript group directly to the University Libraries, M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, in 1982. Syracuse University transferred the remaining items (Series 1 and 3) to the University Libraries, M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, in 2006. Syracuse University received those papers directly from Miller in 1968.
- Processing information:
Processed in 2010-2011 by Samuel T. Braden and Emily A. Wager.
Series 2 was partly processed in 1982 when the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives received the first set of papers. Emily A. Wager and Samuel T. Braden subsequently revised Series 2 and processed Series 1 and 3 in 2010-2011.
- Arrangement:
The collection is organized as follows:
- Series 1: Teaching and Scholarship, 1939-1964, undated
- Series 2: New York State Constitutional Convention, 1966-1968, 1973, 1977, undated
- Series 3: Public Service, 1941-1983, undated
- Physical location:
- The materials are located onsite in the department.
Subjects
- Subjects:
- Public Servants
Political Science
Politics and Politicians
College teaching -- New York (State)
Budget -- New York (State)
Fiscal policy -- New York (State)
New York (State) -- Politics and government. - Names:
- Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
Syracuse University.
New York (State). Division of the Budget.
New York (State). Legislature.
New York (State). Constitutional Convention (1967)
New York (State). Division of the Budget -- Appropriations and expenditures.
United States. Army.
Miller, Howard, 1920-1999.
Travia, Anthony J. - Places:
- Albany (N.Y.)
Syracuse (N.Y.)
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- ACCESS:
- The archives are open to the public and anyone is welcome to visit and view the collections.
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Access to this record group is unrestricted.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives will provide information about copyright owners and other restrictions, but the legal determination ultimately rests with the researcher. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Howard F. Miller Papers, 1939-1983. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Miller Papers).