Myron Miller Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection includes six bound notebooks belonging to Myron G. Miller from the 1927-1929 academic year. They are composed of notes and materials from classes such as organic chemistry, medical biology, and other pharmaceutical topics when he was a student at the Indianapolis College of Pharmacy, the precursor of Butler University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and the Indianapolis College of Pharmacy was originally founded in 1904 as a department of Winona Technical Institute in Indianapolis. It also includes a couple of Miller’s report cards, a form with questions from the Indiana Board of Pharmacy, certifications for Miller as a registered pharmacy assistant and a registered pharmacist, a newspaper clipping of his graduation, and an undated photo of Miller with the Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Butler University.
Dates
- Creation: 1924 - 1935
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Note
Myron Miller was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1909. He graduated as a pharmaceutical chemist with the 24th class of the Indianapolis College of Pharmacy, the predecessor of Butler University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. He worked as a pharmacist in Bloomington, Indiana and passed away in 2005.
Extent
0.63 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of the 1927-1929 pharmacy class notes and lab books of Butler student Myron G. Miller. It also includes materials related to his student and professional careers.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in one series.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Former Butler University Science Librarian Barbara Howes donated this collection to Butler University Libraries in 2020 (Accession Number 2020.031). The repository has no further documentation regarding the provenance of this collection.
Bibliography
Subject
- Butler University. College of Pharmacy (Organization)
- Butler University. College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Organization)
- American Express Bank (Organization)
- Winona Technical Institute (Indianapolis, Ind.) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Myron Miller Papers
- Author
- By: Erika Kovach, December 2023 Revised by: Kyle Stearns, October 2025
- Date
- 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Butler University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
4600 Sunset Avenue
Irwin Library 345
Indianapolis Indiana 46208 United States
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