Series III. Official correspondence, 1933 May 23-1968 Jul 29

The collection consists of four boxes which document Miller's career from 1933 through 1968. They are divided into six series: biography, speecnes, official and personal correspondence, subject file-US Navy, Sixth Fleet, and miscellany.

Series I contains biographical material about Admiral Miller, including a biographical questionnaire for a 20-year anniversary book of the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1933, his obituary, and biographical information from the Naval Historical Center, Washington, D.C. Series II contains speeches and presentations given by Miller during his naval career.

Official correspondence, dated 1933-1968, composes the bulk of the collection and is contained in Series III. Arranged chronologically, the correspondence between Miller and his contemporaries shows the networking of naval officers and how they kept each other abreast of their naval and personal lives. Also contained in the official correspondence is information involving military activities such as the Sino-Japanese War in the 1930s, the 1958 Mid-East crisis in Lebanon, U.S. Naval-Royal Thai Navy activity, Jungle Drum III, 1965 , original orders, fitness reports, and letters of awards and appointments.

Series IV, the personal correspondence, is possibly the most valuable material in the collection because Miller periodically wrote long detailed letters to his family and friends about the Miller family activities and his naval activities. A 1957-1958 distribution list for family letters indicates that these letters went not only to his immediate family, but also to many of his former shipmates and classmates.

Series V is the only subject file and it contains the Sixth Fleet newsletter from 1959-1963. Miscellany, Series VI, includes ship's histories and naval publications.

Included in the Naval Historical Collection are two Naval War College student theses written by Edwin swain Miller, "The Influence of the Atomic Weapon on Future Naval Warfare" and "Relations Between Russia and the United States and their Influence on Foreign Policy."