The personal and original writings of Larry Miles are available for study and research at the Kurt F. Wendt Library, University of Wisconsin, 215 North Randall Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.

FREE access to the Miles collection can be obtained from the University Website http://www.wisc.edu/wendt/miles/index.html If you need additional assistance with your research, try Tech Search.

Tech Search

Wisconsin TechSearch is the information outreach program of the Wendt Library. TechSearch will retrieve information for you from the Miles collection.

They operate on a cost recovery basis. They will provide you with a cost estimate and will stay within the cost range agreed upon. For additional information regarding their services see their website at Tech Search Info.

Additional Information

The Library telephone number is: 608-262-5917, FAX: 608-262-4739 Or contact by e-mail: Theresa Lehman MVF Library Liasion

Searching the Database

Directions - From the Wendt Library Home Page:

1. Click on Books/Information Resources (locataed along left-hand margin)
2. Open the Select ---> box and click on Special Collections at Wendt Library
3. Click on the Lawrence D. Miles Value Engineering Reference Center link (toward the bottom of the page)
4. Search the Miles Papers database by subject, author, year, document type or "all fields" - including title, if applicable, and "contents", a field providing a brief description of the document. If searching for a particular subject, choose the 'closest fit' from the following drop-down list of pre-assigned subject words:

Academia	Attitudes	Biography	Construction	Cost
Creativity	Defense	Definitions	Development	History
Honors	Ideas	International	Management	Methodology
Philosophy	Promotion	Publishing	Purchasing	Recognition
Resistance	Results	Training

The field "document type" refers to the variety of archival material contained in the personal papers of L.D. Miles. Document types are limited to the following:

Article	Correspondence	Graphic Design	Minutes
Notes	Pamphlet	Photographs	Report