http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8x350q7 No online items Tom Miller papers Special Collections Margaret Herrick Library© 2014 Tom Miller papers 1384 1 Descriptive Summary Title: Tom Miller papers Date (inclusive): 1961-1992 Collection number: 1384 Creator: Miller, Tom Extent: 6 linear feet of papers.4 linear feet of photographs. Repository: Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Languages: English Access Available by appointment only. Publication rights Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library. Preferred Citation Tom Miller papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Acquisition Information Gift of Bryan May, 2008, and Jonathan May 2011-2012 Biography Tom Miller was an American publicist active in film during the 1960s through 1980s. After studying English and journalism in Los Angeles in the mid-1950s, he moved to New York and became a reader and researcher for the "New Yorker Magazine." Beginning in 1962, based in New York, he worked variously as a publicist, staff writer, and trade publication and wire services contact for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, American International Pictures, and Embassy Pictures. He went on to serve as unit publicist on numerous motion picture productions until his retirement in 1991. Collection Scope and Content Summary The Tom Miller papers span the years 1961-1992 and encompass 6 linear feet. The collection includes scripts, production material, publicity material, and photographs related to Miller's work as a publicist for around three dozen films released by American International Pictures, Embassy Pictures, MGM, and others. The publicity material includes correspondence, notes, pressbook copy, and publicity releases. There is some biographical material, including drafts of his memoirs. Arrangement Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 2. Television files; 3. Subject files; 4. Oversize; 5. Photographs Indexing Terms Miller, Tom--Archives. publicists Tom Miller papers 1384 2.