Moira Miller Collection

This material is held atSeven Stories Archive

  • Reference
    • GB 1840 MM
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1979-1996
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 10 archive boxes, 1 O/S folder + books

Scope and Content

Collection of draft and pre-publication material created by Moira Miller and covering all aspects of her career as a writer. The collection includes draft material relating to Miller's contribution to various BBC Radio programmes, including 'Listen With Mother'; draft material relating to her contribution to various BBC Schools Television programmes; draft and pre-publication material relating to 21 published titles for children, including contributions to two reading schemes; and a small amount of correspondence regarding royalty statements. The collection also contains material relating to various unpublished works written by Moira Miller, and copies of some of Miller's published titles.

Administrative / Biographical History

Created by Moira Miller during the course of her career as a writer.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged as follows:

MM/01 Radio scripts

MM/02 Television scripts

MM/03 Story books, novels and reading schemes

MM/04 Short stories

MM/05 Poetry

MM/06 Unpublished material

MM/07 Royalties correspondence

MM/08 Printed books

This system of arrangement is based on the arrangement of material at the time of deposit, and follows as closely as possible the system used by Moira Miller.

Access Information

Accessible to all researchers, by appointment only.

Appraisal Information

The collection has been appraised, and all duplicate material has been removed.

Custodial History

Donated to Seven Stories by the creator's son, Paul Miller, in 2002.