Following is a from a business summary prepared in December, 1960
Business Address: 600 California St., San Francisco
Residence Address: 1021 California St., San Francisco
Education: Potter and Choate Schools
Yale University
Career Chronology:
1920 Joined Blair & Company, investment brokers
1924 Joined Pacific Lighting Corporation
1929 Executive Vice-president
1940 President
1956 Chairman of the Board
Military Service: World War II- Army Air Force, Captain to Colonel.
Received Legion of Merit Award.
Directorships: Wells Fargo Bank American Trust Company, Director. American Air Lines, Director. Caterpillar Tractor Company, Director. J. A. Folger & Company, Director. Standard Oil Company of California, Director. Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Director.
Trusteeships: California Institute of Technology, Trustee.
San Francisco Symphony Association, Trustee
Other:
San Francisco Opera Association, President
Mr. Miller has had a major part in the development of the San Francisco Opera to its position of prominence
and acclaim. He first became a Director and a member of its Board of Governers in 1932. In 1933 he became
first vice-president, and in 1937 he became president, providing that leadership until he resigned to enter
the Army Air Force early in 1942. He served on the Board of Governers continuously from the time of his
original appointment, and in 1951 he was again called to the presidency of the organization, the position he
holds at the present time.
Club Affiliations: Bohemian Club, San Francisco
Pacific Union Club, San Francisco
Burlingame Country Club
California Club of Los Angeles
Links-Recess Club, New York
San Francisco Opera:
President 1937-1944, 1952-1968
Chairman of the Board (position created 1969) 1969-1971
Business Address: 600 California St., San Francisco
Residence Address: 1021 California St., San Francisco
Education: Potter and Choate Schools
Yale University
Career Chronology:
1920 Joined Blair & Company, investment brokers
1924 Joined Pacific Lighting Corporation
1929 Executive Vice-president
1940 President
1956 Chairman of the Board
Military Service: World War II- Army Air Force, Captain to Colonel.
Received Legion of Merit Award.
Directorships: Wells Fargo Bank American Trust Company, Director. American Air Lines, Director. Caterpillar Tractor Company, Director. J. A. Folger & Company, Director. Standard Oil Company of California, Director. Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Director.
Trusteeships: California Institute of Technology, Trustee.
San Francisco Symphony Association, Trustee
Other:
San Francisco Opera Association, President
Mr. Miller has had a major part in the development of the San Francisco Opera to its position of prominence
and acclaim. He first became a Director and a member of its Board of Governers in 1932. In 1933 he became
first vice-president, and in 1937 he became president, providing that leadership until he resigned to enter
the Army Air Force early in 1942. He served on the Board of Governers continuously from the time of his
original appointment, and in 1951 he was again called to the presidency of the organization, the position he
holds at the present time.
Club Affiliations: Bohemian Club, San Francisco
Pacific Union Club, San Francisco
Burlingame Country Club
California Club of Los Angeles
Links-Recess Club, New York
San Francisco Opera:
President 1937-1944, 1952-1968
Chairman of the Board (position created 1969) 1969-1971
Following is a from a business summary prepared in December, 1960
Business Address: 600 California St., San Francisco
Residence Address: 1021 California St., San Francisco
Education: Potter and Choate Schools
Yale University
Career Chronology:
1920 Joined Blair & Company, investment brokers
1924 Joined Pacific Lighting Corporation
1929 Executive Vice-president
1940 President
1956 Chairman of the Board
Military Service: World War II- Army Air Force, Captain to Colonel.
Received Legion of Merit Award.
Directorships: Wells Fargo Bank American Trust Company, Director. American Air Lines, Director. Caterpillar Tractor Company, Director. J. A. Folger & Company, Director. Standard Oil Company of California, Director. Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Director.
Trusteeships: California Institute of Technology, Trustee.
San Francisco Symphony Association, Trustee
Other:
San Francisco Opera Association, President
Mr. Miller has had a major part in the development of the San Francisco Opera to its position of prominence
and acclaim. He first became a Director and a member of its Board of Governers in 1932. In 1933 he became
first vice-president, and in 1937 he became president, providing that leadership until he resigned to enter
the Army Air Force early in 1942. He served on the Board of Governers continuously from the time of his
original appointment, and in 1951 he was again called to the presidency of the organization, the position he
holds at the present time.
Club Affiliations: Bohemian Club, San Francisco
Pacific Union Club, San Francisco
Burlingame Country Club
California Club of Los Angeles
Links-Recess Club, New York
San Francisco Opera:
President 1937-1944, 1952-1968
Chairman of the Board (position created 1969) 1969-1971
Business Address: 600 California St., San Francisco
Residence Address: 1021 California St., San Francisco
Education: Potter and Choate Schools
Yale University
Career Chronology:
1920 Joined Blair & Company, investment brokers
1924 Joined Pacific Lighting Corporation
1929 Executive Vice-president
1940 President
1956 Chairman of the Board
Military Service: World War II- Army Air Force, Captain to Colonel.
Received Legion of Merit Award.
Directorships: Wells Fargo Bank American Trust Company, Director. American Air Lines, Director. Caterpillar Tractor Company, Director. J. A. Folger & Company, Director. Standard Oil Company of California, Director. Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Director.
Trusteeships: California Institute of Technology, Trustee.
San Francisco Symphony Association, Trustee
Other:
San Francisco Opera Association, President
Mr. Miller has had a major part in the development of the San Francisco Opera to its position of prominence
and acclaim. He first became a Director and a member of its Board of Governers in 1932. In 1933 he became
first vice-president, and in 1937 he became president, providing that leadership until he resigned to enter
the Army Air Force early in 1942. He served on the Board of Governers continuously from the time of his
original appointment, and in 1951 he was again called to the presidency of the organization, the position he
holds at the present time.
Club Affiliations: Bohemian Club, San Francisco
Pacific Union Club, San Francisco
Burlingame Country Club
California Club of Los Angeles
Links-Recess Club, New York
San Francisco Opera:
President 1937-1944, 1952-1968
Chairman of the Board (position created 1969) 1969-1971
