The World Wide Webb Miller
Description:
Letters to Marie Miller:
a. from Martha Miller re ashes and burial
b. another letter from Martha
c. another letter from Martha re Webb's birth certificate
d. letter from Martha re funeral
e. letter from Martha re flowers at funeral, birth certificate, etc.
f. letter to Marie and Kenneth from Mrs. Wm. Judd
Date:
1940
Notes:
Webb Miller was born in 1891 in Sumnerville/Pokagon, graduated from Dowagiac High School around 1910, and went on to become a journalist in Chicago. He covered the Pancho Villa insurrection at the Mexican border in 1915 and landed a job at the United Press. He stayed with UP and covered World War I, Gandhi, Ethiopian War, Spanish Civil War, and came to head UP Europe. He died a mysterious death in 1940.
The collection came from the donor's niece, who received the collection from Webb Miller's daughter—in—law Helene MIller.
Object ID:
2007—0012.0195a—f
Object Name:
Correspondence
People:
Miller, Webb
Search Terms:
Webb MIller
Letters to Maria Miller re burial
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Web Miller Condolence a-1Web Miller Condolence a-1
Web Miller Condolence a-2Web Miller Condolence a-2
Web Miller Condolence b-1Web Miller Condolence b-1
Web Miller Condolence b-2Web Miller Condolence b-2
Web Miller Condolence c-1Web Miller Condolence c-1
Web Miller Condolence c-2Web Miller Condolence c-2
Web Miller Condolence d-1Web Miller Condolence d-1
Web Miller Condolence d-2Web Miller Condolence d-2
Web Miller Condolence e-1Web Miller Condolence e-1