Description:
Miscellaneous press passes for Webb Miller.
.0143a: on pink paper, in French, at the Conference de Cannes, 1922, 4.5 x 3.5"
.0143b: on heavy brown paper from the Chambre des Deputes, 1922, with photograph of Webb Miller on the back side, 4 x 2.5"
.0143c: press pass, 1924, gray cardboard, with photograph of Webb Miller on back side, 2.4 x 4". quite soiled
.0143d: 1930 Press Pass No. 182 from London Naval Conference, 1930, green paper, 4.5 x 3.5"
.0143e: 1930 Press Pass No. 486 from London Naval Conference, 5 x 4"
.0143f: 1930 Indian Round Table Confeerence, First Plenary Meeting at the Royal Gallery, House of Lords, blue paper, 4.5 x 3.5"
.0143a: on pink paper, in French, at the Conference de Cannes, 1922, 4.5 x 3.5"
.0143b: on heavy brown paper from the Chambre des Deputes, 1922, with photograph of Webb Miller on the back side, 4 x 2.5"
.0143c: press pass, 1924, gray cardboard, with photograph of Webb Miller on back side, 2.4 x 4". quite soiled
.0143d: 1930 Press Pass No. 182 from London Naval Conference, 1930, green paper, 4.5 x 3.5"
.0143e: 1930 Press Pass No. 486 from London Naval Conference, 5 x 4"
.0143f: 1930 Indian Round Table Confeerence, First Plenary Meeting at the Royal Gallery, House of Lords, blue paper, 4.5 x 3.5"
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.
The collection came from the donor's niece, who received the collection from Webb Miller's daughter—in—law Helene MIller.
Object ID:
2007—0012.0143a—f
Object Name:
Pass
People:
Miller, Webb
Search Terms:
Webb MIller
Year Range from:
1922
Year Range to:
1930