Description:
Letters and telegrams of condolence to Mrs. Miller on sudden death of her husband Webb from friends and acquaintances in New York, Calif., Minister of Finland in Washington, DC, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, Salvation Army, Kent State School of Journalism, Chase National Bank in NYC, Watertown (WI) Daily Times, Overseas Press Club of America, etc.
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.
The collection came from the donor's niece, who received the collection from Webb Miller's daughter—in—law Helene MIller.
Object ID:
2007—0012.0190
Object Name:
Correspondence
People:
Miller, Webb
Hull, Cordell
Hull, Cordell
Search Terms:
Condolence
New York
California
Minister of Finland
Salvation Army
Kent State School of Journalism
Chase National Bank
Watertown Daily Times
Oversease Press Club of America
New York
California
Minister of Finland
Salvation Army
Kent State School of Journalism
Chase National Bank
Watertown Daily Times
Oversease Press Club of America
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Sympathy Letters to Mrs.Miller
Sympathy Letters to Mrs.Miller