The World Wide Webb Miller
Description:
Typed letter from the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada to Mr. Miller reminding him he had not received his book as yet and telling him he should have no trouble arranging a private talk with His Majesty.
Dimensions:
H—7.85 W—5 inches
Date:
1939
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—0012.0176
Object Name:
Letter
People:
Miller, Webb
Prime Minister
Search Terms:
Webb MIller
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