The World Wide Webb Miller
Description:
Reproduction of Webster J. Miller's (aka Webb Miller) birth certificate issued by the Michigan Department of Health.
Dimensions:
H—10.25 W—6.9 inches
Date:
1891, Feb. 10
Notes:
Webb Miller was born in 1891 in Sumnerville/Pokagon and 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 United Press. He stayed with the UP and covered World War I, Gandhi, Ethiopian War, Spanish Civil War, and came to head the UP Europe. Died mysterious death in 1940.
Collection is from donor's niece, who received the collection from Webb Miller's daughter—in—law, Helene Miller.
Object ID:
2007—0012.0133
Object Name:
Certificate, Birth
People:
Miller, Webb
Search Terms:
Webb Miller
Click to Enlarge
Webb Miller Birth CertificateWebb Miller Birth Certificate