The World Wide Webb Miller
Description:
.0156a: Typed letter in German to Mr. Miller from someone in Berlin.
.0156b: 5.8 x 4.25" pink cardboard, in German
Dimensions:
H—8.25 W—10.5 inches
Date:
1931
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—0012.0156a,b
Object Name:
Correspondence
People:
Miller, Webb
Search Terms:
Webb MIller
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Letter to Webb MillerLetter to Webb Miller