Description:
.0160a: 8.75 x 7.5" Typed communique re Webb Miller's reporting of the Italian front to the United Press. Paper ragged and torn on all edges.
.0160b: 8 x 5" message from Furay re Webb Miller's Friday story.
.0160c: 8.5 x 11" letter from Hugh Baillie, President of United Press Associations, from Madrid, to Webb Miller c/o Rome bureau, praising him for his coverage of the Italian advance into Abyssinia.
.0160b: 8 x 5" message from Furay re Webb Miller's Friday story.
.0160c: 8.5 x 11" letter from Hugh Baillie, President of United Press Associations, from Madrid, to Webb Miller c/o Rome bureau, praising him for his coverage of the Italian advance into Abyssinia.
Date:
1935
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—0012.0160a—c
Object Name:
Correspondence
People:
Miller, Webb
Search Terms:
Webb MIller