Description:
Three passes for Webb Miller in 1919.
.0140a: pass issued by Field Headquarters, AEF, Coblenz, Germany, authorizing Webb Miller to proceed to Paris and return, 8.25 x 5.45"
.0140b: pass issued by Third Army for Webb Miller, United Press correspondent, 5.5 x 6.75"
.0140c: pass on tan paper to Webb Miller, United Press, in English and French, issued by the Assistant Provost Marshall, AEF, 6 x 4"
.0140a: pass issued by Field Headquarters, AEF, Coblenz, Germany, authorizing Webb Miller to proceed to Paris and return, 8.25 x 5.45"
.0140b: pass issued by Third Army for Webb Miller, United Press correspondent, 5.5 x 6.75"
.0140c: pass on tan paper to Webb Miller, United Press, in English and French, issued by the Assistant Provost Marshall, AEF, 6 x 4"
Date:
1919
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—0012.0140a—c
Object Name:
Pass
People:
Miller, Webb
Search Terms:
Webb MIller