Description:
Typed letter from Cordell Hull, The Secretary of State, Washington, to Webb Miller, London, congratulating him on his promotion to General European Manager of the United Press.
Dimensions:
H—9 W—7 inches
Date:
1938
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—0012.0172
Object Name:
Letter
People:
Miller, Webb
Hull, Cordell
Hull, Cordell
Search Terms:
Webb MIller
Cordell Hull
Cordell Hull