Description:
Cloth girl doll dressed in blue felt coat and red and white scarf on her head. This doll was sent by Webb Miller to his niece Margaret (daughter of his brother Alton and donor) in 1939 when he was traveling with the King and Queen of England.
Dimensions:
H—10 W—5.5 inches
Date:
1939
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.
This doll was sent by Webb Miller to his niece Margaret (daughter of his brother Alton) in 1939 when he was traveling with the King and Queen of England.
The collection came from the donor's niece, who received the collection from Webb Miller's daughter—in—law Helene MIller.
This doll was sent by Webb Miller to his niece Margaret (daughter of his brother Alton) in 1939 when he was traveling with the King and Queen of England.
Object ID:
2007—0012.0221
Object Name:
Doll
People:
Miller, Webb
Search Terms:
Webb MIller