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A Brush With Fame - The Glen Miller Band

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posted on 2024-06-05, 17:28 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

This is a letter sent to my grandmother from someone in the Glen Miller Band.

This story was shared during an in-person interview at a Digital Collection Day. A transcription of the interview is attached to this record.

History

Item list and details

1. Letter to Winifred Fielden from an American nephew who was the saxophonist in the Glen Miller Band. Sent in 1944, pre-Glen's disappearance 2. Letter to Winifred and her husband after Glen's disappearance.

Person the story/items relate to

Winifred Fielden

Person who shared the story/items

Denise Theresa Barker

Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor

Grandmother

Type of submission

Shared at Todmorden Library, West Yorkshire on 24 November 2023.

Record ID

101873 | TOD008