Merritt, Richard Lee, 1922-

Richard Lee Merritt was born in Missoula, Montana, in 1922. He served in the military during World War II and graduated from the University of Montana in Missoula (then called Montana State University) in 1948 with a degree in English. He retired in 1977 after serving 23 years as a librarian for the San Francisco Examiner. His wife, Gertrude, a medical librarian, died in 1971.

From the guide to the Richard Lee Merritt manuscripts, 1993-1996, (University of Montana-Missoula Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections)