Reuben Maury papers 1898-1982

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Reuben Maury papers 1898-1982

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Contains materials related to the life and career of ReubenMaury, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorialist for the New York . Daily News

9.88 cubic ft. (20 boxes) + 1 envelope

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Maury, Reuben

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Reuben Maury (1899-1981) was born in Butte, Montana and studied law at the University of Virginia, where he was editor of the school newspaper. He returned to Montana to practice while freelancing articles on the side. He launched his career as an editorialist by penning a response to H.L. Mencken's claim that Montana was one of eight states he considered a literary wasteland. After reading the rebuttal, New York Daily News founder and publisher Joseph Medill Patterson wrote Maury a...