Papers, 1925-1971 (inclusive).

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Papers, 1925-1971 (inclusive).

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Photocopies of letters and stories by Merritt.

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Merritt, Gertrude Hutchinson, 1902-1971

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Gertrude Hutchinson Merritt was born on July 5, 1902 in New York City to Alfred and Marry Zimmerman, East Prussian immigrants. After her parents separated, she lived in an orphanage for several years, then in foster care and finally in 1911, was back with her father, stepmother and siblings. She attended Columbia School of Librarianship. Merritt worked for the New York Public Library, the Book of the Month Club, in the publishing business and briefly ran a bookstore on lower Fifth A...