Oral history interview, 1975.

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Oral history interview, 1975.

Topics include childhood in Maryland and Washington, D.C.; his writing career in New York; military service; his books; and retirement in Garrett Park, Md.

Typescript : 21 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7345407

Maryland historical society

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Murray, Marguerite

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Leaf, Munro, 1905-1976

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Munro Leaf was born in Hamilton, Maryland on December 4, 1905, and grew up in Washington, D.C. After receiving his B.A. from the University of Maryland and M.A. from Harvard University, Leaf first worked as an English teacher before moving to New York City with his wife, Margaret, in 1932. His first city job was as a manuscript reader at Bobbs-Merrill, but within the year he had moved to the F.A. Stokes Company where he remained an editor and a director until leaving to write full time in 1939. ...