Skip to main content

Pusey, Merlo J. (Merlo John), 1902-1985

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1902 - 1985

biographical statement

Citation:
His The Supreme court crisis ... 1937

His Builders of the kingdom, George A. Smith, John Henry Smith, George Albert Smith, 1981: t.p. (Merlo J. Pusey)

WWWA: v. 9 1985-1989 (Pusey, Merlo; writer; b. Woodruff, Utah, Feb. 3, 1902; d. Nov. 22, 1985)

OCLC search, Oct. 4, 2011: (hdg.: Pusey, Merlo John, 1902-; Pusey, Merlo J.; Pusey, Merlo John; usage: Merlo J. Pusey)

Wikipedia, September 4, 2012: Merlo J. Pusey (born in Woodruff, Utah, 1902; won the Bankroft and Pulitzer prizes for his biography of Charles Evans Hughes; wrote The Supreme Court Crisis, Big Government: Can we Control it?, Charles Evans Hughes, and many other books)

Dialogue, Spring 1977: p. 71 (attended the Latter-day Saint University; worked on the Gold and Blue student newspaper; worked for the Deseret News) p. 72 (attended the University of Utah; married Dorthy Richards; moved to Washington, D.C. and started to work for the Washington Post as an editorial writer) p. 73 (worked part-time witht he Senate Finance Committee) p. 79 (promoted to Associate editor of the Washington post in 1946)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Merlo J. Pusey clippings and research notes, 1932-1975

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1532 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Includes Pusey's newspaper clipings and research notes on various topics. Most of the material is focused on government policies and organizations and dates from Pusey's time as an editorialist for the Washington Post in the 1930s and 1940s. Includes newspaper clippings, drafts, and notes. Dates from between 1932 and 1975.

Dates: 1932-1975

Filtered By

  • Subject: United States -- Politics and government X