Series 1: Biographical Material, 1956-1958

This series consists of reprints of biographical essays published on the occasion of Dr. Merrill’s death. Other items are a photocopy of the Merrill coat of arms and a typewritten list of elected appointments and honors, which accrued to him. Also in this folder is a correspondence related to Merrill’s conflicts with Harvard in his later years and the destruction of his records related to that time with the exception of the Metasequoia material.