Background
Berthrong, Merrill Gray was born on July 18, 1919 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Louis Paul and Helen (Gray) Berthrong.
Berthrong, Merrill Gray was born on July 18, 1919 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Louis Paul and Helen (Gray) Berthrong.
Bachelor of Arts, Tufts U., 1941; Master of Arts, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Medford, Massachusetts, 1946-1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1958.
Teacher history, U. Connecticut, New London, 1947-1950; Teacher history, Drexel Institute, Philadelphia, 1950-1953; Teacher history, Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey, 1950-1955; library administrator, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1956-1964; director libraries, Wake Forest U., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1964-1989; retired, 1989.
Served to captain United States Air Force, 1941-1945. European Theatre of Operations. Member Forsyth County library association (board directors 1984-1986), American Library Association, American History Association, American Association of University Professors, Southeastern library association.
Married Geraldine Brock. Children— Peter Gray, Paul Merritt, Stephen Clark.