Background
Mather, Merrilie was born on March 28, 1921 in Melrose, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Thomas Ray and Ruth Evelyn (Hutchins) Mather.
Mather, Merrilie was born on March 28, 1921 in Melrose, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Thomas Ray and Ruth Evelyn (Hutchins) Mather.
AB, Boston University, 1942. Master of Arts, Boston University, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, Boston University, 1950.
Teaching fellow Sargent College, Boston University, 1943—1944. Children's room Dorchester Branch, Boston Public Library, 1946—1947. Instructor Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa, 1947—1951.
Professor English and children's literature Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, from 1951.
Member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Phi Beta Kappa.