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Reuben Maury papers, 1898-1982

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Maury, Reuben
Title
Reuben Maury papers
Dates
1898-1982 (inclusive)
Quantity
9.88 cubic ft. (20 boxes) + 1 envelope
Collection Number
07754
Summary
Contains materials related to the life and career of Reuben Maury, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorialist for the New York Daily News.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
Sponsor
The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid has been made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.
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Historical Note

Reuben Maury (1899-1981) was born in Butte, Montana and studied law at the University of Virginia, where he was editor of the school newspaper. He returned to Montana to practice while freelancing articles on the side. He launched his career as an editorialist by penning a response to H.L. Mencken's claim that Montana was one of eight states he considered a literary wasteland. After reading the rebuttal, New York Daily News founder and publisher Joseph Medill Patterson wrote Maury and asked him to write for the News, where Maury went on to write conservative editorials for forty-six years from 1926-1972. Conversely, he also wrote weekly liberal editorials for Collier's Weekly magazine. Maury was awarded the 1940 Pulitzer Prize for a series of six editorials in the Daily News.

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Content Description

Collection includes personal and business correspondence, subject files, legal papers, manuscripts, notebooks, notes, photographs, scrapbooks, articles and pamphlets by Maury, newspaper clippings, awards and certificates, artifacts, and miscellaneous other materials. Correspondents include Karl Edwin Harriman, Viola Roseboro, John Davis Lodge, and Maury's wife, Thomasine "Tom" Maury.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Reuben Maury at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Thomasine L. Maury (wife), Lydia L. M. Skeels (sister), Josephine Ward (sister), and John Maury Wade (nephew) from 1981-1998.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Kathryn Brooks in December 2011.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

  • Series I. Writings

    • Description: 56 in '76 For Liberty or Death, Volumes 1 & 2
      Dates: circa 1977-1979, undated
      Container: Box 15
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Adventure (with piece by Maury)
      Dates: 1936 October
      Container: Box 15
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Bicentennial
      Dates: 1973-1976
      Container: Box 3
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Book - Effective Editorial Writing by Maury and Karl G. Pfeiffer
      Dates: 1960
      Container: Box 1
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Complete Stories (with piece by Maury)
      Dates: 1927 April
      Container: Box 15
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Complete Story Magazine (with piece by Maury)
      Dates: 1926 August 25
      Container: Box 15
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Editorial worksheets, volume 3
      Dates: 1970-1971
      Container: Box 9
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Editorial writing - notes and outline
      Dates: 1933-1937
      Container: Box 9
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Editorial writing and construction
      Dates: 1937
      Container: Box 9
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Extension courses from Columbia University
      Dates: 1932-1933
      Container: Box 3
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Manuscript - 56 in '76 For Liberty or Death
      Dates: circa 1973-1975
      Container: Box 5
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Manuscript - 56 in '76 For Liberty or Death, Volume 2
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Manuscripts - 56 in '76 For Liberty or Death
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 16
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Manuscripts - short stories
      Dates: 1917-1967, undated
      Container: Box 6
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Manuscripts - short stories
      Dates: 1922-1937, undated
      Container: Box 7
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Notebook - "Jewels Picked Up Along the Way,"
      Dates: 1927-1973
      Container: Box 9
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Notebook - Columbia University short story course (advanced)
      Dates: 1932-1937
      Container: Box 8
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Notebook - miscellaneous pages
      Dates: circa 1922-1937
      Container: Box 10
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Notebook - miscellaneous
      Dates: circa 1930s
      Container: Box 10
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Notebook - Trip to Europe
      Dates: 1935
      Container: Box 10
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Notebooks - Butte and University of Virginia
      Dates: 1917-1925
      Container: Box 8
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Notebooks - Butte
      Dates: 1923-1925
      Container: Box 8
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Notebooks - Hospital and 1930
      Dates: 1930, undated
      Container: Box 9
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Notebooks
      Dates: 1928
      Container: Box 9
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Off-and-on journal -- Reuben Maury, Vol. 1
      Dates: 1927-1973
      Container: Box 9
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Office journal
      Dates: 1933-1937
      Container: Box 10
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Outlines
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 11
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Published editorials
      Dates: 1937-1973
      Container: Box 12
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Published letter to the editor of Forum
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 12
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Published stories
      Dates: 1919-1965
      Container: Box 12
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Published
      Dates: 1967-1977
      Container: Box 4
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Sea Stories (with piece by Maury)
      Dates: 1927 May
      Container: Box 15
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Standby notes, vols. 1 & 2
      Dates: 1966-1973
      Container: Box 10
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: The Red Book Magazine (with pieces by Maury)
      Dates: 1922-1926
      Container: Box 15
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: The University of Virginia Magazine (with piece by Maury)
      Dates: 1921 October
      Container: Box 15
      Location: Series I. Writings
    • Description: Travel notes, vol. 1
      Dates: 1961-1969
      Container: Box 10
      Location: Series I. Writings

  • Series II. Personal

    • Description: 56 in '76 correspondence & related
      Dates: 1973-1977
      Container: Box 16
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Awards, certificates, letters of commendation
      Dates: 1948-1974
      Container: Box 1
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Baby's record book
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Biographical information
      Dates: 1973-1981
      Container: Box 1
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Certificate for contribution to Joseph Medill Patterson memorial
      Dates: 1948 June 26
      Container: Box 17
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Consultant material
      Dates: 1977-1980
      Container: Box 3
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Correspondence
      Dates: 1918-1981, undated
      Container: Box 2
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: George Washington silhouette (donated to the University of Virginia Library by Mrs. Dorr C. Skeels)
      Dates: 1982
      Container: Box 15
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Hugh D. Carmichael/retirement
      Dates: 1946-1972
      Container: Box 1
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Italy-Malta-Crete trip -- Tom & Rube Maury
      Dates: 1965
      Container: Box 1
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Legal papers
      Dates: 1918-1956
      Container: Box 5
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Maury estate & related
      Dates: 1898-1976
      Container: Box 1
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Miscellaneous
      Dates: 1921-1980
      Container: Box 13
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Passports & international certificates of vaccination
      Dates: 1935-1966
      Container: Box 11
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Personal
      Dates: 1925-1977
      Container: Box 4
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Photographs - American Jewish League Against Communism, George Sokolsky Award
      Dates: 1965 June 3
      Container: Box 19
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Photographs - portraits
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 17
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Photographs for Newsweek
      Dates: 1948 October 14
      Container: Box 17
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Photographs
      Dates: circa 1930-1962, undated
      Container: Box 1
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Photographs
      Dates: 1917-1973, undated
      Container: Box 11
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Projects & consultant material
      Dates: 1973-1977
      Container: Box 4
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Pulitzer Prize for distinguished editorial writing for the year of 1940 certificate
      Dates: 1941 June 3
      Container: Box 19
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Retirement
      Dates: 1965-1973
      Container: Box 4
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Safe items - Letters (photocopies in collection)
      Dates: 1949 -1973
      Container: Box 21
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Scrapbook - 1918
      Dates: circa 1910s
      Container: Box 13
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Scrapbook - clippings
      Dates: 1935-1978
      Container: Box 13
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Scrapbook - clips
      Dates: 1926-1927
      Container: Box 13
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Scrapbook - New York Morning Telegraph editorials
      Dates: 1929-1930
      Container: Box 17
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Scrapbooks - New York Daily News
      Dates: 1926-1928
      Container: Box 14
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Special - personal
      Dates: 1940-1950
      Container: Box 5
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: Special
      Dates: 1943-1977
      Container: Box 5
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: University 1918-1923, Butte High School, Butte lawyer, N.Y., 1926-1927
      Dates: 1915-1926
      Container: Box 5
      Location: Series II. Personal
    • Description: University of Virginia bachelor of laws diploma
      Dates: 1923 June 10
      Container: Box 17
      Location: Series II. Personal

  • Series III. Printed materials

  • Series IV. Artifacts

    • Description: Asian medal and scroll
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 18
      Location: Series IV. Artifacts
    • Description: Beta Theta Pi pin
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 20
      Location: Series IV. Artifacts
    • Description: Christopher Award
      Dates: 1954 January 21
      Container: Box 20
      Location: Series IV. Artifacts
    • Description: Coin - 25th Anniversary of ordination of Terence Cardinal Cooke
      Dates: 1970 December 1
      Container: Box 20
      Location: Series IV. Artifacts
    • Description: Framed photo of Maury
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 20
      Location: Series IV. Artifacts
    • Description: New York News 25 Year Club pin
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 20
      Location: Series IV. Artifacts
    • Description: Plaque - American Jewish League Against Communism Sokolsky Award
      Dates: 1965 June 3
      Container: Box 20
      Location: Series IV. Artifacts
    • Description: Plaque - framed new story of Maury receiving a scroll from the Youthbuilders Forum
      Dates: 1941
      Container: Box 20
      Location: Series IV. Artifacts
    • Description: Plaque - honor certificate for an outstanding achievement in bringing about a better understanding of the American way & life, from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge
      Dates: 1973
      Container: Box 17
      Location: Series IV. Artifacts

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Titles within the Collection

  • Collier's.
  • Daily news (New York, N.Y. : 1920)

Processed by Kathryn Brooks
2011

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