Mary Hays Weik Explained

Mary Hays Weik (1898–1979) was an American children's book author and activist for world government.^{[1] [2]}

Weik was born on December 18, 1898, in Greencastle, Indiana, daughter of the biographer Jesse W. Weik. She was the author of The Jazz Man, which received a Newbery Honor in 1967.^[3] Her daughter was the author and illustrator Ann Grifalconi.^[4]

She wrote booklets for the American Federation of World Citizens and the Committee to End Radiological Hazards.^[5]

Weik died on December 25, 1979, in Manhattan, New York.^[1] Her papers are held at the University of Michigan.^[6]

Works

• Adventure: A Book of Verse, 1919
• The House at Cherry Hill, 1938
• A World Set Free, 1954
• Shadow over America, 1962
• The Jazz Man, 1966
• The Scarlet Thread: A Group of One Act Plays for Young People, 1968
• A House on Liberty Street, 1973

Notes and References

1. http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/ark:/99166/w6df6wnk Weik, Mary Hays, 1898-
2. http://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sclead/umich-scl-weikmh?byte=13208072;focusrgn=bioghist;subview=standard;view=reslist Mary Hays Weik: biography
3. Book: Association for Library Service to Children. The Newbery & Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books. registration. 2009. American Library Association. 978-0-8389-3585-9. 50.
4. Book: Bernice E. Cullinan. Diane Goetz Person. The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. 2005. A&C Black. 978-0-8264-1778-7. 335.
5. http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_bks&q=Mary+Hays+Weik+&fq=dt%3Abks Mary Hays Weik
6. http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=sclead&idno=umich-scl-weikmh Mary Hays Weik papers, 1921-1979