Mary Hays Weik (1898–1979) was an American

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author and activist for

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.Weik, Mary Hays, 1898-
/ref> Weik was born on December 18, 1898, in

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, daughter of the biographer

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. She was the author of '' The Jazz Man'', which received a

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in 1967. Her daughter was the author and illustrator

Ann Grifalconi Ann Grifalconi (September 22, 1929 – February 19, 2020) was an American people, American author and illustrator of children's books. Born in New York City, New York, she studied art at the Cooper Union#The School of Art, Cooper Union School of Ar ...

. She wrote booklets for the American Federation of World Citizens and the Committee to End Radiological Hazards.Mary Hays Weik
at

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Weik died on December 25, 1979, in

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. Her papers are held at the

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.Mary Hays Weik papers, 1921-1979
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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

References

1898 births 1979 deaths American children's writers Newbery Honor winners People from Putnam County, Indiana Activists from Indiana American political writers 20th-century American women {{US-writer-stub