Biographical note

Mary Isabella Wickenhauser born in St. Louis, Missouri, June 13, 1910
B.A., Washington University, 1930
Distinguished Alumni Citation, Washington University, 1955
Honorary Doctor of Arts Degree, Washington University, 1969
Died in Los Angeles, California, October 22, 1995

See also the transcript of Mary Wickes' 1988 Assembly Series Lecture for details about Mary Wickes' life and career.

Organization and arrangement

• Series 1: Stage Career, arranged alphabetically by name of play. Multiple productions of the same play are organized by city in which the play appeared. Includes scripts, photographs, programs, news clippings, and reviews.
• Series 2: Film Career, arranged alphabetically by title of the film. Includes scripts, photographs, programs, news clippings, and reviews. Some films in which Mary Wickes appeared are not represented.
• Series 3: Television Career, arranged alphabetically by name of the television show. Includes scripts, photographs, news clippings, and reviews. Many television shows in which Mary Wickes appeared are not represented.
• Series 4: Scrapbooks - The scrapbooks document Mary Wickes' growing up in St. Louis, her years at Washington University, and her early theatrical career, both in St. Louis and at the Berkshire Playhouse in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
• Series 5: Washington University - Includes material from Mary Wickes' years as an undergraduate, her alumni citation and honorary degree, and material related to her teaching at the University.
• Series 6: Audio-visual material - videotapes of programs in which Mary Wickes appeared; audio tapes of radio interviews; tapes of vocal coaching sessions.
• Series 7: Professional correspondence - arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent.
• Series 8: Library - Books from Mary Wickes' personal library, as yet unsorted.

Restrictions on access and use

• Personal correspondence of Mary Wickes is closed until 2027 by request of the Trustee of the Mary Wickes Estate.
• The production stills in this collection are copyrighted works. The copyrights are held by the original creators and their successor agencies, not the estate of Mary Wickes, nor by Washington University. We will do everything we can to make photographs from the collection accessible to researchers while observing the copyright laws pertaining to photographs in the collection.

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