Mary Hays Weik


Mary Hays Weik was an American children's book author and activist for world government.
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. Her daughter was the author and illustrator Ann Grifalconi.
She wrote booklets for the American Federation of World Citizens and the Committee to End Radiological Hazards.
Weik died on December 25, 1979, in Manhattan, New York. Her papers are held at the University of Michigan.

Works

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