Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of Frances G. Wickes, author and lay psychologist, were given to the Library of Congress from 1966 to 1999. The major portion of the collection was given by Wickes and her literary executor, Muriel Rukeyser. Additions to the collection were made in 1967 by Monica McCall, in 1969 by Helen Thorp, C. F. Midelfort, and Mollie Bryan, and in 1999 by George Hogle, S. Hazard Gillespie, and William McGuire in their capacity as the surviving members of the final board of directors of the Frances G. Wickes Foundation.
Processing History
The papers of Frances G. Wickes were processed in 1977 and revised and expanded in 2001. Additional revisions were made in 2007.
Transfers
Photographs have been transferred to the Photographs Division of the Library where they are identified as part of the Frances G. Wickes Papers.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Frances G. Wickes Paper, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.