Marice Moylan Wolfe
A young white woman with hair cut in straight dark bangs, wearing a neckerchief
Marice Moylan (later Wolfe), from the 1952 yearbook of Bishop Noll High School
Born
Mary Alice Moylan

August 3, 1935
Warren, Ohio
DiedJanuary 3, 2022 (age 86)
Nashville, Tennessee
OccupationCollege archivist

Mary Alice "Marice" Moylan Wolfe (August 3, 1935 – January 3, 2022) was an American archivist. She was University Archivist and Head of Special Collections at Vanderbilt University for over 25 years, beginning in 1973.

Early life and education

Mary Alice Moylan[1] was born in Warren, Ohio, and raised in Hammond, Indiana,[2] one of the four daughters of Francis James Moylan[3] and Harriette Brazzelle Moylan.[4][5] She graduated from Bishop Noll High School in Hammond.[6] She earned a bachelor's degree from Clarke University in Iowa in 1956, where she won writing awards,[7] edited the college newspaper and literary magazine, and was active in the National Federation of Catholic College Students.[8][9] She earned a master's degree from Marquette University in 1958, and a second master's degree, in library science, from George Peabody College in 1974.[10]

Career

Wolfe taught English at several colleges as a young woman. She became Head of Special Collections at Vanderbilt University in 1973. She became University Archivist as well, in 1975, the first woman to hold that title at Vanderbilt. The archive's holdings are strong in Southern literary papers[11] and records of the civil rights movement,[12] and also include the Francis Robinson Collection of Theatre, Music, and Dance.[13] She was a regular speaker at Nashville literary events, including the Southern Festival of Books.[14] She retired from Vanderbilt in 2000.[10]

Wolfe was elected president of Tennessee Archivists in 1979.[15] She also reviewed books for the Daily News-Journal newspaper.[16][17] After she retired, she consulted with the Nashville Public Library and other community organizations.[18]

Personal life

Moylan married English professor William Robert Wolfe in 1959.[19] They divorced in 1975.[20] She died in 2022, at the age of 86, at her home in Nashville.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Mary Alice Moylan is Bride of William Wolfe". The Times. 1959-04-12. p. 29. Retrieved 2022-12-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Bohling, Ernestine (1951-09-02). "Teen-Agers Get Together for Summer Fun". The Times. p. 13. Retrieved 2022-12-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Francis J. Moylan". The Times. 1991-02-24. p. 16. Retrieved 2022-12-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 "Marice Moylan Wolfe". The Tennessean. January 18, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  5. ↑ "Marice Moylan's Essay Published at Clarke". The Times. 1952-12-11. p. 21. Retrieved 2022-12-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Bishop Noll High School, Marquette (1952 yearbook): 26. via Ancestry.
  7. ↑ "College Corner". The Times. 1956-06-10. p. 82. Retrieved 2022-12-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "County Girls are Leaders on Clarke College Campus". The Times. 1955-12-18. p. 87. Retrieved 2022-12-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "NFCCS Workshop at Mt. Mercy Saturday". The Gazette. 1955-11-13. p. 35. Retrieved 2022-12-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. 1 2 "Marice Moylan Wolfe, MLS'77: University Archivist and Head of Special Collections". Vanderbilt University. April 27, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  11. ↑ Bostick, Alan (1999-07-29). "William Faulkner still casting long shadow over Southern writers". Baxter Bulletin. p. 22. Retrieved 2022-12-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Minister's papers donated to VU". The Tennessean. 1987-04-03. p. 21. Retrieved 2022-12-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Bridges, John (1987-04-24). "Francis Robinson collection cataloged". The Tennessean. p. 57. Retrieved 2022-12-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Today's book festival schedule". The Tennessean. 1990-10-13. p. 33. Retrieved 2022-12-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "State's Archivists Elect Ms. Wolfe". The Tennessean. 1979-04-22. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-12-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ Wolfe, Marice (1974-04-28). "Hundred Glories of French Cooking: Robert Courtine". The Daily News-Journal. p. 52. Retrieved 2022-12-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ Wolfe, Marice (1973-12-23). "A Different Woman". The Daily News-Journal. p. 46. Retrieved 2022-12-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ "In Memoriam: Marice Moylan Wolfe, 1935-2022". Women In Academia Report. 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  19. ↑ "Miss Marice Moylan to Wed on Saturday". The Times. 1959-03-29. p. 42. Retrieved 2022-12-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ↑ "Divorces Granted". The Rutherford Courier. 1975-08-28. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-12-15 – via Newspapers.com.
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