Wickes, Frances G. (Frances Gillespy), 1875-1967

Author and psychologist. Born Frances Gillespy.

From the description of Frances G. Wickes papers, 1896-1996 (bulk 1913-1968). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979929

Biographical Note

• 1875, Aug. 28: Born, Lansingburgh, N.Y.
• 1880s: Moved to California with father and grandmother Returned to Lansingburgh, N.Y.
• 1890s: Graduated from Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. Worked in New York settlement projects Began child study group, Lansingburgh, N.Y.
• circa 1902: Married Thomas Wickes (separated 1910; died circa 1947)
• 1906: Birth of son, Eliphalet Wickes (died 1926)
• circa 1907 - 1910 : Lived in California and Alaska
• circa 1915: Taught in New York and served as consulting psychologist
• 1915 - 1924 : Wrote plays, stories, and verse for children
• 1920s: Studied at C. G. Jung-Institut, Zurich, Switzerland
• 1927: Published The Inner World of Childhood. New York: D. Appleton and Co.
• 1938: Published The Inner World of Man. New York: Farrar & Rinehart.
• 1946: Published Receive the Gale. New York: D. Appleton-Century.
• 1950s: Conducted seminars at Jungian institutes in Zurich, Switzerland; London, England; and New York, N.Y.
• 1963: Published The Inner World of Choice. New York: Harper and Row.
• 1967, May 5: Died, Peterborough, N.H.

From the guide to the Frances G. Wickes Papers, 1896-1996, (bulk 1913-1968), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)