Martha Anne Guice Wingate Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-0025

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Collection Overview

Abstract

The Martha Anne Guice Wingate Papers consist of manuscript materials for seven novels written by the author under the names Martha G. Webb and Lee Martin.

Dates

Creation: 1971 - 1985, undated

Extent

1.85 Cubic Feet (5 archives boxes.)

Creator

Wingate, Anne, 1943- (Person)

Scope and Contents

The Martha Anne Guice Wingate Papers consist of manuscript materials for seven of her books, which are arranged alphabetically by title. Included with the manuscripts are related materials such as publishing correspondence, galley sheets, and book contracts.

Researchers interested in the mystery genre will find this collection of research value.

Biographical / Historical

Martha Anne Guice Wingate was born on September 4, 1943, in Savannah, Georgia. She married Francis H. Webb on December 31, 1962. They have three children. She was divorced in February 1984. On May 25, 1985, she married T. Russell Wingate, a poet. Wingate received a B.S. from Texas A and I University in 1967, and a M.A. from Texas Woman's University in 1981. She attended the University of Houston during 1984-1985, where she began work on a doctorate.

Martha Anne Guice Wingate has worked as a feature writer for the Albany Journal, Albany, Georgia. Additionally, she has worked in various police departments as an identification officer and supervisor and as an intelligence specialist in the United States Naval Reserve. Her expertise has been requested by numerous federal agencies including the FBI, the Postal Inspection Service, and the Marine Corps CID. Since 1984, she has been a full-time writer.

Wingate is a member of the Mystery Writers of America and resides in Salt Lake City, Utah. She and her husband are part-time Project Coordinators of the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.

Conditions Governing Access

No known access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

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