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Dr. Mary Wimmer Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4595

Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials collected by Dr. Mary Wimmer during her time as a member of the National Organization for Women (NOW). It includes photograph slides from Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) marches in Washington D.C. and Raleigh, North Carolina, two sashes, a framed Mondale-Ferraro print, a styrofoam ERA hat, and an oversized West Virginia NOW sign.

Dates

  • Creation: 1980-1984 and undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Biographical / Historical

Dr. Mary J. Wimmer is a retired biochemist and an environmental and feminist activist. She was born to Edward Wimmer and J. Lucina Wimmer and raised in New York. Wimmer graduated with a degree in Chemistry from the University of Albany, State University of New York System (SUNY) in 1971. She then attended the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where she graduated with her PhD in biochemistry in 1975.

Dr. Wimmer began teaching biochemistry...
at West Virginia University’s (WVU) School of Medicine in 1978, where she stayed for 37 years before retiring in 2015. She was a recipient of the WVU Foundation Outstanding Teacher award in 2006.

During her time with WVU and in the Morgantown, West Virginia area, she was active with several activist and activist-adjacent organizations, including the West Virginia Sierra Club, West Virginia Environmental Council, Coopers Rock Foundation, Morgantown Riverfront Task Force, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Morgantown North Rotary Club, and National Organization for Women.

Upon retirement in 2015, she founded the Morgantown Area Paddlers (MAP) club, which would work with other organizations to advocate for the Upper Mon Water Trail. She was awarded the Star of Industry Award by the Morgantown Convention and Visitors Bureau in 2019 for her work in promoting tourism with MAP.

As of 2025 January, she is a Professor Emeritus with WVU Health Sciences.

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Extent

1.13 Linear Feet (1 ft. 1.6 in. (1 document case, 2.5 in.; 1 hat box, 7 in.; 1 flat storage box, 4 in.; 1 oversize folder, 0.1 in.) )

Language

English

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Overview

Dr. Mary Wimmer is a retired biochemist and an environmental and feminist activist. This collection contains materials collected by Dr. Mary Wimmer during her time as a member of the National Organization for Women (NOW).

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift from Wimmer, Mary, 2023 December 08

Source

Title
Dr. Mary Wimmer Papers
Author
Staff of the West Virginia and Regional History Center
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536