Background
Dix, Mary S. was born on December 16, 1929 in Minneapolis. Daughter of William Chalmers Seaton and Mary Elizabeth Wyatt.
Dix, Mary S. was born on December 16, 1929 in Minneapolis. Daughter of William Chalmers Seaton and Mary Elizabeth Wyatt.
Bachelor, McMaster University, 1951. Master of Arts, Boston University, 1952.
Teacher Northfield (Massachusetts) Schools, 1952-1954. Advertising staff Harcourt, Brace Publications, New York City, 1954-1956. Teacher Colegio A. Lincoln, University of the Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, 1957-1960.
Editorial assistant Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1960-1962. Instructor Centro Chileno-Americano, Santiago, Chile, 1966-1967. Editor Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1967-1968.
Co-editor Papers of Jefferson Davis Rice University, Houston, 1969-1995. Co-editor emeritus Papers of Jefferson Davis, Houston, since 1995. Presenter in field.
Tutor MacGregor Elementary School, Houston, since 1994. Member Institute International Education (board member since 1994), Civil War Round Table (speaker 1991-1992, 94), Houston Council World Affairs, Rice Faculty Women's Club (president board directors 1997-1999), Rice University History Society (editor since 1998).
Married Robert Heller Dix, May 5, 1956 (deceased October 1998).