Louchheim, Katie, 1903-

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Dates:
Birth 1903-12-28
Death 1991-02-11
Gender:
Female
English,

Biographical notes:

Louchheim was a government official and active in the Democratic Party.

From the description of Oral histories, 1974-1976 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232008480

Government official Louchheim was born in New York City, graduated from Rosemary Hall School (1921), and attended Columbia (1926-1927). She worked for the League of Women Voters and held numerous positions in the Democratic Party.

From the description of Interview, 1968. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007802

Government official, Democratic party leader, and author. Born Kathleen Scofield; married first, Walter C. Louchheim; second, Donald Klopfer. Died 1991.

From the description of Katie Louchheim papers, 1906-1991 (bulk 1942-1968). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71061386

Political activist; interviewee married Donald Klopfer.

From the description of Reminiscences of Katie Scofield Louchheim : oral history, 1973. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86158183

Biographical Note

1903, Dec. 28 Born, New York, N.Y. 1921 Graduated, Rosemary Hall, Greenwich, Conn. 1926 Married Walter C. Louchheim 1926 1927 Attended Columbia University, New York, N.Y. 1945 1946 Assistant to the director of public information, United Nations Relief and Recovery Administration 1945 Special assignment to displaced persons camps, Germany 1948 Delegate from the District of Columbia, Democratic National Convention, Philadelphia, Pa. 1949 Member, District of Columbia Democratic Party Central Committee 1949 1952 Coauthor, For Women Only column, Labor's League for Political Education 1952 Delegate from the District of Columbia and platform committee member, Democratic National Convention, Chicago, Ill. 1953 1956 Director for women's activities, Democratic National Committee 1956 1960 Vice chairman, Democratic National Committee 1956 1961 Democratic Party national committeewoman, District of Columbia 1961 1962 Special assistant on women's affairs, State Department 1962 1963 Deputy assistant secretary of state for public affairs, State Department 1963 1966 Deputy assistant secretary of state for community advisory services, State Department 1966 Published With or Without Roses. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday and Co. 1966 1968 Deputy assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs, State Department 1968 1969 United States ambassador, Unesco 1970 Published By the Political Sea. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday and Co. 1971 1973 Contributor, Washington Post and Christian Science Monitor 1983 Published The Making of the New Deal. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press 1991, Feb. 11 Died, New York, N.Y.

From the guide to the Katie Louchheim Papers, 1906-1991, (bulk 1942-1968), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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