Louchheim, Katie, 1903-

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)