Walters, Adelaide, 1907-1981.

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Adelaide Walters of Chapel Hill, N.C., was a local political activist, volunteer, civic leader, and Democratic Party officer.

From the description of Adelaide Walters papers, 1954-1981 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25814079

  • 1907: Born Adelaide Harvey, Gouveneur, N.Y., to Warren W. and Anna McNeil Harvey
  • 1929: Received A.B., St. Lawrence University, Canton, N.Y.
  • 1930: Received M.A., Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Mass.
  • 1930 - 1932 : Teacher at Hillsdale School, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 1933: Married Harold W. Walters
  • 1936 - 1939 : Teacher at Goodyear-Burlingame School, Syracuse, N.Y.
  • 1940 - 1941 : Post-graduate study at the University of North Carolina
  • 1941 - 1943 : Administrative assistant, Statistics Department, University of North Carolina
  • 1943 - 1946 : Research assistant, University of North Carolina; collaborated with Dr. Ervin Hexner on International Cartels
  • 1950 - 1951 : President, Chapel Hill League of Women Voters
  • 1953 - 1981 : Member, later chairman, Board of Directors, Community Church of Chapel Hill
  • 1954 - 1956 : President, League of Women Voters of North Carolina
  • 1956: Vice-President, North Carolina Council of Women's Organizations
  • 1957 - 1965 : Member, Board of Aldermen, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  • 1959 - 1961 : Member, Research Triangle Planning Commission
  • 1960 - circa 1966 : Democratic Party Regional Coordinator
  • 1961 - 1963 : Member, North Carolina Commission to Study the Impact of State Sovereignty upon Local Government
  • 1964: Member, Executive Committee, Piedmont Crescent 2000 Commission
  • 1964 - 1967 : Member, United States Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
  • 1966 - 1969 : Member, Urban America Council, Inc.
  • 1966 - 1973 : Chairman, Inter-Church (later Interfaith) Council for Social Services Housing Committee
  • 1972 - : Member, Executive Committee, Triangle Housing Development Corporation
  • 1976: Orange County (N.C.) Co-manager for Jimmy Carter presidential campaign
  • 1977 - 1978 : Member, Senior Center Study Committee, Orange County (N.C.) Council on Aging
  • 1977 - 1981 : Member, Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Rights, University of North Carolina School of Nursing
  • 1981: Killed in automobile accident near Chapel Hill, N.C.

From the guide to the Adelaide Walters Papers, ., 1954-1981, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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