Walters, Adelaide, 1907-1981.
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
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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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| creatorOf | Adelaide Walters Papers, ., 1954-1981 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| creatorOf | Walters, Adelaide, 1907-1981. Adelaide Walters papers, 1954-1981 [manuscript]. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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| associatedWith | Chapel Hill (N.C.). Board of Aldermen. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Community Church of Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, N.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Democratic Party (N.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Inter-Faith Council for Social Service (Chapel Hill, N.C.) | corporateBody |
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| North Carolina | |||
| Chapel Hill (N.C.) | |||
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| Civic leaders |
| Civil rights movement |
| Regional planning |
| Social service |
| Women |
| Women city council members |
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Death 1981
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