Inventory of the Lou Rogers Wehlitz Papers, 1942-1985

MS529

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Summary Information

Repository
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Title
Lou Rogers Wehlitz Papers
Creator
Wehlitz, Lou Rogers
Date
1942-1985 (inclusive)
Extent
0.5 linear feet / 1 document box
ID
MS529

Biographical and Historical Note

Lou Rogers Wehlitz was an author of poems, historical and religious articles, and fiction. She was also a teacher in her home state of North Carolina, before becoming an editor. She worked in Chicago as a textbook editor, but moved back to Fayetteville, North Carolina after her husband's death in 1964. Wehlitz was a member of the National League of American Pen Women and other organizations. Her publications spanned multiple journals and newspapers, as well as multiple published books of poetry.

Collection Overview

Lou Rogers Wehlitz was an author of poems, historical and religious articles, and fiction. She was also a teacher in her home state of North Carolina, before becoming an editor. Materials in this collection include publications spanning multiple journals and newspapers, as well as multiple published books of poetry and personal correspondence.

Administrative Information

Publication Information
Finding aid prepared by Processed by: John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex, 2004
Revision Description
Revised by Finley Turner., 2019 March
Access Restrictions
Collection is open. 
Copyright Notice
Copyright for materials resides with the creators of the items in question or their descendants, unless otherwise designated. Users of this collection are responsible for using the materials in conformance with U.S. copyright law. 
Preferred Citation
Lou Roger Wehlitz Papers (MS529), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. 

Collection Inventory

  • Biographical and personal materials
  • Writings
    • Biographical series in "We the People"
      • Tar Heel Men series
        •  (1946)
        •  (1947)
        •  (1949)
        •  (1948)
        •  (1950)
        •  (1951)
      • "Tar Heel Women" series
        •  (1943)
        •  (1944)
        •  (1945)
        •  (1946)
    • Church publication materials (1951-1986)
    • Journal articles
      • Charity and Children
      • Junior Teacher (1948-1949)
      • North Carolina Education (1941-1944)
      • The Jeffersonian (1946 November)
      • The State (1951-1980)
      • The Uplift (1943-1947)
      • We the People (1946-1952)
      • Miscellaneous journal articles (1929-1986)
    • Biblical Recorder articles (1942-1990)
    • Newspaper articles
      • Charlotte Observer (1953-1971)
      • Fayetteville Observer (1940-1990)
      • Greensboro Daily News (1952-1956)
      • Raleigh News and Observer (1948-1956)
      • Saturday Extra (publication of Fayetteville Observer-Times) (1984-1993)
      • Newspaper articles, other cities (1950-1953)
    • Poems
      • Published poems (1964-1985)