University of Virginia Library

ADELAIDE WALTERS PAPERS, #4293, 1954-1981

Correspondence, writings, clippings, and other papers related to the community, political, and governmental activities of Walters of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The collection documents her activities on behalf of political candidates, the Chapel Hill Board of Aldermen (1957-1965), the Board of Directors of the Community Church of Chapel Hill, and the Inter-Church Council for Social Service. Papers include information on the passage of a local public accommodations law (1963-1964) by the Board of Aldermen at a time when civil rights activities in Chapel Hill made national news.