Wright, Irene Aloha, 1879-1972

Author, historian, public official, archivist and editor.

From the description of Papers of Irene Aloha Wright, 1620-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132250

Biographical Note: Irene Aloha Wright, American writer and journalist, was born in 1879. She became a special writer for the "Havanna Post" (1904-1905) and city editor of the "Havanna Daily Telegraph" (1905-1907).

She was owner and editor of "Cuba Magazine" (1908-1914). In 1910, Wright published "Cuba" which described the revolution of 1906 in Cuba. Wright also published several histories of Spanish exploration in the New World. Later in her career, Wright worked as an archivist (1936-1938) with the National Archives and was a foreign affairs specialist with the State Department in the 1940's. Irene Aloha Wright died in 1972.

From the description of Irene Aloha Wright collection, 1906. (Johns Hopkins University). WorldCat record id: 48380083

Biographical Note

• 1879, Dec. 19: Born, Lake City, Colo.
• circa 1895: Worked and studied in Mexico
• 1898: Graduated, Virginia College for Young Ladies, Roanoke, Va.
• 1904: Graduated, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
• 1904 - 1905 : Special writer for Havana Post, Havana, Cuba
• 1905 - 1907 : City editor, Havana Telegraph
• 1908 - 1914 : Owned and edited Cuban Magazine
• 1910: Published Cuba. New York: Macmillan Co.
• 1914: Moved to Spain
• 1927: Published Historia documentada de San Cristo ́bal de la Habana en el siglo XVI. Havana: Impr. El Siglo
• 1932: Published Documents concerning English voyages to the Spanish main, 1569-1580. London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society
• 1932 - 1936 : Represented Library of Congress in Spain
• 1936 - 1938 : Associate archivist, United States National Archives
• 1938 - 1952 : Foreign affairs specialist, Department of State
• 1972, Apr. 6: Died

From the guide to the Irene Aloha Wright Papers, 1620-1977, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)