Lortz, Helen B., collection, 1929-2002

Authors

Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

Files

Description

A collection of documents, records, and items pertaining to Helen B. Lortz’s college education, personal life, and career.

Helen Beatrice Lortz, a Food for Peace Program Officer, was born in 1910 and died in 2009. She graduated from Kansas State Teachers College (Pittsburg State University) with a B.S. in Education in 1932. Lortz was a member of the Kappa Delta Pi sorority, staying involved throughout her life. In 1933, Lortz earned a job with the Civilian Conservation Corps where she trained workers to work office jobs, working with the CCC until 1941. She transferred to the Farm Security administration as a secretary and procedure editor and was assigned by the Department of Agriculture in 1945 to the Cabinet Committee on World Food Problems. This job took her all over the world with U.S. aid programs. In 1962, Lortz became a Food for Peace Program Officer for Latin America until her retirement in 1973. After retirement, Lortz continued travelling and wrote accounts of the places she visited.

Publication Date

11-2019

Keywords

Education, Social Movements and Services

Disciplines

Education | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Size of Collection

.4 linear foot

Dates of Collection

1929-2002

Manuscript Number

SpC MS 0218

Recommended Citation

Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library, "Lortz, Helen B., collection, 1929-2002" (2019). Finding Aids. 225.
https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/fa/225