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'''Walter M. Lowrey''' (July 19, 1921 – May 29, 1980) was a [[historian]] affiliated with Centenary College, a [[United Methodist]]-affiliated institution in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who was also a founding member of the Louisiana Historical Association]​

'''Walter M. Lowrey''' (July 19, 1921 – May 29, 1980) was a [[historian]] affiliated with Centenary College, a [[United Methodist]]-affiliated institution in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who was also a founding member of the Louisiana Historical Association.

 

Lowrey was born to John William Lowrey, Sr., and Loretta Lowrey (c. 1881-1970) in Mansfield in DeSoto Parish, south of Shreveport. He had three brothers and two sisters. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. During [[World War II]], he served in the [[United States Army]] in the European theater of operations. He subsequently obtained a [[Master of Arts]] from LSU and a [[Ph.D.]] from [[Vanderbilt University]] in [[Nashville]],  [[Tennessee]].<ref name=winters>John David Winters,  "In Memoriam: Walter M. Lowrey, 1921–1980, ''[[North Louisiana History]]," formerly known as ''The Journal of the North Louisiana Historical Association,'' Vol. 11, No. 3  (Summer 1980).</ref>​

Lowrey was born to John William Lowrey, Sr., and Loretta Lowrey (c. 1881-1970) in Mansfield in DeSoto Parish, south of Shreveport. He had three brothers and two sisters. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. During [[World War II]], he served in the [[United States Army]] in the European theater of operations. He subsequently obtained a [[Master of Arts]] from LSU and a [[Ph.D.]] from [[Vanderbilt University]] in [[Nashville]],  [[Tennessee]].<ref name=winters>John David Winters,  "In Memoriam: Walter M. Lowrey, 1921–1980, ''[[North Louisiana History]]," formerly known as ''The Journal of the North Louisiana Historical Association,'' Vol. 11, No. 3  (Summer 1980).</ref>​

 

He was professor of history and the dean of arts and sciences at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux in Lafourche Parish in south Louisiana.  In 1963, he joined the Centenary faculty and was subsequently named Centenary's "Outstanding Professor of 1966."<ref name=winters/>​

He was professor of history and the dean of arts and sciences at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux in Lafourche Parish in south Louisiana.  In 1963, he joined the Centenary faculty and was subsequently named Centenary's "Outstanding Professor of 1966."<ref name=winters/>​

 

In 1948, Lowrey wrote the article "The Political Career of James Madison Wells," a former Louisiana [[governor]], for the then entitled ''Louisiana Historical Quarterly.''<ref>Walter Lowrey, "The Political Career of James Madison Wells," ''Louisiana Historical Quarterly'', 31 (October, 1948).</ref> He penned the article on the Red River in the publication ''The Rivers and Bayous of Louisiana''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Lauren C. Post|title=A review of ''The Rivers and Bayous of Louisiana''|publisher=''Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association''|volume=10|issue=2|pages=173–175}}</ref> Through his role as chairman of the United Methodist editorial committee in the late 1970s, Lowrey spearheaded the project ''A History of Louisiana Methodism''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726192033/http://www.iscuo.org/comm.htm|accessdate=March 23, 2011|date=July 26, 2011l}}</ref> The project includes the history of the church's extensive network of circuit rider preachers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003214749/http://www.centenary.edu/library/archives/online/methodist|title=Methodist Circuit Riders|publisher=Centenary.edu|accessdate=March 23, 2011}}</ref>​

In 1948, Lowrey wrote the article "The Political Career of James Madison Wells," a former Louisiana [[governor]], for the then entitled ''Louisiana Historical Quarterly.''<ref>Walter Lowrey, "The Political Career of James Madison Wells," ''Louisiana Historical Quarterly'', 31 (October, 1948).</ref> He penned the article on the Red River in the publication ''The Rivers and Bayous of Louisiana''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726192033/http://www.iscuo.org/comm.htm|author=Lauren C. Post|title=A review of ''The Rivers and Bayous of Louisiana''|publisher=''Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association''|volume=10|issue=2|pages=173–175}}</ref> Through his role as chairman of the United Methodist editorial committee in the late 1970s, Lowrey spearheaded the project ''A History of Louisiana Methodism''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726192033/http://www.iscuo.org/comm.htm|accessdate=March 23, 2011|date=July 26, 2011}}</ref> The project includes the history of the church's extensive network of circuit rider preachers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003214749/http://www.centenary.edu/library/archives/online/methodist|title=Methodist Circuit Riders|publisher=Centenary.edu|accessdate=March 23, 2011}}</ref>

 

Lowrey's affiliations included Phi Kappa Phi, the scholastic honor society; Omicron Delta Kappa, the leadership fraternity; the Southern Historical Association, and the North Louisiana Historical Association, of which he vice president. He was also a member of the Commission on Archives and History of the United Methodist Church, the Historical Study Committee of Shreveport, and the Louisiana Committee for the Humanities.<ref name=winters/> From 1963 to 1964, he was president of the Louisiana Historical Association, an organization now based in [[Lafayette]] which publishes ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography,'' both on-line and in hard volume.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lahistory.org/site8.php|title=Presidents of the Louisiana Historical Association Since Reorganization in 1958|publisher=Lahistory.org|accessdate=March 11, 2011}}</ref>​

Lowrey's affiliations included Phi Kappa Phi, the scholastic honor society; Omicron Delta Kappa, the leadership fraternity; the Southern Historical Association, and the North Louisiana Historical Association, of which he vice president. He was also a member of the Commission on Archives and History of the United Methodist Church, the Historical Study Committee of Shreveport, and the Louisiana Committee for the Humanities.<ref name=winters/> From 1963 to 1964, he was president of the Louisiana Historical Association, an organization now based in [[Lafayette]] which publishes ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography,'' both on-line and in hard volume.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lahistory.org/site8.php|title=Presidents of the Louisiana Historical Association Since Reorganization in 1958|publisher=Lahistory.org|accessdate=March 11, 2011}}</ref>​

 

Lowrey died suddenly at the age of fifty-eight. He is interred at Saint Louis Cemetery in Lafourche in south Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lowrey&GSfn=Walter&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=55197555&df=all&|title=Walter M. Lowrey|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 28, 2017}}</ref> Colleague John David Winters (1916-1997)of [[Louisiana Tech University]], wrote a tribute to Lowrey in the ''Journal of the North Louisiana Historical Association,'' since renamed ''[[North Louisiana History]],'' in which he referred to Lowrey as "a skilled researcher, polished writer, and a master teacher."<ref name=winters/>​

Lowrey died suddenly at the age of fifty-eight. He is interred at Saint Louis Cemetery in Lafourche in south Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lowrey&GSfn=Walter&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=55197555&df=all&|title=Walter M. Lowrey|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 28, 2017}}</ref> Colleague John David Winters (1916-1997)of [[Louisiana Tech University]], wrote a tribute to Lowrey in the ''Journal of the North Louisiana Historical Association,'' since renamed ''[[North Louisiana History]],'' in which he referred to Lowrey as "a skilled researcher, polished writer, and a master teacher."<ref name=winters/>​

 

Lowrey's principal colleague in the Centenary history department was [[W. Darrell Overdyke]], a specialist in the American South.​

Lowrey's principal colleague in the Centenary history department was [[W. Darrell Overdyke]], a specialist in the American South.​

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