Scope and Content Note
The papers of Alice Rohe (1876-1957) span the years 1914-1919. The collection documents Rohe's career as a journalist and bureau manager for United Press Associations in Rome, Italy. The papers are primarily in English, with some Italian, and are organized alphabetically by type of material.
The collection documents Rohe's work as a journalist in the United States and Europe. Her papers include two unpublished memoirs covering her early career, and her time in Italy from the outbreak of World War I through to the post-war period. Also included is correspondence relating to her work in Italy from 1914 to 1916. Correspondents include United Press Associations managers W. W. Hawkins, Ed L. Keen, and Roy Wilson Howard, who was also Rohe's brother-in-law. Correspondence is primarily incoming, and details the duties of Rome Bureau manager, as well as Rohe's and United Press Associations managers' opinions on hiring a woman, editorial guidance, Rohe's difficulties with colleagues in Rome, finances, Rohe's transition to a freelance role, and her health.