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Walter Romig

Born: 12/29/1905   New York
Died: 02/21/1977
Parents: Arthur J. Romig, Phobie Romig
Spouse: Madeleine, a Librarian
Children: Mary, Thomas, Teresa Heil
Address(es):
Last known address:
Grosse Pointe , MI

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Michigan Place Names: the History of the Founding and the Naming of More than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities
- Foreword by Larry B. Massie 		Non Fiction , Michigan History Adult Wayne State University Press 1986
Michigan Place Names: the History of the Founding and the Naming of More than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities Non Fiction , Michigan History Adult Grosse Pointe, MI : Walter Romig & Co. 1965
Josephine Van Dyke Brownson Biography , Michigan History Adult Detroit, MI : Gabriel Richard Press 1955
Negro Catholic Writers Non Fiction Adult Detroit, MI : Walter Romig & Co. 1945
The Book of Catholic Authors
- 5 volumes 		Non Fiction Adult Detroit, MI : Walter Romig & Company 1942
The Guide to Catholic Literature
- 6 Vols. 		Non Fiction Adult Detroit, MI : Walter Romig & Company 1940 -1960
The American Catholic Who's Who Non Fiction Adult Detroit, MI : Walter Romig & Company 1937 -1971
The Catholic Bookman Non Fiction Adult Detroit, MI : Walter Romig & Company 1937 -1940
Who's Who in Detroit Non Fiction , Biography , Michigan Adult Detroit, MI : Walter Romig & Company 1935 -1936
The Man in the Mirror Poetry Adult Cincinnati, OH : Walter Romig 1928

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Awards:

Name Date
First Annual Walter Romig Award conferred posthumously by Sacred Heart Seminary College, Detroit, Michigan, December 11 1977
Award of Merit, Historical Society of Michigan 1973
Doctor of Humane Letters (L. H. D.), Honorary Degree, St. Bonaventure University, Olean, New York 1960
Catholic Library Association, Honorary Membership 1957

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Michigan Authors, 3rd edition 1993
Michigan Authors, 2nd edition 1980
Detroit Free Press, February 22 1977

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) Sacred Heart Seminary Detroit , MI 1927
- graduate work Mount St. Mary Seminary Norwood , OH

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Writer, and Religious Editor
Owner, Publisher and Editor Walter Romig and Company

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