Irene Aloha Wright (December 19, 1879 – April 6, 1972) was an American journalist and historian who wrote several books on colonial history in the Caribbean.

[1][3] During her stay in Spain she published several additional books, including Historia documentada de San Cristo, bal de la Habana en el siglo XVI (Documented History of Havana in the Sixteenth Century)(1927) and Documents concerning English voyages to the Spanish main, 1569–1580 (1932).

Spain and Britain also commissioned her to research and translate documents relating to their country's colonial history.

In 1936, the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War forced her to leave Spain with her mother and adopted daughter.

She went to work for the United States National Archives as an associate archivist, a job she held for two years.

Wright subsequently became a Foreign affairs specialist for the Department of State, and served as chief of its cultural relations division for Latin America and as an attestation officer.