Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Kathleen Bernath Papers
- Dates:
- 1914-2005
- Creators:
- Bernath, Kathleen
- Abstract:
- Kathleen Bernath, the great-granddaughter of Harris Newmark, was the Americana Cataloguer at the Henry E. Huntington Library for 16 years before serving as Director of the Upland Public Library. She and her husband moved into Claremont Manor and she spent years volunteering as Head Librarian of Claremont Manor Library. This collection contains articles, clippings, correspondence, and photographs relating to Kathleen Bernath's life and career, including family photographs and materials relating to her tenure at the Huntington Library.
- Extent:
- 0.4 Linear Feet (1 document box)
- Language:
- Languages represented in the collection: English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Kathleen Bernath Papers, (H.Mss.0124). Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library, The Claremont Colleges Services, Claremont, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains articles, clippings, correspondence, and photographs relating to Kathleen Bernath's life and career, including family photographs and materials relating to her tenure at the Huntington Library. The collection also includes Bernath's correspondence with Allen T. Hazen, including letters and greeting cards, from 1961-1977. Hazen was a Professor of English and Library Service at Columbia University and wrote a bibliography on Horrace Walpole and the Strawberry Press using the Wilmarth S. Lewis Collection on Walpole at Yale University. Additional subjects of collection include: Harris Newmark, Lyle Wright, Mischa Elman, and Vietnam War correspondence.
- Biographical / historical:
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Kathleen Bernath was born on November 11, 1910, to Joseph Philip Loeb and Amy Kahn Loeb and was the great-granddaughter of Prussian-American businessman, philanthropist, and historian Harris Newmark. She attended Los Angeles High School and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles. At age 50, she earned a Masters in Library Science from Columbia University. In 1961, she and her husband Edward Bernath moved to Ontario, California, and Kathleen became the Americana Cataloguer at the Huntington Library, a position she held for 16 years. Following her departure from the Huntington Library, Bernath became the Director of the Upland Public Library. In 1983, she moved to Claremont Manor with her husband and volunteered as Head Librarian of Claremont Manor Library for 14 years. She died on August 31, 2010.
Source: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=kathleen-loeb-bernath&pid=145159442
- Processing information:
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This collection was minimally processed to facilitate access. Front matter written by Felicity Walston, Pomona College. Collection processed by Special Collections staff.
- Arrangement:
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Materials are in their original folders and retain their original folder titles and organization.
- Accruals:
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No additions to the collection are anticipated.
- Physical location:
- Please consult repository.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2022
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-05-05 16:08:57 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection open for research.
- Terms of access:
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All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Kathleen Bernath Papers, (H.Mss.0124). Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library, The Claremont Colleges Services, Claremont, California.
- Location of this collection:
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800 N. Dartmouth Ave.Claremont, CA 91711, US
- Contact:
- (909) 607‑3977