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H.Mss.0124
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Title: Kathleen Bernath Papers
Dates: 1914-2005
Collection number: H.Mss.0124
Creator:
Bernath, Kathleen
Extent:
0.4 Linear Feet
(1 document box)
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Library. Special Collections, The Claremont
Colleges Library, Claremont, CA 91711.
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.
Language of Material: Languages represented in the
collection: English.
Administrative Information
Collection open for research.
All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to
Special Collections.
[Identification of item], Kathleen Bernath Papers, (H.Mss.0124). Special Collections, The
Claremont Colleges Library, The Claremont Colleges Services, Claremont, California.
No additions to the collection are anticipated.
This collection was minimally processed to facilitate access. Front matter written by
Felicity Walston, Pomona College. Collection processed by Special Collections staff.
Biography / Administrative History
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
Scope and Contents of the Collection
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.
Materials are in their original folders and retain their original folder titles and
organization.
The following collections located in the archives of Special Collections, The Claremont
Colleges Library contain some relational materials to this collection:
- Jose Maria Maytorena Papers, H1967.1
- Bernath Collection of Maytorena manuscript
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library’s online public access catalog.
Claremont Manor
Clinton, Bill, 1946-
Elman, Mischa, 1891-1967
Hazen, Allen T. (Allen Tracy)
Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
Hogal Press
Newmark, Harris, 1834-1916
Presidents Inauguration
San Antonio Community Hospital
Villa, Pancho
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Letters
Photographs