Kathleen Bernath Papers

Felicity Walston
Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
800 North Dartmouth Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711
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Email: specialcollections@claremont.edu
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Descriptive Summary

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.
Physical location: Please consult repository.
Language of Material: Languages represented in the collection: English.

Administrative Information

Access

Collection open for research.

Publication Rights

All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Kathleen Bernath Papers, (H.Mss.0124). Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library, The Claremont Colleges Services, Claremont, California.

Accruals

No additions to the collection are anticipated.

Processing Information

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.

Organization and Arrangement

Materials are in their original folders and retain their original folder titles and organization.

Related Material

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

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library’s online public access catalog.

Subject Terms

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

Genre and Form of Materials

Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Letters
Photographs


Box 1, Folder 1

Harris Newmark and family; portrait and photos 1914-1915

Box 1, Folder 2

Misha Elman, violinist (1891-1967), photograph and biographical article 1930-1987

Note

Photograph from 1930, article from 1987
Box 1, Folder 3

Edward Bernath (Kathleen Bernath's husband) biographical materials 1946-1982

Box 1, Folder 4

Photographs, clippings, invitations, etc. 1956-1995

Box 1, Folder 5

"The Cantigas of Alfonso X," by Kathleen Bernath 1960

Box 1, Folder 6

"The Life Story of the Hogal Press," by Kathleen Bernath 1960

Note

Hogal Press 18th century Mexico.
Box 1, Folder 7

Hazen, Allen T., correspondence, clippings, cards 1961-1977

Note

Hazen was the author of "A bibliography of the Strawbeny Hill Press," 1942. Also compiled a bibliography of Horace Walpole, and a catalog of Walpole's library.
Box 1, Folder 8

The Huntington Library 1965-1988

Note

Bernath held the position of American Cataloger, 1961-1967.
Box 1, Folder 9

Correspondence from Jess Jauregui - Vietnam 1965-1966

Box 1, Folder 10

San Antonio Community Hospital (Upland, California), Handbook for volunteers circa 1988-1992

Box 1, Folder 11

Claremont Manor circa 1990

Note

Biographical notes 1980
Box 1, Folder 12

T.L.S. from William J. Clinton, United States President 1993

Note

Inaugural program
Box 1, Folder 13

Pancho Villa - clippings about films and his background 2003-2005