Kathleen Bernath Papers
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1914-2005
Creator
- Bernath, Kathleen (Creator, Person)
Language of Materials
Languages represented in collection: English.
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections.
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
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet (1 document box)
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.
Organization and Arrangement
Materials are in their original folders and retain their original folder titles and organization.
Physical Location
Please consult repository.
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.
Subject
- Villa, Pancho (Person)
- Hazen, Allen T. (Allen Tracy) (Person)
- Elman, Mischa, 1891-1967 (Person)
- Newmark, Harris, 1834-1916 (Person)
- Clinton, Bill, 1946- (Person)
- Title
- Kathleen Bernath Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Felicity Walston
- Date
- 2020 May
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library Repository
800 North Dartmouth Ave
Claremont CA 91711 United States
Email: specialcollections@claremont.edu