Contents
Collection Overview
Biographical Note
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Organization of the Collection
Search Terms
Series 1: CORRESPONDENCE,
1928-1967
Series 2: AMHERST COLLEGE ALUMNI ACTIVITIES,
1927-1977
Series 3: CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS,
1948-1971
Series 4: LIBRARIES,
1917-1971
Series 5: PERSONAL AFFAIRS,
ca. 1931-1960 and n.d.
Series 6: PHOTOGRAPHS,
ca. 1962
Series 7: MISCELLANEOUS,
ca. 1949-1962
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Marcus P. Kiley (AC 1919) Papers, 1917-1977
Finding Aid
Finding aid prepared by Peter A. Nelson.
Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
© 2004
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Creator:
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Kiley, Marcus Philip, 1897-1981 |
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Title:
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Marcus P. Kiley (AC 1919) Papers |
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Dates:
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1917-1977 |
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Abstract:
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Librarian and member of Amherst College Class of 1919. Collection includes notes from classes, papers and letters related to various library organizations, letters and other printed matter related to the Class of 1919, and a book of tributed to Kiley upon his retirement. |
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Extent:
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2 records storage boxes(2 linear ft.) |
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Language:
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English. |
Marcus Kiley, a librarian and member of Amherst College Class of 1919, known as Mark to family and friends, was born in 1897 and grew up in Northampton, Mass. He graduated from Columbia University (BS in Library Science, 1927). Kiley was the assistant librarian of Amherst College, 1924-1929, and the Librarian of the University Club in New York City, 1929-1962. He retired in Amherst, Mass., and served as the secretary of his Amherst College Class of 1919 (from 1965 to1981), as well as secretary of the Amherst Historical Society, 1964-1968. Kiley married Ruth Butterworth in 1928. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Mark Kiley died on May 5, 1981.
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These are the personal and business papers of Marcus Kiley. They include notes from his classes at the School of Library Service, Columbia University, 1926-1927, and papers and letters related to his involvement in various library organizations. Also included are letters, invitations and other printed matter related to reunions and dinners of the Amherst College Class of 1919 from the 1950s through the 1970s. There is a book of tributes to Kiley upon this retirement as the Librarian of the University Club, New York City in April 1962.
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This collection is organized into seven series:
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Series 1: CORRESPONDENCE,
1928-1967
Series 1, CORRESPONDENCE, 1928-1967, consists of general correspondence, incoming and outgoing letters.
This series is arranged alphabetically by corresponent, with general correspondence at the beginning.
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Folder
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General correspondence
ca. 1928-1967
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Belknap, Walter
1958-1963
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Bingham, Millicent Todd
1964 Nov
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Cameron, Donald F. ("Scotty")
1960-1963
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Cowles, Herbert T. and Katherine C.
1950-1967
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Curran, Henry Hastings
1966 and n.d.
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Darrow, Whitney
1950-1967
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Davis, Robert J.
1962-1963
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Dennis, Dora and Richard
1949-1963
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Downs, Bob and Betty
1955-1957
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Drury, Winthrop
1961-1962
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Eisenhower, Dwight D.
1949 Jan-Feb
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Ellenberger, J. S.
1965 Aug
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Fries, Waldemar H.
1962
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Gebhardt, John
1963-1966
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Goodale, Alfred S.
1948-1949
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Harrison, Joseph Leroy
1928-1950
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Hausdorfer, Walter and Abigail
1949-1952
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Howe, Ward Allan
ca. 1951-1956
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Hubbard, John
1959-1962
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Jackson, Stuart W.
1955-1957
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Kimball, Gladys A.
1960-1961
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Maloney, John P.
1928-1962
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Moore, Leonard Page
1957
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Morgan, Whitney
ca. 1950-1955
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Morsman, E. Kimball
1958-1963
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Piper, Carol S.
1952-1962
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Prentice, E. Parmalee
1952-1956
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Preston, John
1962-1967
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Rodman, H. B.
1951-1954
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Scott, Arthur L.
1955-1964
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Shirley, Wayne
1958-1963
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Series 2: AMHERST COLLEGE ALUMNI ACTIVITIES,
1927-1977
Series 2: AMHERST COLLEGE ALUMNI ACTIVITIES, 1927-1977 consists of documents related to Class of 1919 reunions, dinners, and the alumni fund.
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Amherst College - General
1927-1964
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Class of 1919
1952-1965
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Class of 1919 - 40th reunion
1958-1959
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Class of 1919 - 45th reunion
1959-1964
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Class of 1919 - 46th reunion
1956-1965
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Class of 1919 - 47th reunion
1965-1966
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Class of 1919 - 48th reunion
1967-1971
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Winter dinner, 1967
1960-1967
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Winter dinner, 1968-69
1968-1969
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Class of 1919 - 50th reunion
1967-1977
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Fall reunion 1971
1967-1971
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Fall reunion 1972
1971-1973
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Fall reunion 1973
1973
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Class of 1919 - 55th reunion
1969-1974
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Class of 1919 - 58th reunion
1977
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Series 3: CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS,
1948-1971
Series 3: CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS, 1948-1971, consists of documents related to the various organizations in which Kiley was active.
The series is arranged alphabetically by organization, with special events and invitations at the end of the series.
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Clubs and organizations - miscellaneous
1949-1966
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American Library Association
1962-1963
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Amherst Historical Society - correspondence
1970-1971
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Archons of Colophon
1955-1969
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Bibliographical Society of America
1948-1951
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Grand Jury Association
1948-1961
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Melvil Dui Chowder and Marching Association
1958-1961
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New England Library Association
1966 Aug 10
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New-York Historical Society
1952-1957
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New York Library Association
ca. 1952-1962
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New York Library Club
1959-1961
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Phi Gamma Delta
1952-1964
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Special Libraries Association
1949-1962
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Special events and invitations
ca. 1948-1962
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Special events and invitations
ca. 1948-1966
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Series 4: LIBRARIES,
1917-1971
Series 4: LIBRARIES, 1917-1971, includes material concerning Kiley's work in the Columbia University School of Library Service, and at the Forbes Library and the University Club Library. Also included is a bound volume of Tributes to Mark Kiley upon his retirement as University Club Librarian.
The series is arranged chronologically.
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Columbia University School of Library Service - notes, etc.
ca. 1928-1929
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Columbia University School of Library Service
ca. 1928-1961
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Forbes Library (Northampton, Mass.)
1917-1964
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Letters concerning Kiley's application to New York State Library School
1926 Jan-May
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New York Public Library
1961-1963
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University Club Library
1948-1971
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University Club Library - Tributes to Mark Kiley upon his retirement as Librarian (1 bound volume)
1962 Apr
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Libraries - miscellaneous
1949-1961
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Series 5: PERSONAL AFFAIRS,
ca. 1931-1960 and n.d.
Series 5: PERSONAL AFFAIRS, ca. 1931-1960 and n.d., includes drawings and sketches, genealogical information, as well as insurance, legal documents, etc.
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Insurance, legal documents, etc.
ca. 1931-1960
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Genealogical information on the Kiel(e)y/Kiley family and the Butterworth family
n.d.
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Drawings and sketches
n.d.
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Series 6: PHOTOGRAPHS,
ca. 1962
Series 6: PHOTOGRAPHS, ca. 1962, consists of a number of photographs of Kiley taken in the early 1960s.
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Photograph of Mark Kiley
ca. 1962
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Series 7: MISCELLANEOUS,
ca. 1949-1962
Series 7: MISCELLANEOUS, ca. 1949-1962, includes news clippings and other printed matter.
Arranged chronologically.
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Printed matter: "Katharine Brand Book Collection," Woodrow Wilson Birthplace Foundation, Staunton, Virginia, n.d.; "The Forgotten Medal of Gold," in: "Cargoes" 28, 1949 Oct.; "The Trinity Windows in the Dana Memorial Chapel," Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, 1955; "Princeton University Press: An Informal account of its Growing Pains..." by Whitney Darrow, 1951.
ca. 1949-1957
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News clippings, miscellaneous
1956-1962
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