Marcus P. Kiley (AC 1919) Papers, 1917-1977

2 records storage boxes (2 linear ft.)

Abstract:

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.

Terms of Access and Use:

Restrictions on access:

There is no restriction on access to the Kiley Papers for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.

Restrictions on use:

Requests for permission to publish material from the Kiley Papers should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Biographical Note

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.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

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.

This collection is organized into seven series:

1. CORRESPONDENCE, 1928-1967
2. AMHERST COLLEGE ALUMNI ACTIVITIES, 1927-1977
3. CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS, 1948-1971
4. LIBRARIES, 1917-1971
5. PERSONAL AFFAIRS, ca. 1931-1960 and n.d.
6. PHOTOGRAPHS, ca. 1962
7. MISCELLANEOUS, ca. 1949-1962

Information on Use

Terms of Access and Use

Restrictions on access:

There is no restriction on access to the Kiley Papers for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.

Restrictions on use:

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

[Identification of item], in Marcus P. Kiley (AC 1919) Papers [Box #, Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library

History of the Collection

Processing Information

Processed:	2003-2004
By:	Andre Deckrow 2006, Student Assistant Lauren Schmale 2006, Student Assistant

Additional Information

Contact Information

Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Robert Frost Library
PO Box 5000
Amherst, MA 01002-5000

Phone: (413) 542-2299
Fax: (413) 542-2692

Email Reference Form: http://www.amherst.edu/library/archives/askus
URL: http://www.amherst.edu/library/archives

Language

English.

Series 1: CORRESPONDENCE,	1928-1967
Arrangement: This series is arranged alphabetically by corresponent, with general correspondence at the beginning. Scope and content: Series 1, CORRESPONDENCE, 1928-1967, consists of general correspondence, incoming and outgoing letters.
General correspondence	ca. 1928-1967	Box 1: folder 1

Belknap, Walter	1958-1963	Box 1: folder 2

Bingham, Millicent Todd	1964 Nov	Box 1: folder 3

Cameron, Donald F. ("Scotty")	1960-1963	Box 1: folder 4

Chapin, Samuel A.	1950	Box 1: folder 5

Cowles, Herbert T. and Katherine C.	1950-1967	Box 1: folder 6

Curran, Henry Hastings	1966 and n.d.	Box 1: folder 7

Darrow, Whitney	1950-1967	Box 1: folder 8

Davis, Robert J.	1962-1963	Box 1: folder 9

Dennis, Dora and Richard	1949-1963	Box 1: folder 10

Downs, Bob and Betty	1955-1957	Box 1: folder 11

Drury, Winthrop	1961-1962	Box 1: folder 12

Eisenhower, Dwight D.	1949 Jan-Feb	Box 1: folder 13

Ellenberger, J. S.	1965 Aug	Box 1: folder 14

Fries, Waldemar H.	1962	Box 1: folder 15

Gebhardt, John	1963-1966	Box 1: folder 16

Goodale, Alfred S.	1948-1949	Box 1: folder 17

Harrison, Joseph Leroy	1928-1950	Box 1: folder 18

Hausdorfer, Walter and Abigail	1949-1952	Box 1: folder 19

Howe, Ward Allan	ca. 1951-1956	Box 1: folder 20

Hubbard, John	1959-1962	Box 1: folder 21

Jackson, Stuart W.	1955-1957	Box 1: folder 22

Kiley, Ruth	n.d.	Box 1: folder 23

Kimball, Gladys A.	1960-1961	Box 1: folder 24

Maloney, John P.	1928-1962	Box 1: folder 25

Moore, Leonard Page	1957	Box 1: folder 26

Morgan, Whitney	ca. 1950-1955	Box 1: folder 27

Morsman, E. Kimball	1958-1963	Box 1: folder 28

O'Brien, John	1966	Box 1: folder 29

Piper, Carol S.	1952-1962	Box 1: folder 30

Prentice, E. Parmalee	1952-1956	Box 1: folder 31

Preston, John	1962-1967	Box 1: folder 32

Rodman, H. B.	1951-1954	Box 1: folder 33

Scott, Arthur L.	1955-1964	Box 1: folder 34

Shirley, Wayne	1958-1963	Box 1: folder 35

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.
Amherst College - General	1927-1964	Box 1: folder 36

Class of 1919	1952-1965	Box 1: folder 37

Alumni Fund	1958-1961	Box 1: folder 38

Class of 1919 - 40th reunion	1958-1959	Box 1: folder 39

Class of 1919 - 45th reunion	1959-1964	Box 1: folder 40

Class of 1919 - 46th reunion	1956-1965	Box 1: folder 41

Class of 1919 - 47th reunion	1965-1966	Box 1: folder 42

Class of 1919 - 48th reunion	1967-1971	Box 1: folder 43

Winter dinner, 1967	1960-1967	Box 1: folder 44

Winter dinner, 1968-69	1968-1969	Box 1: folder 45

Class of 1919 - 50th reunion	1967-1977	Box 1: folder 46

Dinner 1970	1969-1970	Box 1: folder 47

Fall reunion 1971	1967-1971	Box 1: folder 48

Fall reunion 1972	1971-1973	Box 1: folder 49

Fall reunion 1973	1973	Box 1: folder 50

Class of 1919 - 55th reunion	1969-1974	Box 1: folder 51

Fall reunion	1975	Box 1: folder 52

Class of 1919 - 58th reunion	1977	Box 1: folder 53

Series 3: CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS,	1948-1971
Arrangement: The series is arranged alphabetically by organization, with special events and invitations at the end of the series. Scope and content: Series 3: CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS, 1948-1971, consists of documents related to the various organizations in which Kiley was active.
Clubs and organizations - miscellaneous	1949-1966	Box 1: folder 54

American Library Association	1962-1963	Box 1: folder 55

Amherst Historical Society - correspondence	1970-1971	Box 1: folder 56

Archons of Colophon	1955-1969	Box 1: folder 57

Bibliographical Society of America	1948-1951	Box 2: folder 1

Grand Jury Association	1948-1961	Box 2: folder 2

Grolier Club	1951-1957	Box 2: folder 3

Melvil Dui Chowder and Marching Association	1958-1961	Box 2: folder 4

New England Library Association	1966 Aug 10	Box 2: folder 5

New-York Historical Society	1952-1957	Box 2: folder 6

New York Library Association	ca. 1952-1962	Box 2: folder 7

New York Library Club	1959-1961	Box 2: folder 8

Phi Gamma Delta	1952-1964	Box 2: folder 9

Special Libraries Association	1949-1962	Box 2: folder 10

Special events and invitations	ca. 1948-1962	Box 2: folder 11

Special events and invitations	ca. 1948-1966	Box 2: folder 12

Series 4: LIBRARIES,	1917-1971
Arrangement: The series is arranged chronologically. Scope and content: 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.
Columbia University School of Library Service - notes, etc.	ca. 1928-1929	Box 2: folder 13

Columbia University School of Library Service	ca. 1928-1961	Box 2: folder 14

Forbes Library (Northampton, Mass.)	1917-1964	Box 2: folder 15

Letters concerning Kiley's application to New York State Library School	1926 Jan-May	Box 2: folder 16

New York Public Library	1961-1963	Box 2: folder 17

University Club Library	1948-1971	Box 2: folder 18

University Club Library - Tributes to Mark Kiley upon his retirement as Librarian (1 bound volume)	1962 Apr	Box 2: folder 19

Libraries - miscellaneous	1949-1961	Box 2: folder 20

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.
Insurance, legal documents, etc.	ca. 1931-1960	Box 2: folder 21

Birthday	1950	Box 2: folder 22

Genealogical information on the Kiel(e)y/Kiley family and the Butterworth family	n.d.	Box 2: folder 23

Drawings and sketches	n.d.	Box 2: folder 24

Series 6: PHOTOGRAPHS,	ca. 1962
Series 6: PHOTOGRAPHS, ca. 1962, consists of a number of photographs of Kiley taken in the early 1960s.
Photograph of Mark Kiley	ca. 1962	Box 2: folder 25

Series 7: MISCELLANEOUS,	ca. 1949-1962
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically. Scope and content: Series 7: MISCELLANEOUS, ca. 1949-1962, includes news clippings and other printed matter.
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	Box 2: folder 26

News clippings, miscellaneous	1956-1962	Box 2: folder 27