Ruth Edna Kelley

Ruth Edna Kelly
At Radcliffe in 1914
At Radcliffe in 1914
Born(1893-04-08)April 8, 1893
Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMarch 4, 1982(1982-03-04) (aged 88)
Marblehead, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationLibrarian, writer
EducationRadcliffe College
Years active1919–1947

Ruth Edna Kelley (April 8, 1893 – March 4, 1982) was an American librarian and writer. She is chiefly remembered for The Book of Hallowe'en (1919), the first book-length history of the holiday.[1]

The Book of Hallowe'en/The Witch of the Walnut-Tree

Biography

Kelley was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, on April 8, 1893, the only child of Charles F. Kelley, a carpenter, and his wife Mary. She grew up in Lynn, and graduated from Lynn High School.[2] She received a master of arts degree in literature, magna cum laude, from Radcliffe College.[3] She was a librarian at the Lynn Public Library from 1917 until her retirement in 1955.[4]

The Book of Hallowe'en was Kelly's first book.[2] Her second book, A Life of Their Own (1947), dealt with immortality and spirituality.

Kelley resided in Lynn for most of her life. In c. 1977 she moved to Marblehead, Massachusetts where she lived until her death at the age of 88. She died in Marblehead on March 4, 1982.[4]

References

  1. ^ Winston, Sydnee (2017), Boo! The History of Halloween, National Women's History Museum
  2. ^ a b Lawrence, Alberta (1976). "Kelley, Ruth Edna". Who Was Who Among North American Authors, 1921-1939. Vol. II, K–Z. Detroit: Gale Research.
  3. ^ "The Book of the Class of 1914". Radcliffe College. June 1914. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b "Miss Ruth E. Kelley". The Daily Item. March 4, 1982. p. 6.

Further reading

  • The full text of The Book of Hallowe'en at Wikisource
  • Who's Who in Library Service: A Biographical Directory of Professional Librarians of the United States and Canada. Third edition. Edited by Dorothy Ethlyn Cole. New York: Grolier Society, 1955.


allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Edna_Kelley