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TABLE OF CONTENTSDetailed Description of the Collection Series 1: Research and Classroom Materials, 1900, 1940s-1980s Series 2: Writings, 1950s-1980s Series 3: Office Files, 1950s-1987 Series 4: Professional Organization and Conference Material, 1960-1985 Series 5: Printed Material, 1930s-1970s Series 6: Personal Files, 1940s-1980s |
Michael KennyA series inventory (no container list) of the Michael Kenny Papers at The American Catholic History Research Center and University ArchivesContact Information: Mailing Address: The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 20064 Telephone: 202-319-5065 Email: archives@mail.lib.cua.edu URL: http://libraries.cua.edu/achrcua/index.html
Biographical NoteBorn in London, England, on June 23, 1923, Kenny earned five degrees at Oxford University including a doctorate in social anthropology in 1967. In the Second World War, he served in the Mediterranean as an officer in Britain's Indian Army. He and his wife, Laura, had three children: Hal Jose, Ana Pilar, and Michael Patrick. He managed a theater in London's West End, taught at Oxford and in Spain, and joined the faculty of The Catholic University of America in 1959. At CUA, he was Assistant Professor from 1959, Associate Professor from 1962, and Ordinary Professor from 1966. He was a member of the university's President's Advisory Committee on University Planning, chaired Latin American studies committees, and was a trustee of the Consortium of Washington Universities. As the Editor of the Anthropology Quarterly, past president of the Washington Anthropological Society, and a fellow of the American Anthropological Association and the Society for Applied Anthropology, Kenny was internationally recognized for his contributions to the field of Ibero-American Studies. His A Spanish Tapestry: Town and Country in Castile (1961) was widely praised and went through many editions. He also served on grant review boards for the Fulbright program and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He was also a university representative to the Upper Northeast Coordinating Council and a soccer coach for the Catholic Youth Organization. He died on January 11, 1986, at Lealand Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThe Michael Kenny Papers consists largely of his research and class notes, but also contains significant documentation on his career at CUA as well as his writing and publishing work. Series 1 contains the most documentation of Kenny's research and classroom work. Since there is a noticeable overlap between his classroom and research work, these papers are included in one series. Some of the material is in Spanish, but the majority is in English. Information on Kenny's work in other countries includes extensive documentation of his work in Mexico with Centro de Investigaciones Superiores del INAH. The bulk of the materials include files on Spanish culture both in Spain and in Latin America. Kenny also collected information on D.C. issues such as immigration and urban infrastructure. There are notes from his research trips as well as printed material on particular events. The final three boxes in this series contain extensive bibliographical notes from his research both in English and in Spanish. Much of the material from his class notes relates to the course he taught on witchcraft and magic at CUA. The classroom materials also include graded papers and grade sheets which are considered confidential student records. Series 2 contains extensive documentation of Kenny's publishing and writing efforts through galley copies, editorial correspondence, book reviews, encyclopedia entries, and conference papers. Much of the documentation on Kenny's published works include correspondence and drafts of Spanish Tapestry: Town and Country in Castile, as well as two of the books he co-edited: La Antropologia Medica en Espana (1980) and Urban Life in Mediterranean Europe (1983). This series also contains copies of Kenny's work as editor of the Anthropological Quarterly, which was published by the anthropology department. Series 3 contains materials related to Kenny's work at The Catholic University of America Department of Anthropology as well as area institutions. Consisting largely of correspondence, the documents include information on Kenny's consulting work, discussions with students and colleagues, CUA budget and curriculum, summer school, and events on campus and in the Washington, D.C., consortium of colleges and universities. Series 4 contains materials from Kenny's participation in professional conferences, institutes, and workshops. Many of the conferences Kenny attended were annual meetings of the American Anthropological Association, and some of the files include notes and correspondence related to specific sessions for which Kenny wrote papers. Series 5 contains printed material from Kenny's office that includes his name, such as professional directories, or that is significant as primary source material. The personal files in Series 6 consists largely of material compiled by Kenny from his student days at Oxford including class and research notes and drafts of his thesis. There is also a folder of correspondence from Eve Warren Byrd. Series 7 photographs mostly document Kenny's professional career from the late 1950s until the early 1980s. There are also casual snapshots of friends, as well as photos from Kenny's time as a soldier in World War II. A number of slides were transferred to the audio visual collection. Series 8 consists of tape reels from a panel Kenny participated in at The Catholic University of America. These were transferred to the audio visual collection. The religious objects in Series 9 consist of two communion props and a framed image of a saint. Return to the Table of Contents ArrangementThe Michael Kenny Papers consists of eight series: Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsRestrictions on AccessThere are access restrictions on Series 1 and Series 3. Files will need to be screened for confidential student information. Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationAcquisition InformationThe Kenny Papers arrived at the ACUA through three donations in 1994, 1995, and 1996 from Mrs. Michael Kenny and the CUA Department of Anthropology. Processing InformationMuch of the Kenny Papers remains in its original folders. One reason for this is the large amount of writing on the folders themselves. Also, the papers are in good condition. Some metal removal did occur if corrosion had occurred. Some of the papers may have had water damage while in storage prior to their acquisition by the archives. Much of the last accession included printed material from his office. Much of this was sent back to the anthropology department for selection before being sent to Mullen Library for possible inclusion in the general collection. Processing completed in February 2006 by Jordan Patty. EAD markup completed in February 2006 by Jordan Patty. Return to the Table of Contents Related MaterialThe archives holds the papers of other professors from the CUA Department of Anthropology including Joseph Cornelius Connolly, John Montgomery Cooper, and Regina Flannery Herzfeld. The Catholic University of America Mullen Library holds copies of Spanish Tapestry: Town and Country in Castile (1961) authored by Kenny, and La Antropologia Medica en Espana (1980) and Urban Life in Mediterranean Europe: Anthropological Perspectives (1983), both co-edited by Kenny. Return to the Table of Contents Index TermsThis record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms. Persons:Kenny, Michael, 1923-1986
Organizations:Catholic University of America
Places:Washington (D.C.)
Subjects:Anthropology Latin America
Anthropology Spain
Anthropology Study and teaching (Higher) United States
Return to the Table of Contents BibliographyLa Antropologia Medica en Espana. ed. Michael Kenny y Jesus M. de Miguel. Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama, 1980.Kenny, Michael. Spanish Tapestry: Town and Country in Castile. London: Cohen and West, 1961. Urban Life in Mediterranean Europe: Anthropological Perspectives. ed. Michael Kenny and David I. Kertzer. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1983.
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