Scope and Content Note
The papers of Katharine Amend Kellock (1892-1984) pertain primarily to her work in several government agencies from 1935 until her retirement in 1952. The largest portion pertains to the Federal Writers' Project, where Kellock worked as editor of the American Guide series, and contains correspondence, reports, memoranda, press clippings, and a typescript history of the project. Other material relates to Kellock's employment at the Resettlement Administration and at the State Department where she focused on German affairs and worked for several years at the Division of Occupied Areas Economic Affairs. An additional file contains correspondence, letters of recommendation, reports, loyalty hearing transcripts, and other items relating to her dealings with the House Committee on Un-American Activities headed by Martin Dies and investigations by the Civil Service Commission and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.