Keating, Kenneth B. (Kenneth Barnard), 1900-1975
Biography:
"Representative and a Senator from New York; born in Lima, Livingston County, N.Y., May 18, 1900; attended the public schools; graduated from Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, Lima, N.Y., in 1915, from the University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y., in 1919, and from Harvard Law School in 1923; admitted to the bar in 1923 and commenced practice in Rochester, N.Y.; during the First World War served as a sergeant in the United States Army; during the Second World War served overseas and was promoted to brigadier general in 1948; resumed the practice of law; elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress; reelected to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1947-January 3, 1959); was not a candidate for renomination in 1958; elected to the United States Senate in 1958 and served from January 3, 1959, to January 2, 1965; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1964; elected to New York State Court of Appeals in 1965; served until his resignation in 1969 to become United States Ambassador to India 1969-1972; served as Ambassador to Israel from August 1973, until his death in New York City, May 5, 1975; interment in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va."--Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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Archival Collections and Reference Resources
- Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive (University of Southern Mississippi Libraries)
- Freedom summer digital collection (Wisconsin Historical Society)
- Allen--Freedom School mimeo materials 1963-64 (Pamela P. Allen papers, 1967-1974; Archives Main Stacks, M85-013, Folder 1) (Press releases)
- Belfrage--Miscellaneous COFO and SNCC material, 1963-1964, n.d. (Sally Belfrage papers, 1962-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 599, Reel 1, Segment 6) (Reports)
- Citizens for Civil Rights in Mississippi--Correspondence (Citizens for Civil Rights in Mississippi Records, 1964; Archives Main Stacks, SC 1208, Folder 1) (Correspondence)
- Dunlap--Mississippi Freedom Project, 1964-1965 (Papers, 1964-1972, 1994; Z: Accessions, M2000-007, Box 2, Folder 5) (Flyers)
- Dunlap--Mississippi Project Parents' Committee, 1964 (Papers, 1964-1972, 1994; Z: Accessions, M2000-007, Box 3, Folder 5) (Correspondence)
- Goodman--Condolences from well-known people, 1964 (Carolyn Goodman papers, 1964-2000; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 482, Reel 2, Segment 2) (Correspondence)
- Goodman--National clippings and loose clippings (Carolyn Goodman papers, 1964-2000; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 833, Reel 1b) (Clippings (information artifacts))
- Goodman--New York newspaper clippings (Carolyn Goodman papers, 1964-2000; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 833, Reel 1a) (Clippings (information artifacts))
- King--June 1964 WATS Line calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Archives Main Stacks, Z: Accessions M82-445, Box 1, Folder 7) (Reports)
- Lake--Ellen Lake, Papers, 1964, Archives Main Stacks, SC 3057, Folder 1 (Reports)
- James O. Eastland Collection Photographs (John Davis Williams Library (University of Mississippi))
- Southern school news (University of Georgia Libraries)
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection (Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection)
- WSB-TV newsfilm clip of an interview with Senators Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania and Ken Keating of New York early in a Southern-led filibuster against proposed Civil Rights legislation in Washington, D.C., 1960 February 29 (Moving images)
- WSB-TV newsfilm clip of an interview with Senators Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania and Ken Keating of New York early in a Southern-led filibuster against proposed Civil Rights legislation in Washington, D.C., 1960 February 29 (News)