Ruth Edna Kelley

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

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

Kelley was born in Massachusetts, the only child of Charles F. Kelley, a carpenter, and his wife Mary. She grew up in Lynn, Massachusetts, and received a master of arts degree. Her other book was A Life of Their Own (1947), which dealt with immortality and spirituality.

Kelley died in Marblehead, Massachusetts at the age of 88.

Further reading

• The full text of The Book of Hallowe'en at Wikisource
• Who Was Who Among North American Authors, 1921-1939. Detroit: Gale Research, 1976.
• 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.

External links

Wikisource has original works written by or about: Ruth Edna Kelley

• Works by Ruth Edna Kelley at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about Ruth Edna Kelley at Internet Archive
• Works by Ruth Edna Kelley at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)