Reed, Nell Donnelly, 1889-1991

URI(s)

• http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2002024682

Variants

• Donnelly, Nell, 1889-1991
• Reed, Nell Donnelly, b. 1889
• Quinlan, Ellen, 1889-1991

Identifies LC/NAF RWO

• http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n2002024682

Identifies RWO

• https://isni.org/isni/0000000418932551

• Birth Date

  1889-03-06

• Death Date

  1991-09-08

• Birth Place

  Parsons (Kan.)

• Field of Activity

  Businesswomen

  Fashion design

  Clothing trade

  Dressmaking




• Occupation

  Women fashion designers

Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

• http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cn+2002024682#skos:Concept

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

• Nell Donnelly Reed Label from public data source Wikidata
• Reed, Nell Donnelly, 1889-1991
• Reed, Nell Donnelly, b 1889

Earlier Established Forms

• Reed, Nell Donnelly, b. 1889

Sources

• found: McMillen, Margot Ford. Called to courage, 2002:CIP galley (Nell Donnelly Reed; Nell Donnelly of Kansas City; pioneering businesswoman founded world's largest dress company; b. 1889; m. James Reed)
• found: Letter from Harry S. Truman to Bess W. Truman, Truman Library, November 19, 1937:(relates to clothing designer and manufacturer Nell Donnelly Reed)
• found: State historical Society of Missouri WWW site, viewed Dec. 18, 2014(Nell Donnelly Reed; b. Ellen Quinlan on March 6, 1889, Parsons, Kansas; commonly known as Nell; prominent women's clothing manufacturer and entrepreneur who influenced women's fashion through her sophisticated and popular designs; Nell Donnelly Reed died on September 8, 1991, at the age of 102) - http://shs.umsystem.edu/historicmissourians/name/r/reed/
• found: State historical Society of Missouri WWW site, viewed Dec. 18, 2014:finding aid to the Ellen "Nell" Quinlan Donnelly Reed papers, ca. 1920-1972 (Ellen Quinlan was born on March 6, 1889; In 1905, Ellen "Nell" moved to Kansas City where she met and married Paul F. Donnelly; On December 16, 1931, Donnelly and her chauffeur were kidnapped and later released; kidnappers caught ... and former Senator James A. Reed, Donnelly's attorney, assisted in the prosecution. Donnelly divorced her husband in 1932 and married Reed in December 1933; d. September 8, 1991 at age 102) - http://shs.umsystem.edu/kansascity/manuscripts/k0444.pdf
• found: Findagrave.com, Dec. 18, 2014(Nell Quinlan Reed; b. March 6, 1889, Parsons, Kansas; d. September 8, 1991, Kansas City, Missouri; While married to Paul Donnelly, moved to Kansas City Missouri in 1906, where she began making and selling ladies dresses; divorced Paul Donnelly and later married James A. Reed, former mayor of Kansas City Missouri, and state senator, and lawyer; burial: Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Missouri)

General Notes

• [Nell Donnelly Reed (b. Ellen Quinlan, March 6, 1889, Parsons, Kansas-d. September 8, 1991), fashion designer and clothing manufacturer, first married Paul Donnelly after graduating high school and moving to Kansas City. She married former Senator James A. Reed in 1933.]

Instance Of

• MADS/RDF PersonalName
• MADS/RDF Authority
• SKOS Concept

Scheme Membership(s)

• Library of Congress Name Authority File

Collection Membership(s)

• Names Collection - Authorized Headings
• LC Names Collection - General Collection

Change Notes

• 2002-01-14: new
• 2015-01-07: revised

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