Katharine Kyes Leab

Background

Leab, Katharine Kyes was born on March 17, 1941 in Cleveland. Daughter of Rogers Martin and Helen Gilmore (Jacoby) Kyes.

Education

Bachelor, Smith College, 1962. Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1963—1964.

Career

Senior editor Columbia University Press, 1966—1972. Editor, public American Book Prices Current, since 1972. Creator, manager BAMBAM (Bookline Alert: Missing Books and Manuscripts), UTOPIA.

Achievements

• Katharine Kyes Leab has been listed as a noteworthy publisher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Washington Montessori School, since 1984, president, board trustees, since 1989. Member of American Library Association (security committee Rare Books & Manuscripts section), Old Washington Yacht (secretary since 1989), Bibliographical Society America (finance committee member), Cosmopolitan.

Connections

Married Daniel J. Leab, August 17, 1964. Children: Abigail, Constance, Marcus.

Father:

Rogers Martin Kyes

Mother:

Helen Gilmore (Jacoby) Kyes

Spouse:

Daniel J. Leab

child:

Marcus Leab

child:

Constance Leab

child:

Abigail Leab