Joseph C. Keeley

Joseph C. Keeley
Born	Joseph Charles Keeley (1907-08-10)August 10, 1907 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, US
Died	April 1, 1994(1994-04-01) (aged 86)
Alma mater	Columbia University
Occupation(s)	public relations, author, editor
Employer	American Legion magazine
Organization	American Legion
Known for	editor of American Legion magazine (1949-1963)
Notable work	The China Lobby Man (1969)

Joseph C. Keeley (1907–1994) was an American public relations expert who became editor of American Legion magazine (1949-1963) and wrote a biography of Alfred Kohlberg called The China Lobby Man in 1969.[1][2]

Background

Joseph Charles Keeley was born on August 10, 1907, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the son of William T. and Martha C. Keeley; he had two brothers.^[citation needed] In 1930, Keeley graduated from Columbia University.[1]

Career

Initially, Keeley went into public relations with clients like Ford Motor Company, Kellogg, Union Carbide, and National Dairy.[1]

In 1944-1945, Keeley served as a staff sergeant in the United States Marine Corps.[1]

After the war, he joined the staff of American Legion magazine, of which he served as editor from 1949 to 1963.[1] He also contributed to the Saturday Evening Post, Catholic Digest, Reader's Digest, The American Home, and Coronet (magazine) magazines.[1]

Personal life and death

Keeley married Helen Kline; they had two children.^[citation needed]

Keeley died age 86 on April 1, 1994.^[citation needed]

Works

Books: Keeley's work includes a biography of Alfred Kohlberg:

• They sold themselves; a practical guide to personal achievement with Howard Stephenson (1937)
• Making inventions pay; a practical guide to selling, protecting, manufacturing, and marketing your inventions (1950)
• Taking it easy with your camera (1957)
• The China Lobby Man: The Story of Alfred Kohlberg (1969)[1]
• Left-leaning antenna; political bias in television (1971)

The China Lobby Man had extensive appendices, of which Appendix G listed individuals with ties to both IPR and Communism, including: Solomon Adler, James S. Allen (AKA Sol Auerbach), Joseph Fels Barnes, T.A. Bisson, Edward C. Carter, Frank Coe, Lauchlin Currie, Len De Caux, Laurence Duggan, Israel Epstein, John K. Fairbank, Frederick V. Field, Alger Hiss, Philip Jaffe, Corliss Lamont, Owen Lattimore, William Marx Mandel, Hotsumi Ozaki, Lee Pressman, Andrew Roth, John S. Service, Agnes Smedley, Edgar Snow, Guenther Stein, Anna Louise Strong, Mary Van Kleeck, John Carter Vincent, Harry Dexter White, and Ella Winter.[1]

Articles:

• Articles in American Legion magazine
• "Myths About Secret Inventions," Coronet magazine (1953)[3]

Legacy

Keeley's papers, archived at the Hoover Institution, include "letters, memoranda, and circulated material, prepared by Alfred Kohlberg, 1944, relating to alleged communist influence in the Institute of Pacific Relations."[2]

References

1. Keeley, Joseph C. (1969). "The China lobby Man: The Story of Alfred Kohlberg". Arlington House Publishers. pp. 333–349 (Appendix G). Retrieved 14 June 2020.
2. "Overview of the Joseph C. Keeley miscellaneous papers". Hoover Institution. 1985. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
3. Keeley, Joseph C. (June 1953). "Myths About Secret Inventions". Coronet: 23–37.

External links

• Overview of the Joseph C. Keeley miscellaneous papers