Alice P. Kenney 1937-1985
Alice P. Kenney, associate professor of history at Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania, was one of the early scholars keenly interested in the Dutch-American experience.
- Alice P Kenney
Alice P. Kenney, associate professor of history at Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania, was one of the early scholars keenly interested in the Dutch-American experience. A descendant of seventeenth-century Dutch settlers, among them the colorful Anneke Jans, she grew up in Albany, New York. She received her B.A. from Middlebury College and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University. Her books include The Gansevoorts of Albany and Stubborn for Liberty. She also wrote a bicentennial history of the Revolution in Albany, a survey of Dutch artifacts in Hudson Valley museums, and many journal articles. Her premature death meant a great loss to the world of historical scholarship.
The New Netherland Institute is the recipient of an annual grant from the Alice P. Kenney Memorial Trust Fund. Read more about it here.
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