1900-1972
Katherine Coffey was director of the Newark Museum from 1949-1968. During her tenure she expanded education programs and programs for the visually impaired & apprentice training . The Museum established an endowment Fund in her honor.
Bibliography
C-24 Coffey, Katherine, Newark News Morgue, Newark Public Library
Katherine Coffey Papers, Newark Museum Archives
Katherine Coffey Award, Newark Museum Blog
The Newark Museum News-Notes, Nov 1949