Portrait of Dr. Robert L. Kelly from New York while visiting Los Angeles. Dr. Kelly was promoting the separation of sexes in private universities and colleges.
Dr. Robert L. Kelly, executive officer of the American Association of Colleges, sits at his desk and holds a sheet of paper. His body is turned sideways from the desk and his legs are crossed. Another pair of crossed legs are partially in frame, showing how someone is sitting in front of Dr. Kelly and possibly interviewing or speaking with him. Reported with a similar photograph "expert here for college survey," and in "EDUCATION IN STATE PRAISED: High Schools Hold Tenth of Nation's Students Dr. Kelly Finds Great Trend Toward Colleges Entrance Requirements Get Word of Criticism," Los Angeles Times, 09 Mar. 1927: A1.
William O. Mendenhall was installed as the president of Whittier College in a ceremony on September 21, 1934. Among the distinguished guests were Lou Henry Hoover, Dr. Robert L. Kelly, and Rufus B. von KleinSmid.