William Russell Kelly (November 21, 1905 – January 3, 1998)[1] was the founder of the American temporary staffing agency, Russell Kelly Office Service, later known as Kelly Girl Service, Inc., then Kelly Services, Inc.[2][3]
Early life
Born in Koksilah, British Columbia, he was the fifth of seven children born to Mary Agnes Bickel Kelly and James Watson Kelly. One obituary states "Upon graduation from Gulfcoast Military Academy in Gulfport, Miss. in 1922, Kelly, then 16, began attending Vanderbilt University and then the University of Pittsburgh.".[1] Yet another states he was an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania.[3]
External links
- www.kellyservices.com — William Russell Kelly Tribute
References
- William Kelly; Temporary Jobs Pioneer Los Angeles Times, January 5, 1998^
- Erin Hatton. The Temp Economy: From Kelly Girls to Permatemps in Postwar America Temple University Press, 2011, retrieved 2013-07-08^
- Leslie Eaton. William Kelly, 92, Founder Of Temporary Jobs Company The New York Times, 1998-01-08, retrieved 2018-01-08^