Rubin, Ruth.
Variant namesRuth Rubin was a folkorist and a noted performer of Yiddish folksong. Her performances in New York included recitals at Carnegie Hall and at Town Hall. She was born in Montreal in 1906.
From the guide to the Ruth Rubin Collection of Yiddish folksong and folklore [sound recording] :, 1947-1966, (The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Thompson, S. mss., 1911-1976 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Frances Siegel, 1927-2008 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Abraham Aaron Roback papers, 1909-1965. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Ruth Rubin Collection of Yiddish folksong and folklore [sound recording] :, 1947-1966 | The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Louis Decimus Rubin, Jr. | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library |
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| correspondedWith | Roback, A. A. (Abraham Aaron), 1890-1965 | person |
| associatedWith | Rubin, Louis Decimus, 1923- | person |
| correspondedWith | Siegel, Frances, 1909-2006 | person |
| correspondedWith | Thompson, Stith, 1885- | person |
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| Folklore |
| Folklorists |
| Folk songs, Yiddish |
| Jews |
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Person
Birth 1906-09-01
Death 2000-06-11
Americans
English,
Yiddish
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