Little, M. Ruth (Margaret Ruth), 1946-

Art and architectural historian M. Ruth Little of Raleigh, N.C., was the principal investigator on the NEH-funded North Carolina Cemetery as Cultural Artifact Project, 1981-1982, directed by Terry Zug of the Curriculum in Folklore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Project supported Little's 1984 doctoral dissertation, later published as "Sticks and Stones: Three Centuries of North Carolina Gravemarkers" (UNC Press, 1998).

From the description of M. Ruth Little collection, 1980-1983 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 48491996

Architectural historian Margaret Ruth Little (Stokes) was born in 1946 in Tacoma Park, Md., and completed her Ph.D. degree with a major in art history and a minor in folklore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1984. Little has been involved in many projects within North Carolina, including a number of historic architectural surveys, the creation of nominations for National Register of Historic Places registrations, and cemetery surveys. A resident of Raleigh, N.C., she consults with the state's Historical Preservation Office and has her own firm, Longleaf Historical Resources.

M. Ruth Little was awarded the Harriette Merrifield Forbes Award in 2001 by the Association for Gravestone Studies for an outstanding contribution to the field of gravestone studies through her book, Sticks and Stones: Three Centuries of North Carolina Gravemarkers (University of North Carolina Press, 1998).

From the guide to the M. Ruth Little Collection (#20065), 1980-1983, (Southern Folklife Collection)