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- Creator
- Davis, Ruby S. (Ruby Sheppard), 1916-
- Call number
- Sc MG 517
- Physical description
- 0.21 linear feet (1 box)
- Language
- English
- Preferred Citation
- [Item], Ruby Sheppard Davis scrapbooks, Sc MG 517, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Ruby Sheppard Davis was an actress, singer, poet, playwright, and the private secretary to actor Leigh Whipper. These scrapbooks include news clippings related to Ruby Sheppard Davis's career as a performer; they also include plays, fables, poems, jokes, and gags written by Davis. Additionally, there are photocopied musical compositions, 1948-1974, and a scrapbook about Leigh Whipper with news clippings and other printed material, 1978.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift of Ruby Sheppard Davis, 1977-1978.
Revision History
Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark. (2022 February 7)
Related Material
Leigh Rollin Whipper papers, Sc Micro R-3807, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor