- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Ruth Blair
- Creator:
- unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1955
- Subject:
- Women--1920-1930
Women archivists--Georgia--Atlanta
Women historians--Georgia--Atlanta
Georgia. Department of Archives and History - People:
- Blair, Ruth, 1889-1974
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Portrait of historian Ruth Blair in Atlanta, Georgia.
Ruth Blair, born in Douglas County, Georgia on March 17, 1889 to Hiram Columbus Blair and Nancy Ann Mozley, served as the State Historian of Georgia. She worked for several years as a reference librarian in the Georgia State Library before she became assistant director of the Georgia Department of Archives and History. In 1925, Blair served as the first female director of the Georgia Department of Archives and History, where she spent most of her time focusing on helping county historians write county histories of Georgia until she stepped down in 1937 to work more closely with the Atlanta Historical Society. She was also a member of the Atlanta Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution. - Local Identifier:
- VIS.170.2655.001
ahc1702655001 - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/2338
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 4 x 6 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History photograph collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
