Ruby Pickens Tartt
Author, folklorist, artist, librarian, musician · United States · On the map · Writers · Lived 1880 to 1974 · aged 94
Ruby Pickens Tartt was an American folklorist, writer, and painter who is known for her work helping to preserve Southern black culture by collecting the life histories, stories, lore, and songs of former slaves for the Works Progress Administration and the Library of Congress.
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About this person
In 1980 she was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1880 to 1974 · aged 94
