| Description |
.4 lin. ft. |
| Summary |
Davis' scrapbooks include news clippings relating to Davis' career as a performer; and plays, fables, poems, jokes and gags written by Davis. Also, musical compositions consisting of photocopies of music, 1948-1974; and a scrapbook about Leigh Whipper containing news clippings and other printed material, 1978. |
| Reproduction |
Photocopies in part. |
| Biography |
Actress, singer, poet, playwright. Private secretary to actor Leigh Whipper. |
| Subject |
Davis, Ruby Sheppard.
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Whipper, Leigh R. (Leigh Rollin), 1877-1975.
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African American actors.
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African Americans in the performing arts.
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African American entertainers.
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| Genre/Form |
Scrapbooks.
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Poems.
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| Occupation |
African American actresses. |
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African American singers. |
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African American women poets. |
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African American dramatists. |
| Added Author |
Davis, Ruby Sheppard.
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| Call No. |
Sc MG 517
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| Research Call Number |
Sc MG 517
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