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Ruth Anderson Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0078

Description of Contents

Scrapbook of ephemera collected by Evelyn Ruth Anderson between 1885 and 1893. Concert and commencement ceremony programs, tickets, flyers, portraits, church bulletins, clippings concerning choral and orchestral performances in the area. Final pages: flyers and reviews of her own performances.

Dates

  • 1885 - 1983

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is available for use in Special Collections during the department's open hours.

Biography

Ruth Anderson (also known as Evelyn Rueth Anderson, Evelyn Ruth Anderson-Reohr, Evelyn Ruth Anderson, Ruth Anderson-Reohr) was an accomplished Minneapolis violinist in the late 19th and early 20th century. She trained under Eugene Ysaye in Belgium. She was later the director of the Y.M.C.A., Seaton Guild, First Baptist Church, Nicollet car barn amateur orchestras.

She married Charles D'Arlington Reohr on May 22, 1901 and they divorced in 1908. Her sister, Wilma Anderson-Gilman played piano and sometimes performed with Ruth. In 1920, Ruth joined the faculty of the MacPhail School of Music. She taught orchestra conducting, and she was the organizer and director of orchestras in the city schools.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Title
Ruth Anderson Scrapbook
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Hennepin County Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Minneapolis Central Library
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis MN 55401 U.S.A.
612-543-8200