University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections5797 (Accession No. 5797-001)Rappaport, Ruth, 1923-2010Ruth Rappaport papers
1946-19570.21 cubic feet (1 box)Collection materials are in
English.Materials
pertaining to Ruth Rappaport's education at Broadway High School, the
University of Washington, and the University of California at
BerkeleyRuth Rappaport was born on May 27, 1923 in Leipzig, Saxony, and died
on November 10, 2010, in Washington, D.C. She migrated to the United States in
1933 on the S.S. Veedam to live with her uncle, Carl Rubinstein, who owned a
salmon canning company. Her uncle's son, Sam eventually took over the business
and became a local philanthropist. She graduated from Broadway High School in
Seattle, Washington, then went to a local buisness college. then studied
part-time at the University of Washington. She worked for the USO during the
war and as an editor for the
Jewish Transcript In
1947 she moved the San Francisco and became a secretary for the Zionist
Organization of America. She then moved to Jerusalem where she lived from 1948
to 1950. She served as a correspondent for the
Jewish Transcript and as
a photographer and started Israel's first photograph archive. Upon returning to
the United States, she attended the University of California, Berkeley and
received her BA in Sociology and then attended the library school there
graduating in 1958. She worked for the military in Asia and later worked as a
librarian at the Library of Congress from 1970-1992. Contains materials pertaining to Ruth Rappaport's education at
Broadway High School, the University of Washington, and the University of
California at Berkeley. Also includes writings, correspondence, and copies of
passports and other legal documents.
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Request at UW
Creator's literary rights have been transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Donor: Evelyn Rubinstein-Benzikry, October 2013.
The visual materials in this collection have been transferred to Ruth
Rappaport photograph collection in Special Collections, UW Libraries.
Material Described Separately: Ruth Rappaport Photograph Collection (Accession No.
PH2017-002)
Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)Records (Documents)Personal correspondenceBusiness correspondenceEphemeraLegal instrumentsManuscriptsRappaport, Ruth, 1923-2010--ArchivesBroadway High School (Seattle, Wash.)--StudentsUniversity of Washington--StudentsUniversity of California, Berkeley--StudentsWashington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)Jewish women librarians--United StatesJewish AmericansElementary and Secondary EducationSeattleWashington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)