Ruby Lyells

Creator

Preview

Preferred Citation

"Ruby Lyells" (1980). Photographs. 408.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-wilson-minor-photographs/408

Description

This black and white photograph features a headshot of Civil Rights activist and the first black librarian in Mississippi, Ruby Lyells wearing a black dress with a wide black and gray collar with two necklaces and dangling earrings.

Contributor(s)

Minor, Wilson F. "Bill"

Subjects

Librarians; Civil Rights activists; Photographs

Keywords

Ruby Lyells; Librarians; First Black Mississippi Librarian

Date

1980

Geographic Location

Mississippi

Object Type

image

Format (Original)

photograph

Format (Digital)

JPG

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-80_Minor-Photograph_80-302_001

Physical ID

80-302

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Wilson F. (Bill) Minor Collection, Photographs

Repository

Manuscripts Unit

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.