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Ruth Schwartz
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- Item
- ID
- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 13
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 13
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1936
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Ruth Schwartz was the daughter of Joseph and Gertrude Schwartz, and had three sisters, Sylvia, Fanny, and Helen.
- A respected Toronto bookseller, the Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award was established in 1976 by Sylvia Schwartz in Ruth's honour. In 2004, the Schwartz family renamed the award the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards. The administration of this award is shared by the Ontario Arts Council, which selects the juries, and the Ontario Arts Council Foundation and the Canadian Booksellers Association, whose members select the short list of books.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Ruth Schwartz.
- Notes
- This listing only contains a negative; there are no proofs.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions