Background
Ruby, Edward Ernest was born on February 25, 1874 in Cambridge, Indiana, United States. Son of James Tate and Sarah Helen (Aikin) Ruby.
Ruby, Edward Ernest was born on February 25, 1874 in Cambridge, Indiana, United States. Son of James Tate and Sarah Helen (Aikin) Ruby.
Bachelor of Arts, Indiana University, 1897, Master of Arts, 1901.
Instructor in Romance languages, Indiana University, 1900-1902. Professor of Latin, Illinois College, Jacksonville, Illinois, 1902-1904. Same, Whitman College, 1904-1930, also dean, 1911-1930.
Head of editorial department George Banta Public Company (Collegiate Press), since 1930.
Librarian, Camp Lewis, 1917-1919. Supervisor American Library Association work in military and naval stations Pacific Northwest, May 1918-January 1919.
Director American Library Association work, Army of Occupation, Germany, January-June 1919.
Member Archaeological Institute America, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Blanche Blynn, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, December 6, 1899. Children: James Tate, Katherine Elizabeth (Mistress Henry Taylor), Edward Ernest, David Blynn (deceased).