Background
Rafael, Ruth Kelson was born on October 28, 1929 in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Benjamin and Jeanette (Spicer) Kelson.
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Rafael, Ruth Kelson was born on October 28, 1929 in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Benjamin and Jeanette (Spicer) Kelson.
Bachelor, San Francisco State University, 1953. Master of Arts, San Francisco State University, 1954. Master of Library Science, University California-Berkeley, 1968.
Teacher San Francisco Unified School District, 1956-1957. Library Congregation Beth Sholom, San Francisco, 1965-1983. Archivist Western Jewish History Center of Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, 1968, head archivist, library, curator of exhibits, 1969-1994.
Consultant National Endowment of the Humanities, Washington, NHPRC, Congregation Sherith Israel, San Francisco, Mount Zion Hospital, San Francisco, Benjamin Swig archives project, San Francisco, Koret Foundation, Camp Swig, Saratoga, California. Project director Ethnicity in California Agriculture, 1989. Curator exhibits Western United States Jewry.
Member executive board Bay Area Library. Information Network, 1986-1988. Member California Library.
Association, Society of America Archivists, Academy Certified Archivists.
Married Richard Vernon Rafael, August 26, 1951. Children: Barbara Martinez Yates, Brenda Elaine Derin.