Ellen Ruth Rockwood (1872 - April 13, 1952) was an American librarian and historian.
Career
Rockwood obtained a A.B. degree from Bryn Mawr College.[1] In 1901, she joined the Library Association of Portland, and later became head of the reference deaprtment until retirement in 1938.[1][2] She was a member of the American Association of University Women and of the Professional Women's League.[1]
She contributed to the Pacific Historical Review and to the Oregon Historical Society Quarterly for which she edited Diary of the Rev. George H. Atkinson, 1847- 1858 and Letters of Charles Stevens.[3][4][5]
Rockwood completed an exhaustive compilation of Oregon State Documents for the Oregon Historical Society, published under the title of A Checklist of Oregon State Documents.[6]
She was in charge of the Pacific Northwest Library Association Bibliography; the original collection was built by Rockwood at the Library Association in Portland, and served as assistance to collectors and librarians of the smaller libraries.[7]
In 1916 she was appointed chairman of the Pacific Northwest Library Association.[8]
In December 1928 Rockwood was a charter member of the Subscription Books Committee, a group to provide evaluations and advice on encyclopedias, subscription sets, and allied compends, newly founded by the American Library Association (ALA).[9]
Personal life
Rockwood was born in 1872 in Rensselaer Falls, New York.[1] She moved to Oregon in 1886 and she lived at Alexandra Court Hotel, Portland, Oregon.[1]
She died on April 13, 1952, and is buried at Mountain View Cemetery (Ashland, Oregon), in the Old Cemetery side, Lot 343.