Celebrating Willie Ruff as an Oral Historian

Event time: 
Friday, March 28, 2025 - 8:30am to Wednesday, October 1, 2025 - 5:30pm
Location: 
Sterling Memorial Library (SML) See map
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Calendar Speaker/Performer: 
Suzanne Lovejoy, Music Librarian for Research and Access Services
Event description: 

Celebrating the life of Yale’s Willie Ruff in conjunction with Yale School of Music’s Willie Ruff Memorial Concert. The exhibit features oral histories recorded by Willie speaking with other legendary Black musicians and composers. These oral histories are part of the Gilmore Music Library’s Oral History of American Music project and is presented in partnership with the Yale School of Music’s March 29th Willie Ruff Memorial Concert.

Admission: 
Free

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