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Irene H. Ruiz

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Irene H. Ruiz
Born1920
San Antonio, Texas
DiedSeptember 3rd, 2023 (age 102)
EducationEmporia State University
OccupationLibrarian
EmployerKansas City Public Library

Irene H. Ruiz was an American librarian. Ruiz was responsible for the creation of one of the only oral history collections documenting the experiences of Mexican immigrants coming to Kansas City. [1]

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Career

Ruiz worked during World War II for the United States government as a spy. She spoke three languages and listened in on phone calls. [2]

Ruiz and her husband moved to Kansas City in the 1960's and first worked as a teacher, but eventually left to work as a librarian. [2] She enrolled at Emporia Kansas State College, now known as Emporia State University. Ruiz worked at the Kansas City Public Library's West Branch from 1976 for twenty years.

Legacy

The Kansas City Public Library' s West Branch was renamed Irene H. Ruiz Biblioteca de las Americas in her honor in September 2001. [1] It is one of the only bilingual libraries in the Kansas City area. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Martin, Mackenzie (2024-09-11). "Kansas City librarian Irene Ruiz refused to let the city forget the Westside". KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  2. 1 2 3 Spoerre, Anna (September 13, 2023). "Educator whose leadership made KC's West Side library 'a lifeline,' dies at 102". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
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