Viola Ruth lived in Arizona for the first half of the 20th century. She was an important dance fiddler and long-time state fiddle champion. She published a number of tune collections showing her style of playing, and left copies of them plus her music notebooks to the state historical museum, who have put images of much of her material online.

I've checked occasionally, and when I found new images of Viola's music books on their web site, I've downloaded a copy and transcribed the tunes to ABC notation. Curious musicians might want to visit them and look for the images of the original books (which are mostly out of print now).

Viola Emma “Mom” Hopen Ruth
BIRTH	1892	Dos Cabezas, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
PARENTS	father: Hiram William Hopen 1856–1912 mother: Emily Louisa Young Nay 1872–1943
MARRIED		Arch Sevier Ruth 1886–1968
DEATH	16 Nov 1979 (aged 86–87)	Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
BURIAL		Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Section 4, Block 2, Lot 3, Space 5. Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

List files with: Tune lister -- Session lister -- Collection lister