▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁courts ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁help ▁implement ▁des eg reg ation . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁Pr ent iss ▁Institute ▁in ▁Pr ent iss , ▁Mississippi ▁and ▁the ▁Ruby ▁E . ▁St ut ts ▁Ly ells ▁Library ▁was ▁dedicated ▁in ▁her ▁name ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁long - time ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁national ▁Republican ▁Party ▁and ▁she ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Co - ch air man ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁National ▁Convention ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Ly ells ▁died ▁in ▁Jackson ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁After ▁her ▁death , ▁Mississippi ▁Senator ▁Th ad ▁C och ran ▁comm ended ▁her ▁on ▁the ▁Senate ▁floor : ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : American ▁li br ari ans ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁li br ari ans ▁Category : 1 9 0 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Al c orn ▁State ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : H am pton ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Chicago ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁Cl if ton ▁D ag get t ▁Gray ▁( J uly ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁– ▁February ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁minister ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁President ▁of ▁B ates ▁College