Ruth Alberta Brown was the American author of: Tabitha at Ivy Hall (1911), Tabitha's Glory (1912), Tabitha's Vacation (1913), At the Little Brown House (1913), The Lilac Lady (1914) and Heart of Gold (1915).

Curious, competent, and courageous Tabitha is the daughter of a shepherd who is taking his family on caravan to his birthplace. Along the way, she meets and becomes friends with Jotham and Bartholomew, watches as Romans take her father prisoner, spends time with Zechariah and Elizabeth, helps Mary and Joseph just before Christ’s birth, and ends her travels at the stable in Bethlehem.

Vols. for 1971- include annual reports and statistical summaries.