Sample of using an array of hashes inside a hash. Pastie at http://pastie.org/266042

contact.rb

# Create the contact information.
contact = {
  :name => 'John Doe',
  :phone_numbers => [
    {:description => 'home',
    :number => '555.555.6304'},

    {:description => 'cell',
    :number => '555.555.6300'},

    {:description => 'work',
    :number => '510.555.2177'}
  ]
}

# Display the contact information.
puts "\n---------------------------------------------------"
puts contact[:name]
puts '---------------------------------------------------'
contact[:phone_numbers].each do |val|
  puts "  #{val[:description]} - #{val[:number]}"
end