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Minnesota Black History Project: Interview with Ethel Ray Nance
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| Description | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Ethel Ray Nance was born April 13, 1899 in Duluth, Minnesota. She has been the assistant head resident of the Phyllis Wheatley House (1920s), the first black policewoman in Minneapolis (1926), the first black stenographer in the Minnesota legislature, a member of the Minnesota Negro Council and an associate editor (with Cecil Newman) of the Timely Digest. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Mrs. Nance discusses her family background, the Duluth black community in the early 1900s, the 1920 lynchings in Duluth, the Moose Lake Fire Relief Commission (1918) and her work experiences. |
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| Quantity | 1.5 hours sound cassette 42 pages transcript |
| Format | Content Category: sound recordings Content Category: text |
| Measurements | 01:26:40 running time |
| Creation | Interviewee: Nance, Ethel Ray Interviewer: Taylor, David Vassar Made in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States |
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Made in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States |
| Dates | Creation: 05/25/1974 |
| Holding Type | Oral History - Interview |
| Identifiers | OH 43.16 |
| More Info | MHS Library Catalog |
| Related Collections | Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Minnesota Black History Project' |
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