Nixon, William

Resident of Camden, S.C.

From the description of Receipt book, 1810-1832. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 31448904

Dr. Ethel L. Nixon Mounsey was born to William D. Nixon and Edith Nixon on July 10, 1910. She attended Washington DC public schools such as Garnett Patterson and graduated Paul Laurence Dunbar high school. She graduated from Dunbar high school in 1926. She completed her B.S. from Howard University in 1930 and within four years graduated from Howard University School of Medicine in1934. She was the only woman in that graduating class. She interned at Freedmen’s Hospital in 1935 which led to opening her own medical practice at 1738 Fifteenth Street, NW then to 1300 Rhode Island Avenue, NW. and eventually attended the Johns Hopkins University completing work in the field of psychology. In 1935 she married Frank K. Mounsey and had three children Mera Edythe, Delores Anita and Frances Diane. In 1952 she worked at Crownsville Hospital Director of psychiatric education and training at Crownsville State Hospital she was the only woman appointed to the directorship at Crownsville.

William D. Nixon was born to Burril Nixon and Maria Adams Nixon in 1871. He attended Washington, DC public schools from elementary to high school. He completed work at Miner Normal school. Unable to find work after graduation he travelled to Detroit, Michigan where he was employed as a clerk-typist for several years. He returned to Washington, DC and worked as an art teacher in Paul Laurence Dunbar high school for 40 years. Throughout the course of his life he became involved in the struggle for equal rights through a number of civic organizations. He served as the president of the Oldest Inhabitants (Colored), DC. During his tenure the organization openly challenged the segregation in city employment, the Pearl Buck affair, as well as, advocated for public Emancipation Day celebrations.

From the guide to the William Nixon Collection, 1871-1970, (Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University)