Godfrey Nurse papers 1932-1937

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Godfrey Nurse papers 1932-1937

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The Godfrey Nurse Papers pertain to his political career as a member of the Electoral College in 1932 and 1936. The collection consists of correspondence, programs, invitations, speeches, newsclippings, a broadside and a medal. The collection does not contain any material regarding Dr. Nurse's medical career. Material originally was mounted in scrapbooks.

1 microfilm reel; .2 lin. ft.

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section

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SNAC Resource ID: 6316923

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Nurse, Godfrey, 1888-1967.

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Godfrey Nurse, a surgeon who practiced in Harlem for over fifty years, was instrumental in the establishment and support of two hospitals in the late 1920's, the Edgecombe Sanitorium and the International Hospital, which provided facilities for black physicians and surgeons when all other New York hospitals were barred to them. Born in Guyana, Nurse received the M.D. degree in 1914 from the Long Island College of Medicine. In the 1920's he established the Godfrey Nurse R...

Democratic Party (N.Y.)

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Electoral college

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