Ruth Ellis papers 1910-2000 1997-2000

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Ruth Ellis papers 1910-2000 1997-2000

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhlead/umich-bhl-0047?rgn=main;view=text

Ruth Ellis of Detroit, Michigan was well known in the Gay community as the oldest known African American Lesbian. She was a business woman, owned a printing company, and held social gatherings at her home at a time when there were few opportunities for Gay African Americans to gather. During the last twenty years of her life she was active in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community and in the Senior Citizens movement. The collection contains correspondence, photographs, and publications.

2.5 linear feet

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Ellis family.

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Ellis, Ruth, 1899-2000

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African American lesbian. From the description of Ruth Ellis papers, 1900s-2000. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 83386425 African-American lesbian. From the description of Ruth Ellis photographs. ca. 1900-1990s. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 43699875 Ruth Ellis was born on July 23, 1899 in Springfield Illinois, the youngest of four children born to Charles and Carrie Ellis. After the death of her mother, Ellis a...