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Naomi Ruth (née Mason Drake; 12 February 1907 – 22 February 1987) was an American who became notable in mid-20th century Louisiana as the Registrar of the Bureau of Vital Statistics for the City of New Orleans (1949–1965), where she imposed strict racial classifications on people under a binary system that recognized only "white" and "black" (or all other).
Singer Adelaide Hall recorded with Ellington in 1927, 1932, and 1933, [7] but only recorded two versions of "Sophisticated Lady", in 1944 (with Phil Green And His Rhythm) [8] and in 1976, on her album Hall of Ellington. [9] The song appeared on the soundtrack of the 1989/90 documentary celebrating her life entitled Sophisticated Lady. [10]
Vital records are records of life events kept under governmental authority, including birth certificates, marriage licenses (or marriage certificates), separation agreements, divorce certificates or divorce party and death certificates. In some jurisdictions, vital records may also include records of civil unions or domestic partnerships.
Vocation Records (catalogue number #4845) (2) Victor Records (catalogue number. 26259) Louisiana Fairy Tale (written with J. Fred Coots) Haven Gillespie: 1935 Fats Waller: Moonlight Serenade: Glenn Miller: 1939 Glenn Miller (1939) Mr. Ghost Goes to Town: One Morning in May: Hoagy Carmichael 1933 Hoagy Carmichael, recorded October 10, 1933 ...
Eddie August Schneider's (1911–1940) death certificate, issued in New York.. A death certificate is either a legal document issued by a medical practitioner which states when a person died, or a document issued by a government civil registration office, that declares the date, location and cause of a person's death, as entered in an official register of deaths.
In an effort to resume Louisiana’s death row executions that have been paused for 14 years, lawmakers on Friday advanced a bill that would add the use of nitrogen gas and electrocution as ...
A vital statistics system is defined by the United Nations "as the total process of (a) collecting information by civil registration or enumeration on the frequency or occurrence of specified and defined vital events, as well as relevant characteristics of the events themselves and the person or persons concerned, and (b) compiling, processing, analyzing, evaluating, presenting, and ...
A Louisiana public school principal has apologized and requested leave for punishing a student and questioning her religious beliefs after he saw a video of her dancing at an off-campus party ...