Newton S. Friedman oral history interview

Collection — Box: OH

Identifier: S4542

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of an interview with civil rights attorney Newton S. Friedman on March 18, 1993. There is no transcript.

Dates

1993

Creator

Friedman, Newton S., 1912-1996 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

Prominent Duluth attorney and longtime civil rights activist, Newton Friedman was born and grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Samuel and Lillian Waxman Friedman. He was a graduate of the University of Minnesota Minneapolis campus and received his law degree from Columbia Law School. He was an army veteran of WWII. Following the war he worked with the Occupational Forces for seven years, reestablishing the labor movement in Germany in the de-Nazification program. He moved to Duluth and went into practice with his brother, retiring in 1991. He practiced in the Supreme Court, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and the Minnesota Supreme Court. His first wife, Danna Rossyne Michaels died in 1979. They had a son Dale (David) and daughters Karen and Joy. His second wife is Frances.

Extent

1.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection consists of an interview with civil rights attorney Newton S. Friedman on March 18, 1993.

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.

General

This collection is owned by the Minnesota Historical Society, but is housed at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives.

Subjects

Audiocassettes Subject Source: Local sources
Duluth (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Jewish Americans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Lawyers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Oral history Subject Source: Local sources
Oral history interviews Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Political activists Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Social justice Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Violence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War II Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings