Midlo, Natalie, 1914-2008

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1914-2008

Biographical Statement

Natalie Midlo (née Strauss) was born in New Orleans on November 2, 1914. She received training in medical technology and worked briefly at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, where she met Dr. Charles Midlo (1900-1975). The couple married in the early 1930s and had three sons: Maury, Kenneth, and David. Mrs. Midlo was active in the Temple Sinai Sisterhood and the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW). Her involvement with the NCJW and local women's civil rights organizations led to her activism in the areas of civil rights and school desegregation.

Mrs. Midlo later developed an interest in the study of Middle East archeology and began to collect cylinder seals, developing a significant collection of seals. Following the death of her husband in 1975, Mrs. Midlo remained in New Orleans until she relocated to Houston, Texas, to live near her son, Kenneth. She later moved to Austin, Texas, where her son, Maury, and granddaughter live. She passed away in 2008.

Citation:

Author: Christopher Harter

Citation:

Phone interview with Maury Midlo by Christopher Harter, April 2010.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Natalie Midlo collection

Collection — Container: 1 box

Identifier: 253

Scope and Contents This collection of approximately 70 items contains correspondence, bulletins, newspaper clippings, programs, sample forms, questionnaires, and sermons collected by Natalie Midlo. These materials reflect her civic activism and support of civil rights and school desegregation. Several items are from esoteric groups and express anti-Semitic and racist views, support segregated schools and white supremacy, state sovereignty, and other social and political issues. Included is an...

Dates: Created: 1830-1973; Other: Majority of material found in 1946-1973; Other: Date acquired: 02/01/1971

Found in: Amistad Research Center / Natalie Midlo collection