Jeanne Nutter
Dr. Jeanne Nutter, an oral historian and retired college professor, has varied experience in documenting and preserving the history and culture of African Americans. She has collected oral histories, produced documentary films, written books, consulted with museums, and been honored with awards for her work in this area.
Her documentary film credits include A Separate Place: The Schools P.S. duPont Built; Dr. Wesley Memeger, Jr.: From Science into Art and Dr. William E. Bazzelle: A Life of Science and Service in partnership with Hagley Museum and Library; Voices of the Elders: Stories of African Americans in Delaware (a series of six films) in partnership with the Delaware Historical Society; and Walnut Street YMCA: Passport to Possibilities.
Dr. Nutter is the author of three books: Growing Up Black in New Castle County, Black America Series: Delaware and The Walnut Street YMCA/YWCA.
Dr. Nutter earned her B.A. and M.A. from the University of Cincinnati and her Ph.D. from Howard University. She is the recipient of numerous awards for her civic and educational work, including the Wilmington NAACP Award in Education, the Delaware State Education Association’s Humanities and Civil Rights Award, the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League’s James H. Gilliam Jr. Humanitarian Award, the Oral History of the Mid-Atlantic Region Pogue Award, and induction into the Delaware Women’s Hall of Fame in 2002.
