Ruth Cowan Nash was selected for interviews primarily because of her experiences reporting World War II for the Associated Press. She had considerable experience as a reporter for wire services and newspapers in the twenties and thirties.

The interviews were conducted at her farm in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. Her husband, Bradley Nash, volunteered helpful information throughout the interviews.

In the indexes of the Washington Press Club Foundation oral history collection, she is listed primarily as Ruth Cowan, the name under which she was known as a journalist.

Margot H. Knight
March 29, 1990