Florence E. Allen. Biographical information re: Florence E. Allen; 3 letters to Maud Wood Park, 1912-1943, re: National College Equal Suffrage League and the Woman's Rights Collection at Radcliffe; Articles by Florence E. Allen, 1921-1930, undated.
Dates
- Creation: 1853-1958
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. The majority of the collection is available only through microfilm or digital surrogates of the original materials. The following materials are available without restriction: #1-103a, 644-647, 650-6521030-1035, 1041-1047, 1049-1051, 1055-1056, 1059-1068, 1084-1091, 1093-1102, 1107-1109.
Extent
35.46 linear feet (85 file boxes) plus 7 oversize volumes, 39 framed items, 1 folio+ folder, 1 folio folder, 4 reels of microfilm (M-91, M-93, M-108)Biographical / Historical
Florence E. Allen was the first woman to sit on a State Supreme Court (Ohio - 1922 to 1924) and on U.S. Circuit Court benches. She was a strong advocate of women being jurors.
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
General note
See WRC - P26 for portrait.
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
The preeminent research library on the history of women in the United States, the Schlesinger Library documents women's lives from the past and present for the future. In addition to its traditional strengths in the history of feminisms, women’s health, and women’s activism, the Schlesinger collections document the intersectional workings of race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class in American history.