- unitid
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{"value"=>"20548", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc MG 83", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b11447970", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1939-1994", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1939/1994"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Jane Matilda Bolin papers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"3 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.88 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Jane Matilda Bolin was the first African American woman judge in the United States. This collection includes biographical and professional material."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Bolin, Jane M. (Jane Matilda), 1908-2007", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Jane Matilda Bolin, born in 1908, was the first Black graduate of Yale University Law School. She was appointed judge in the Domestic Relations Court of New York City (now Family Court) in 1939, making her the first African American woman judge in the United States. As a judge, she changed segregationist policies that had been entrenched in the system, including skin-color based assignments for probation officers. Additionally, Bolin worked with first lady Eleanor Roosevelt in providing support for the Wiltwyck School, a comprehensive, holistic program to help eradicate juvenile crime among boys. Bolin also served on the boards of several organizations, including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the New York Urban League.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>This collection consists of biographical sketches, some legal decisions, and other papers; correspondence concerning awards, honorary degrees, her retirement, and other matters; texts of several speeches; invitations to official events; and papers regarding her resignation from the Board of Directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. In addition, there are news clippings, certificates, diplomas, and articles about her father, Gaius C. Bolin, the first Black graduate of Williams College and an attorney.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Jane Matilda Bolin, 1993.</p>"}
- separatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p>Transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division: photographs</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Accessioned by Diana Lachatanere, June 1993.</p>"}
- bibliography
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{"id"=>"aspace_c15cf8381b49a30934f53125d2a16804", "value"=>"<p>Biography. \"Jane Bolin.\" Accessed January 26, 2021, https://www.biography.com/political-figure/jane-bolin.</p>"}
- revisiondesc
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{"value"=>"Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark.", "date"=>"2021 January 26"}
- date_start
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1939
- keydate
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1939
- date_end
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1994
- date_inclusive_start
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1939
- date_inclusive_end
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1994
- extent_statement
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0.88 linear feet (3 boxes)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"[Item], Jane Matilda Bolin papers, Sc MG 83, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}