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{"value"=>"1740163", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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{"value"=>"1914-1952", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1914/1952"}
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{"value"=>"General File"}
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".4 linear feet"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The <em render=\"bold\">General File, 1914-1952, (.4 lin. ft.),</em>includes correspondence with colleagues, copies of letters of recommendation written by and on behalf of Watson; correspondence from professional organizations such as the National Bar Association, Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the New York County Lawyers Association; congratulatory notes on his nomination to the American Bar Association and on various rulings; and newsclippings and printed material pertaining to lawyers of African descent. Of special interest are two files dealing with cases filed by the Newspaper Guild of New York against The New York Amsterdam News in 1936 and 1937, respectively, regarding the firing of city editor Ted Poston and reporter Henry Lee Moon in 1936 and editor Obie McCullum and sports writer and theater critic Roi Ottley in 1937. On both occasions Watson acted as arbitrator; files include correspondence, contracts and transcripts of the hearings. Material on the 1948 testimonial dinner in Watson's honor and copies of sponsoring affidavits for admission to the New York State Bar written on behalf of various individuals round out this series. Texts of speeches and other items relating to speaking engagements of a professional nature are filed within the Speeches and Writings series.</p>"}
- date_start
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1914
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1914
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1952
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1914
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1952
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.4 linear feet