Judge Mattie Belle Davis Collection, 1942-1994
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 11.00 boxes
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
This collection is comprised of various papers and memorabilia to commemorate the life of Judge Mattie Belle Davis.
- Biographical / historical:
Born in 1910, Judge Mattie Belle Davis was the first woman from Florida to be elected to the American Bar Foundation. She also was the first woman judge of Metropolitan Court of Dade County, which led to March 3rd being Mattie Belle Davis Day. The Mattie Belle Davis Society was created in 2004 by The Florida Association for Women Lawyers in order to help facilitate contributions from FAWL members towards key initiatives.
- Acquisition information:
- Donation
- Arrangement:
This collection is comprised of 11 boxes with the files in chronological/alphabetical order.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
Rights: In copyright. Standardized rights statement: https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/
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- Location of this collection:
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Florida International University11200 SW 8th StreetMiamiFL33199USA
- Contact: