Bullock (Georgia P.M.) papers, 1890-1957

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Summary

Title:
Georgia Philipps Morgan Bullock papers
Dates:
1890-1957
Creators:
Bullock, Georgia Philipps Morgan
Abstract:
Collection contains correspondence, clippings, speech files, and scrapbooks relating to the legal career of Georgia Phillips Morgan Bullock, attorney and first woman judge of the California Superior Court.
Extent:
32.0 Linear Feet (18 boxes, 23 cartons, and 23 oversize boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Georgia Philipps Morgan Bullock Papers (Collection 1374). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection contains correspondence, clippings, speech files, and scrapbooks relating to the legal career of Georgia Phillips Morgan Bullock, attorney and first woman judge of the California Superior Court.

Biographical / historical:

Born as Georgia Philipps Morgan in Chicago, 1878; married William Wingfield Bullock in 1899 and had two children; attended Univ. of Southern California (LL.B, 1914), and Southwestern Univ. (LL.D); admitted to CA bar in 1913; deputy district attorney, LA; appointed police judge, 1924-26; judge, LA Municipal Court, 1926-31; judge, CA Superior Court, LA County, 1931-56; retired in 1956; died Aug. 29, 1957.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Georgia Bullock, 1954 and 1955. Gift of Edna Bullock, 1980-1986.
Processing information:

Processed by UCLA Library Special Collections staff.

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Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Professional and personal files (boxes 1-14)
  2. Calendars (boxes 15-17)
  3. Documents and scrapbooks related to legal career (boxes 18-40)
  4. Awards, printed material, photographs (box 32)
  5. Microfilm reel of testimonial (box 41).

Physical / technical requirements:

PORTIONS OF THIS COLLECTION HAVE BEEN DIGITIZED. See the Online Items Available note for the link to the digitized materials.

Physical location:
Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by UCLA Library Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-04-21 13:35:57 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Georgia Philipps Morgan Bullock Papers (Collection 1374). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
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