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Born March 23, 1884, in Salt Lake City, UT
Died September 12, 1966, in Cleveland, OH
Federal Judicial Service:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 6, 1934, to a seat vacated by Smith Hickenlooper; Confirmed by the Senate on March 15, 1934, and received commission on March 21, 1934. Served as chief judge, 1958-1959. Assumed senior status on October 5, 1959. Service terminated on September 12, 1966, due to death.
Education:
Western Reserve University, B.A., 1904
Western Reserve University, M.A., 1908
New York University School of Law, LL.B., 1913
Professional Career:
Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1914-1919
Assistant county prosecutor, Cuyahoga County, OH, 1919-1920
Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, OH, 1920-1922
Justice, Ohio Supreme Court, 1922-1934
Race or Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
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U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1934-1966)
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Papers, 1907-1965.
4 linear ft. (2,700 items); finding aid; collection contains correspondence, speeches, scrapbooks, photos, and other papers.
Radcliffe College
Schlesinger Library on the History of Women
Cambridge, Mass.
Papers, 1921-1960.
5 linear ft.; finding aid; collection includes speeches, biographical material, judicial opinions, photos, and articles.
Smith College
Sophia Smith Collection
Northampton, Mass.
Papers, 1920-1960.
.5 linear ft.; finding aid; collection contains biographical materials, honors, articles, addresses, correspondence, photographs, and other material relating to Allen`s legal career.
Western Reserve Historical Society
Cleveland, Ohio
Papers, 1856-1967.
14 ft.; finding aid; collection contains correspondence, diaries, speeches, biographical material, articles, awards, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and photos.
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio
Vadae Gwendolyne Meekison papers, 1903-1965; ca. 85 items; represented.
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Md.
National Lanier Centennial Committee records, 1939-1945; 5 linear ft.; correspondence.
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Maud Wood Park papers, 1844-1979; 3,700 items; finding aid; correspondence.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, N.C.
Harriet Wiseman Elliott papers, 1900-1972; 7 ft.; finding aid; correspondence.
Ohio Historical Society
Columbus, Ohio
Robert Henry Day papers, 1846-1936; 8 cubic ft.; correspondence.
Vadae Harvey Meekison papers, 1912-1970; ca. 411 items; finding aid; correspondence.
Frank Bartlett Willis papers, 1871-1928; 56 cubic ft.; finding aid; correspondence.
Radcliffe College
Schlesinger Library on the History of Women
Cambridge, Mass.
Corinne Marie (Tuckerman) Allen papers, 1896-1927; 1 box; finding aid; correspondence.
Mary Anderson papers, 1918-1960; 2 linear ft.; finding aid; correspondence.
Pluma Burroughs Penton Batten papers, 1948-1964; 5.25 linear ft.; finding aid; correspondence.
Mary Ware Dennett papers: Series II, 1894-1948; 2 linear ft.; correspondence.
Mary Elisabeth Dreier papers, 1797-1963; 12 linear ft.; finding aid; correspondence.
Edna Fischel Gellhorn papers, 1919-1960; 50 linear ft.; finding aid; correspondence.
Helen Florence Humphrey papers, 1942-1963; 1 linear ft.; finding aid; correspondence.
Gwladys Webster Jones papers, 1929-1939; 1 folder; finding aid; correspondence.
Burnita Shelton Matthews papers, 1926-1981; 4 linear ft.; finding aid; correspondence.
Catharine Waugh McCulloch papers, 1877-1983; 2 linear ft.; finding aid; restricted; correspondence.
Belle Sherwin papers, 1880-1955; 1.75 linear ft.; finding aid; correspondence.
Woman`s rights collection, 1853-1958; 38 linear ft.; finding aid; restricted; correspondence.
Louise Merwin Young papers, 1946-1980; 5 linear ft.; correspondence.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum
Hyde Park, N.Y.
Democratic Party National Committee, Women`s Division records, 1933-1944; 89 ft.; correspondence.
Mary Williams Dewson papers, 1898-1961; 10 linear ft.; finding aid; correspondence.
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, Pa.
Jerome McDougall collection, 1924-1940; 2.5 linear in.; correspondence.
University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio
Olive A. Colton papers, 1867-1961; 4 linear ft.; finding aid; correspondence.
Wayne State University
Walter P. Reuther Library
Detroit, Mich.
Arthur F. Lederle papers, 1914-1967; 3.25 linear ft. (5 boxes); finding aid; restricted; correspondence.
Western Reserve Historical Society
Cleveland, Ohio
John Hyde Gehrung papers, 1848-1979; 1.2 linear ft.; biography.
Nathaniel R. Howard papers, Series II, 1929-1980; 0.8 linear ft.; correspondence.
Yale University
Sterling Memorial Library
New Haven, Conn.
Jerome New Frank papers, 1918-1972; 104.25 linear ft. (218 boxes, 1 folio, 1 vol.); finding aid; restricted; correspondence.
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U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1934-1966)
American National Biography.
Dictionary of American Biography.
Allen, Florence Ellinwood. To Do Justly. Cleveland, Ohio: Press of Western Reserve University, 1965.
Cook, Beverly B. "The First Woman Candidate for the Supreme Court - Florence E. Allen." Supreme Court Historical Society Yearbook (1981): 19-35.
Tuve, Jeanette E. First Lady of the Law, Florence Ellinwood Allen. Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, 1984.
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