Finding aid for the The Mary Belle Grossman Papers


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Grossman, Mary Belle
Title: The Mary Belle Grossman Papers
Dates: 1921-1968
Extent: 0.60 linear feet (2 containers)
Abstract: Mary Belle Grossman (1879-1977) was the first female lawyer to practice in Cleveland District Federal Court, and one of the first two women admitted to the American Bar Association. In 1923 she was elected Cleveland Municipal Judge and served on the traffic bench and the Morals Court until 1960. The collection consists of scrapbooks and newspaper clipping books relating to Judge Grossman's career and election campaigns.
MS Number MS 3660
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English