Finding Aid for the Georgia Philipps Morgan Bullock Papers LSC.1374
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Title: Georgia Philipps Morgan Bullock papers
Creator:
Bullock, Georgia Philipps Morgan
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1374
Physical Description:
32.0 Linear Feet
(18 boxes, 23 cartons, and 23 oversize boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1890-1957
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.
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
PORTIONS OF THIS COLLECTION HAVE BEEN DIGITIZED. See the Online Items Available note for the link to the digitized materials.
- Gift of Georgia Bullock, 1954 and 1955.
- Gift of Edna Bullock, 1980-1986.
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[Identification of item], Georgia Philipps Morgan Bullock Papers (Collection 1374). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles
E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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Biography
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.
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.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Professional and personal files (boxes 1-14)
- Calendars (boxes 15-17)
- Documents and scrapbooks related to legal career (boxes 18-40)
- Awards, printed material, photographs (box 32)
- Microfilm reel of testimonial (box 41).
Existence and Location of Copies
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Women judges -- California, Southern -- Archives.
Scrapbooks.
Bullock, Georgia Philipps Morgan, 1878-1957--Archives.
box 32
Woodbury College honorary degree.
1939 August
box 32
1934 July - 1935 August
General Physical Description note: In ledger book.
box 14
Letter to editor.
undated.
box 14
University of Southern California.
1941
box 4
Bullock personal letters.
1929
box 17
Testimonial to GPB ... from the Business & Professional Women's Club of Los Angeles.
1950
General Physical Description note: 1 volume.
box 18
Certificate of Appreciation. Presented to GPB by Conference of California Judges.
1952
box 18
Certificate of Appreciation. Presented to GPB by Holy Family's Adoptive Parents.
1954 June.
box 32
California Association of 1952-1953. Secondary School Administrations. Certificate of Contributing Membership.
box 41
From box 17: Testimonial to Judge Georgia P. Bullock from the business and Professional Women's Club of Los Angeles
General Physical Description note: 1 reel (positive)
box 32
Clippings, biographical material, service citations.
General Physical Description note: Removed from envelope.
box 7
General private correspondence to 1925.
1925
box 32
Testimonial dinner for Georgia P. Bullock. Business & Professional Women's Club of Los Angeles.
1950 February 16.
General Physical Description note: 2 photographs, 1 negative.
box 17
Legal Informant. vol. 1, no. 8.
(1918 February)
General Physical Description note: Bullock, pp. 20-22.
box 17
Eleusis of Chi Omega.
1956 February
General Physical Description note: Bullock, portrait between pp. 152-155.
box 32
The Protector, vol. 5, no. 1
(1953)
box 32
Phi Delta Delta. vol. 30, no. 1
1951 November 1
box 1
Psychopathic parole office.
General Physical Description note: [3 folders]
box 10
Georgia Bullock correspondence.
1928
box 11
Georgia Bullock correspondence.
1929
box 12
Georgia Bullock correspondence.
1935
box 13
National League of the Mothers of America.
box 2
Campaign papers.
1936
General Physical Description note: [3 folders]
box 2
Committees - Bar Association.
box 2
Crime.
General Physical Description note: [2 folders]
box 2
Miscellaneous subjects taken from cards.
box 5
Memos, clippings.
ca. 1940, 1946
box 5
Institutions, hospitals, jails.
box 5
News releases, background information, etc.
box 5
Data from Juvenile Hall County Probation Committee.
box 5
Judge Georgia Bullock - 25th anniversary on bench.
box 6
Georgia Bullock correspondence.
ca. 1927-1929
box 7
Georgia Bullock correspondence.
ca. 1915-1925
box 8
Georgia Bullock correspondence.
ca. 1925-1927
box 9
Notebook - notes on California law.
box 9
Georgia Bullock correspondence.
1925
box 18
"Family and photographs."
Georgia Phillips Bullock, portrait, circa 1933
General Physical Description note: Includes photographs, ephemera, letters, cards, clippings.
box 19
"Memory book #1. To 1925."
General Physical Description note: Includes photographs, ephemera, letters, cards, clippings.
box 21
[Scrapbook - newsclippings]
1938 January - September.
box 22
Clipping book, no. 1.
1913 July - 1924 July
box 23
Clipping book, no. 5.
1928 April - 1929 May
box 24
Campaigns.
1928, 1932, 1938
box 25
Clipping book, no. 6.
1929 September - 1931 August
box 26
Georgia Bullock Judge of Superior Court, Los Angeles County - scrapbook.
1931 August - 1932 March
box 27
[Scrapbook]
1928 September - 1938 May
box 28
[Scrapbook - newsclippings]
1935 June - 1938 February
box 28
[Scrapbook]
1934 May - 1937 July
box 29
[Scrapbook]
1932 August - 1938 August
box 30
[Scrapbook]
1940 January - 1941 September
box 31
Clipping book, no. 3.
1926 January - 1926 December
box 33
"Memory book #2 1926 to 1928."
General Physical Description note: Includes photographs, ephemera, letters, cards, clippings.
box 33
[Scrapbook #18: newsclippings]
1933-1937
box 34
"Clippings, 1928. Campaign for Superior Court - Office No. 3, Primary Election, July, August, September." Scrapbook #10.
box 34
"Re: Appointment to Superior Court, August 14, 1931." [Scrapbook #14]
box 35
[Scrapbook #23 - newsclippings]
1943-1944
box 36
"Memory book"
1924-1940
General Physical Description note: [Includes photographs, ephemera, letters, cards, clippings #1.]
box 37
[Scrapbook #25 - newsclippings]
1945-1946
box 37
[Scrapbook #6 - newsclippings]
1916-1937
box 38
[Scrapbook #3 - newsclippings]
1912-1914
box 38
"Women Lawyers' Association" [#4, mainly letters]
1913-1916
box 38
[Scrapbook #7 - mainly letters]
1924-1936
box 39
"Clipping book #2"
1912 May to 1925 December
box 40
"Clipping book #4"
1927 January to 1928 April
