Jean Blackwell Hutson | |
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Born | Jean Blackwell September 7, 1914 Summerfield, Florida, United States |
Died | February 4, 1998 Harlem Hospital, New York | (aged 83)
Alma mater | Barnard College, Columbia University School of Library Science |
Occupation(s) | Librarian, curator, writer, archivist |
Spouse(s) | Andy Razaf (1939–1947) John Hutson (1950-1998) |
Children | Jean Francis (d. 1992) |
Parent(s) | Paul O. Blackwell (farmer) Sarah Myers Blackwell (elementary schoolteacher) |
Jean Blackwell Hutson (born Jean Blackwell; September 7, 1914 – February 4, 1998) was an American librarian, archivist, writer, curator, educator, and later chief of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.[1][2] The Schomburg Center dedicated their Research and Reference Division in honor of Hutson.[3][4]