Jean Blackwell Hutson

Jean Blackwell Hutson
Born
Jean Blackwell

(1914-09-07)September 7, 1914
Summerfield, Florida, United States
DiedFebruary 4, 1998(1998-02-04) (aged 83)
Harlem Hospital, New York
Alma materBarnard College,
Columbia University School of Library Science
Occupation(s)Librarian, curator, writer, archivist
Spouse(s)Andy Razaf (1939–1947)
John Hutson (1950-1998)
ChildrenJean 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]

  1. ^ Easterbrook, David L. (1999). "Jean Blackwell Hutson, 1914-1998". ASA News. 32 (2): 5. doi:10.1017/S0002021400016388.
  2. ^ Gunn, A. (1994). "Hutson, Jean Blackwell." Black Women in America. Vol. 1, Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, p. 603.
  3. ^ "NYPL Locations". The New York Public Library. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  4. ^ Librarians, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research Division Reference. "LibGuides: Schomburg Archival Collections on Microfilm: Home". libguides.nypl.org. Retrieved 2019-01-22.