Oral history interview with Edith Miller, 1977
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- Name
- Miller, Edith, 1930- (Interviewee)
- Oxenfeldt, Alice (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Edith Miller, 1977
- Other Titles
- Reminiscences of Edith Miller, 1977
- Abstract
- Childhood, early education in New York, N.Y.; Hunter College, 1946, St. John's Law School, 1954; political involvement, Riverside Democrats; social work experience; Family Court Judge, 1971- : Domestic Relations Court, sitting judge, juvenile criminals, lack of judicial manpower, child abuse, social services in Family Court, crime against the elderly; media influence on juveniles; reflections on be ing a Black woman and a judge; judicial appointment by Mayor Lindsay
- Collection Name
- Individual interviews oral history collection
- Subjects
- Judges; Women judges; African American judges; Domestic relations courts; Juvenile courts; Poor--New York (State); New York (N.Y.) Politics and government 1951-; Miller, Edith, 1930-
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1977
- Note (Biographical)
- Judge
- Note
- Interviewed by Alice Oxenfeldt
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 8657142
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/ae9k-a816
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.