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Collection Overview Motley, Constance Baker, 1921-2005 Constance Baker Motley Papers1948-1988 MS 110 16 boxes (6 linear ft.) Sophia Smith Collection

Smith College Northampton, MA

Judge, lawyer, civil rights advocate, and state senator. The bulk of the Motley papers document her professional life; material includes speeches, interviews, photographs, and memorabilia. The collection sheds light on the successes and failures of programs that emerged from the public policy applications of civil rights in such areas as the war on poverty and race discrimination; urban renewal; and in the New York State courts and political systems. Notable correspondents include: Bella Abzug, Brooke Astor, Shirley Chisholm, Hubert Humphrey, Lyndon B. Johnson, Florynce Kennedy, Dorothy Kenyon, Martin Luther King, Jr., John V. Lindsay, George McGovern, Floyd B. McKissick, James Meredith, Pauli Murray, A. Philip Randolph, and Robert F. Wagner. Individuals represented in speeches and published sources include Jack Greenburg, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Thurgood Marshall. English. Biographical Note

Constance Baker Motley, circa 1963

Constance Juanita Baker was born on September 14th, 1921 in New Haven, Connecticut. She was the ninth of twelve children of Rachel Huggins and Willoughby Alva Baker, both emigrants from Nevis, British West Indies. Her childhood neighborhood, although ethnically diverse (comprised of West Indian, Irish, Italian, Jewish, and Polish families) was relatively free from racial rancor. Rachel Baker was a founder of the New Haven NAACP and Motley was exposed to African American history, especially the writings of W.E.B. DuBois, in her Sunday School. While in high school, Motley became president of the New Haven Youth Council and was secretary of the New Haven Adult Community Council. In 1939, she graduated with honors from Hillhouse High School. Though she had already formed a desire to practice law, Motley lacked the means to attend college, and instead went to work for the National Youth Administration. She also continued her involvement in community activities and it was through this work that she encountered local businessman and philanthropist Clarence Blakeslee, who, after hearing Motley speak at a New Haven community center, offered to pay for her education. She spent a year at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, then transferred to New York University in 1942, earning her A.B. in economics from its Washington Square College in 1943. In February 1944 she began her legal studies at Columbia Law School. She graduated in 1946, the same year she married Joel Wilson Motley, Jr., a real estate and insurance broker. Their son, Joel Motley III, was born in 1952.

In 1945 Constance Motley took a job as law clerk to Thurgood Marshall, chief counsel of the NAACP's Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDEF), and accompanied Marshall to court for most of his cases. After earning her law degree, Motley continued to work for the LDEF. In 1950 she was named assistant counsel and in 1961 she became associate counsel when Jack Greenberg succeeded Thurgood Marshall as head of the LDEF. As counsel Motley was involved in almost every important civil rights case of the era. She worked on litigation for the 1954 school desegregation case, Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas and subsequently fought for and won several other successful public school and university desegregation cases, including James Meredith's entry into the University of Mississippi in 1962. The LDEF also represented Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his followers in civil rights campaigns for desegregation of public transportation and accommodations throughout the South from 1961 to 1963. Motley brought many of these civil rights cases to higher courts. Between 1961 and 1964, she argued ten civil rights cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, winning nine. [For a complete list and summaries of Motley's NAACP cases see the Columbia University project database, described in the Scope and Contents note]. In his book, Crusaders in the Courts (1994), Jack Greenberg said of Motley's work with the NAACP: "[She] was a dogged opponent of Southern segregationists, who found her tougher than Grant at Vicksburg. She dug in to a position and wouldn't let go in the face of all kinds of threats, evasion, obfuscation, and delay."

In the late 1950s Motley had begun to be active in New York State politics. She served as a member of the New York State Advisory Council on Employment and Unemployment Insurance from 1958 to 1964, and in February 1964, she left the NAACP, having won a special election to the New York State Senate, becoming the first African American woman to serve in that body. As State Senator for the 21st Congressional District in Manhattan (roughly from 96th street on the upper west side to 161st street in Harlem), Motley launched a campaign during her first seven weeks in office to extend civil rights legislation in employment, education, and housing. She was re-elected to the Senate in November 1964 and served until February 1965, when New York City Council elected her the first woman to serve as President of the Borough of Manhattan. She was re-elected in the city-wide elections of November 1965 for a full four-year term and was the first candidate for the Manhattan Presidency to win the endorsement of the Republican, Democratic, and Liberal Parties. As Borough President, Motley drew up a seven-point program for the revitalization of Harlem and East Harlem, and won a pioneering fight for $700,000 to plan renewal projects for those and other underprivileged areas of the city. The plan included a design to decrease racial segregation in the public schools serving the housing projects.

In January 1966 Motley was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson for a judgeship in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York--the nation's largest federal court covering Manhattan, the Bronx, and six New York counties. Over tremendous opposition from southern senators (led by Senator James Eastland of Mississippi) and other federal judges, Motley was confirmed in August 1966, becoming the first woman to occupy that post, and the first African American woman ever named to the federal bench. Judge Motley continued to be a strong supporter of civil rights for minorities and the poor, as well as for women's rights. Among her many controversial decisions was the infamous "locker room case," Ludtke v. Kuhn (1978), in which she ruled that a woman reporter be admitted to the New York Yankees' locker room. In another highly publicized case Judge Motley admonished the New York City police for not providing Vietnam war protesters with adequate protection against violence in the streets (Belknap et al v. Leary, 1970). [These and other notable cases presided over by Judge Motley are summarized in the Columbia University project which is described in the Scope and Content note below.] In 1982, Judge Motley was appointed Chief Judge of the Southern District of New York and held senior status since 1986. Constance Baker Motley died in New York City in September 2005.

For additional biographical information, see Equal Justice-Under Law: An Autobiography by Constance Baker Motley (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998).

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Constance Baker Motley Papers are primarily related to her professional and public life from 1948 to 1988. Types of material include correspondence; speeches; legal documents; photographs; press releases; reports; journal and newspaper articles; transcripts of interviews; and memorabilia.

The bulk of the papers date from 1964 to 1966 and focus on Motley's tenures as New York State Senator, President of the Borough of Manhattan, and her early years as a Judge in one of the busiest federal district courts in the country. Major topics found throughout these papers include the civil rights movement in the South; racism and discrimination in the U.S; equal opportunities for African Americans in employment, housing, and education; urban renewal in New York City, particularly Harlem; community activism and neighborhood development; New York (State and City) politics; women in the legal profession and politics; and modern judicial history. The papers are equally rich as a record of the public life and career of a pioneering African American woman in her ascent to national prominence often in the face of strong prejudice.

Correspondence comprises roughly half of the collection. Included are exchanges with constituents and other concerned citizens relating to legislation before Motley as State Senator; a myriad of political and social issues she faced as Manhattan Borough President; and cases she presided over as Justice in the Southern District Court of New York. These letters, both supportive and negative, illustrate the turbulent social and political atmosphere of New York City in the mid-1960s. Certain letters from detractors offer evidence of the sometimes quite virulent public sentiment Motley faced in challenging racism and discrimination.

Notable correspondents include: Bella Abzug, Brooke Astor, Shirley Chisholm, Hubert Humphrey, Lyndon B. Johnson, Florynce Kennedy, Dorothy Kenyon, Martin Luther King, Jr., John V. Lindsay, George McGovern, Floyd B. McKissick, James and Mary June Meredith, Pauli Murray, A. Philip Randolph, and Robert F. Wagner. Cross-references in the folder list and the Name Index at the end of this document refer researchers to material on individuals found in series other than Correspondence.

Researchers may also wish to consult two databases which were created through a project at Columbia University Law School in 1995. The first is a database of the Constance Baker Motley papers available in the Sophia Smith Collection and elsewhere. The other is a database of summaries of important NAACP cases in which Motley was counsel. In addition there are text files consisting of a list and case summaries of significant NAACP cases as well as cases Motley tried as a Federal judge. Copies of the databases and text files are all available in electronic form on the SSC computer network. A complete description of the project, the databases, and printouts of some of the text files are filed in the last box of this collection. Consult the Reference Archivist for more information on how to access the electronic resources.

Organization of the Collection

This collection is organized into four series:

I. Biographical Material II. Correspondence III. Professional Activities IV. Speeches Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection.

The family of Constance Baker Motley retains copyright ownership of her unpublished works. Permission must be obtained to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use." Copyright to materials created by others may be owned by those individuals or their heirs or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission to publish must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

Constance Baker Motley Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

Additional Formats

Selections from the Constance Baker Motley Papers can be viewed in the Web exhibit Agents of Social Change: New Resources on 20th-century Women's Activism .

History of the Collection

Constance Baker Motley donated her papers to the Sophia Smith Collection from 1971 to 1992.

Processed by Marla Miller, Margaret Jessup, and Monique Daviau (intern), 1998.

Search Terms African American women judges--History--Sources African American women lawyers--History--Sources African American women--Political activity--Sources African Americans--Civil rights cases--Sources African Americans--New York (N.Y.)--History--20th century--Sources Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century--Sources Community development, Urban--New York (N.Y.)--History--20th century--Sources Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century--Sources New York (N.Y.)--Race relations--History--20th century--Sources Race discrimination--Law and legislation--United States--History--Sources School integration--United States--History--Sources Women judges--United States--History--Sources NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.--History--Sources Abzug, Bella S., 1920- --Correspondence Astor, Brooke--Correspondence Chisholm, Shirley, 1924- --Correspondence Greenberg, Jack, 1924- Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 Kennedy, Florynce, 1916- --Correspondence Kenyon, Dorothy, 1888-1972--Correspondence King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 Lindsay, John V. (John Vliet) Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993 McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922- --Correspondence McKissick, Floyd B. (Floyd Baxter), 1922- --Correspondence Meredith, James Motley, Constance Baker, 1921- Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889- Additional Information SERIES I. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL (1948-1986) 1 linear ft.

This series provides an overview of Constance Baker Motley's career and public life. Magazine and newspaper articles, dated from 1956 to 1986, document Motley's many achievements. Also included are a brief chronology of her career and tributes to Motley from New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner and Chief Justice Earl Warren. The file pertaining to honorary degrees and awards received by Motley include letters from Thomas Mendenhall, President of Smith College, and from Jack Greenberg concerning her honorary degree from Columbia Law School. Other material in this series includes photographs, an article written by Motley honoring Thurgood Marshall, her application for admission to the New York State Bar in 1948, and a "miscellaneous" file with printed material and notes. There is also a scrapbook of clippings, dated 1965-66, relating to Motley's Borough Presidency, numerous public appearances, and her appointment as Federal Judge in January 1966 [see OVERSIZE MATERIALS].

An 801-page transcript of an interview with Motley, conducted by Mrs. Walter Gellhorn of the Oral History Research Office at Columbia University Law Library, completes this series. In this interview Judge Motley recalls her childhood and family; her education; her work with the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund; and her political and judicial careers. The interview was conducted in 1976 and the transcript was completed in 1978. The original tapes are housed at the Columbia Law Library.

SERIES II. CORRESPONDENCE (1964-87) 2.5 linear ft.

This series is organized into four subseries: Family, General, Individuals, and "Hate mail." The Family subseries consists of one folder of correspondence. Letters from friends and colleagues are scattered throughout the General correspondence.

The bulk of this series consists of the General correspondence which is arranged chronologically from 1964 to 1987, mostly dated between 1964 and 1967. There is no correspondence prior to1964 (the period of Motley's NAACP activities) in these papers. Constituent and public response letters form the largest part of this subseries, from Motley's election to the State Senate in 1964 through the early 1980s. Where there is a significant amount of correspondence pertaining to a particular issue, bill, or court case, it can be found in SERIES III. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES--Subjects. Many of the issues Motley dealt with as State Senator for the 21st Congressional District in Manhattan (February 1964 to February 1965), including bills she introduced to the legislature, are reflected in her constituents' letters. Topics include civil rights legislation, labor reform, and urban renewal. Motley also served on state senate committees for the Affairs of Cities, Internal Affairs, and Penal Institutions. Corresp

Correspondence Motley received as Borough of Manhattan President from February 1965 to August 1966 relates to a variety of issues, including racial discrimination in public education, employment, organizations, and housing; Harlem revitalization; and the controversy surrounding construction of the Lower Manhattan Expressway, which Motley opposed (see letter dated 8 September 1965 in the General subseries).

At each new appointment or election, Motley received floods of letters and telegrams of congratulations from friends and colleagues as well as from supportive constituents and citizens from around the country. These generally fall within the months of February to September of 1964; February to November of 1965; and January to August of 1966. There is also a steady stream of invitations seeking Motley's presence as a guest or a speaker at a wide variety of events. In most cases, her replies are attached.

The Individuals subseries consists of letters to or from several notable individuals, including Bella Abzug, Brooke Astor, Derrick Bell, Wiley Branton, Shirley Chisholm, Sammy Davis, Jr., Thomas Hoving, Jack Greenberg, Hubert Humphrey, Lyndon B. Johnson, Dorothy Kenyon, Martin Luther King, Jr., John Lindsay, George McGovern, Floyd B. McKissick; James Meredith; Pauli Murray, A. Philip Randolph, Nelson Rockefeller, Richard Rodgers, Roy Wilkins, and Whitney Young. In most cases, there are only one or two letters from or to each of the individuals in this subseries. There is pro forma correspondence from and to New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner scattered throughout the General correspondence, from Motley's terms as State Senator and Manhattan Borough President. Cross-references in the folder list and the Name Index refer researchers to material on individuals found in series other than Correspondence.

The Hate mail subseries consists of one file of letters from the public with particularly hostile, often racist content. These illustrate the intense controversy which surrounded so much of Motley's career, as well as the path-breaking nature of some of her decisions. There are similar letters in SERIES III. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES-Federal District Court-Subjects, under Ludtke v. Kuhn, (the case in which Motley's decision allowed a woman reporter admittance to the Yankees' locker room), and Belknap et al. v. Leary (regarding police protection of Vietnam war demonstrators).

SERIES III. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (1956-66) 1.5 linear ft.

This series consists of five subseries: NAACP Legal and Educational Defense Fund; New York State Advisory Council on Unemployment and Employment Insurance; New York State Senate; Borough of Manhattan; and Federal District Court.

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. subseries includes brochures and magazine articles about the NAACP and LDEF activities; several folders of newspaper clippings related to civil rights cases in Alabama and Mississippi in which Motley was involved as counsel for the LDEF, including Lucy v. U. of Alabama, a 1956 desegregation case and the bus boycotts in Montgomery, Alabama in 1956 and 1961. Petitions Motley submitted to withdraw from her NAACP cases when she assumed the Manhattan Borough Presidency in 1965 are also included here. These documents provide an overview of the numerous civil rights cases that she and the LDEF staff were litigating at that time.

A small subseries related to Motley's term on the New York State Advisory Council on Unemployment and Employment Insurance contains printed material relating to land value taxation, an issue before the Council at that time. Her letter of resignation from the Council in 1964 is also filed here, with Governor Nelson Rockefeller's response.

The New York State Senate subseries includes campaign material for the special election and for Motley's re-election as State Senator in 1964; press releases from her office; bills introduced by Motley; and subject files. The bills are arranged alphabetically by topic and include drafts of bills, supporting documents and, in some cases, constituent correspondence. Many of the bills introduced by Senator Motley challenged discrimination and segregation in public schools and private clubs, housing, and labor and civil service organizations. Other bills pertain to amendments to legislation such as employment benefits for domestic and agricultural workers; the minimum wage law; animal experimentation laws; financing housing and schools; an alcoholic beverage control law; and legislation concerning police search warrants. The latter file contains letters from people opposed to Motley's position on what was popularly known as the "stop and search" bill intended to protect citizen's rights against police h

The Borough of Manhattan subseries includes campaign material, press releases, the 1965 Annual report of the Borough, and subject files. The campaign material relates to Motley's campaign for re-election as President of the Borough in November 1965. The subject files are arranged alphabetically and include material related to various projects, committees, and miscellaneous social and political issues that surfaced from February 1965 to August 1966. Topics include the revitalization of Harlem; housing discrimination and tenants' rights; and a White House conference on civil rights in which Motley participated. There is also a file containing articles and letters regarding city taxi drivers accused of discriminating against blacks, including a New York Post article by Langston Hughes. For more information on Motley's activities during her term as Borough President, see SERIES IV. SPEECHES, which focuses mainly on that time period.

The Federal District Court subseries includes subject files; clippings related to miscellaneous cases; applications for jobs received by Motley when she first assumed the judgeship; and congratulatory letters from other Southern District Judges upon her appointment to Senior status in 1986 (other congratulatory letters are filed in SERIES II. CORRESPONDENCE-General). The series includes legal documents, articles, and letters reflecting both positive and negative public reaction to Motley's controversial decision in Ludtke v. Kuhn, the 1978 case in which Judge Motley ruled that Melissa Ludtkea sports writer for Time, Inc., be admitted to the New York Yankees' locker room. Another file contains both positive and negative responses to her decision regarding police protection of Vietnam war protesters in Belknap et al v. Leary (1970).

SERIES IV. SPEECHES (1963-88) .75 linear ft.

This series contains mostly typescripts of speeches written and delivered by Motley from 1963 to 1988. They are arranged chronologically and in some cases are accompanied by fliers, posters, or other printed material. Related correspondence, (invitations and responses, travel arrangements, etc.) can be found in SERIES II. CORRESPONDENCE-General. The bulk of the speeches are from Motley's term as Manhattan Borough President in 1965. Recurring topics include civil rights; urban development (especially in Harlem) and neighborhood programs (such as the Henry Street Settlement); equality in education; women in politics and the legal profession; and leadership in the black community. In addition there are tributes to prominent individuals; commencement speeches; fundraising for community organizations; civic events; and papers given at panels, conferences and lecture series.

SERIES I. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL (1948-1986) 1 1 Contents 1 2 Biographical sketch, n.d. 1 3 Tributes by Mayor Robert Wagner (1965) and Chief Justice Earl Warren (n.d.) 1 4-5 Articles and newspaper clippings, 1956-86

[see also OVERSIZE MATERIALS]

1 6 Admission to New York Bar: applications, correspondence, and references, 1948 1 7 Honorary degrees: correspondence and publicity, 1965-85 (includes letters from Jack Greenberg and Thomas Mendenhall)

[see also SERIES IV. SPEECHES ]

1 8 "Tribute to Thurgood Marshall" (article by C.B.M.), 1983 1 9 Photographs, 1963, n.d. 1 10 Miscellaneous: printed material and notes, 1963-78, n.d. 2 1-7 Oral history transcript, 1976 SERIES II. CORRESPONDENCE (1964-87) 3 1 Family, 1965-66 General 3 2-9 Jan - Mar 1964 4 1-5 Apr - Dec 1964 4 6 n.d., ca. 1964 4 7-8 Mar-10 Apr 1965 5 1-9 11 Apr - Dec 1965 6 1-6 Jan - Mar 1966 7 1-7 Apr - Dec 1966 7 8-10 1967-75 8 1-4 1976-87 8 5 n.d. and unidentified Individuals 8 6 Abzug, Bella, 1964, 1966 8 7 Astor, Brooke, 1966 8 8 Bell, Derrick, 1966, 1980 8 9 Branton, Wiley A., 1965-66 8 10 Chisholm, Shirley, 1965, 1966 8 11 Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1965 8 12 Greenberg, Jack, 1966 8 13 Hoving, Thomas, 1966 8 14 Humphrey, Hubert, 1964

[see also SERIES III. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITES-Borough of Manhattan Subjects-White House Conference]

8 15 Johnson, Lyndon B., 1965 8 16 Kenyon, Dorothy, 1964, 1965, 1966 8 17 King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1964-65 (includes telegram from MLK, Ralph D. Abernathy, Fred L. Shuttesworth, and Wyatt T. Walker of the S.C.L.C.) 8 18 Lindsay, John V., 1965-66 8 19 McGovern, George, 1971 8 20 McKissick, Floyd B., 1966 8 21 Meredith, James and Mary June, 1965 8 22 Murray, Pauli, 1966 8 23 Randolph, A. Philip, 1965-66

[see also SERIES IV. SPEECHES, 19 Dec 1966; and SERIES III. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITES-Borough of Manhattan-Subjects-White House Conference]

8 24 Rockefeller, Nelson and Margaretta, 1966

[see also SERIES III. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITES-New York State Advisory Council on Unemployment and Employment Insurance]

8 25 Rodgers, Richard, 1965 8 26 Wilkins, Roy, 1964, 1966 8 27 Young, Whitney and Margaret, 1964, 1966 8 28 "Hate mail," 1964-76, n.d. SERIES III. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (1956-66) NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. 9 1 Printed material, 1961-68, n.d. (includes articles about Motley, Thurgood Marshall, and Jack Greenberg) Civil rights cases: clippings 9 2 University of Alabama (Autherine Lucy), 1956 9 3 Montgomery Alabama bus boycotts, 1956, 1963 9 4 Mississippi (miscellaneous), 1956-61 9 5 Civil Rights Act of 1964 1964 9 6 Census of African American population by borough, New York City, circa 1960s 9 7 Petitions to withdraw from NAACP cases submitted by CBM when she assumed the Manhattan Borough Presidency, February 1966 New York State Advisory Council on Unemployment and Employment Insurance 10 1 Taxation of land values: printed material, circa 1958-64, n.d.

[see also OVERSIZE MATERIALS]

10 2 Letter of resignation and reply from Governor Nelson Rockefeller, 1964 New York State Senate 10 3 Special election and campaign for re-election: statement, questionnaires, and publicity, 1964 10 4 Press releases, circa 1964 Bills, circa 1964 10 5-6 Alcoholic beverage control law (Moreland Commission) 10 7 Animal experimentation and humane slaughter 10 8 Domestic relations, re: religious affiliation in adoption (includes memorandum from Attorney Florynce R Kennedy) 10 9 Domestic workers (re: benefits for) 10 10 Fire departments (anti-discrimination law) 10 11 Labor organizations (anti-discrimination law) 10 12 Multiple dwelling 10 13 Police, search warrants (also known as "Stop & search bill") 10 14 Private housing finance 10 15 Scholar Incentive Program for High School Students 10 16 School finance 10 17 School desegregation 10 18 Unemployment insurance for non-profit organizations 10 19 Miscellaneous Subjects 10 20 Civil Rights Action proposal, 1964 10 21 Morningside Heights neighborhood and Columbia land deal, 1963-65

[see also SERIES IV. SPEECHES, 4/10/65]

10 22 Police brutality issue, 1964 Borough of Manhattan Campaign for re-election as President, Aug-Nov 1965 11 1 General: correspondence, memoranda, notes, memorabilia 11 2 New York County Democratic Committee: correspondence 11 3 Mailing lists 11 4 Contributions 11 5 Expenses 11 6 Press Releases, 1965-66 11 7 Annual Report, Borough of Manhattan, 1965 11 8 Miscellaneous: notes and memoranda, n.d. Subjects 11 9 Board of Ethics, 1965 11 10 Citizens to Keep New York City Clean, 1964-65 11 11 Columbia University Center for Research and Education in Civil Liberties, 1965 11 12 Commission on Human Rights, 1965 11 13 Community Planning Board, 1965 11 14 Harlem housing legislation, 1965 11 15 Housing and urban development, 1965-66 11 16 National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing, 1964-65 11 17 94th Street Armory housing and Junior High School proposal, April-May, 1965 11 18 Proportional representation, 1965 11 19 Taxicabs and discrimination, 1965 11 20 Tenants steering committee, 1965 11 21 Udall, Stewart (report of the NYC Planning Commission on the Secretary of the Interior's visit to New York) 11 22 United Nations International School, 1965 11 23 Urban America, Inc., 1966 11 24 White House Conference: "To Fulfill These Rights," 1965 (includes correspondence from Hubert Humphrey and A. Phillip Randolph) Federal District Court 12 1 Congratulatory letters from Southern District Judges re: Senior status, 1986 12 2 Job applications (requesting position with Judge Motley), 1966 12 3 Clippings re: miscellaneous cases, 1972-87 Subjects 12 4 Belknap et al. v. Leary (police protection of war demonstrators), 1970 12 5 Judicial Conference of Second Circuit, Whiteface Inn, Lake Placid, NY June 30-July 2, 1966 12 6 Ludtke v. Kuhn: legal documents and correspondence, 1978 SERIES IV. SPEECHES (1963-88) 13 1 Women's City Club of New York, Inc., November 19, 1963 13 New York Ethical Culture Society, March 15, 1964 13 "The Civil Rights Crisis," statement prepared for State Democratic Committee Campaign Schools by Senator Motley, circa 1964 13 (untitled) "The increased pressures of the times...," circa 1963 13 2 Opening of International Flower Show, New York City, March 6, 1965 13 JOIN (Job Orientation in Neighborhoods) graduation, March 9, 1965 13 National Newspaper Publishers, honoring John B. Russworm, March 12, 1965 13 Ribbon-cutting ceremony, May's Department Store, March 18, 1965 13 Harlem-Brooklyn Committee for Big Sisters (5th Annual Program), March 20, 1965 13 2 Reunion of 369th Veterans Association, March 21, 1965 13 Multiple Sclerosis luncheon, March 31, 1965 13 New Era Club, April 9, 1965 13 Morningside Community Center, April 10, 1965 13 Reform Independent Democrats, April 21, 1965 13 United Democrats Club/Wilheminia Adams, April 22, 1965 13 UAW-AFL/CIO luncheon, April 24, 1965 13 Society for the Advancement of Judaism, April 25, 1965 13 Lexington Democratic Club, May 1, 1965 13 Day Care Week program, May 3, 1965 13 Opening of exhibit on the accomplishments of minorities in American history, at P.S. 144, May 4, 1965 13 Manhattan Boro-wide Salute to Music, Hunter College, May 5, 1965 13 Day Care Council of New York, May 5, 1965 13 Sojourner Truth Awards luncheon, National Association of Negro Business Professional Women, May 9, 1965 13 National Council of Jewish Women, May 11, 1965 13 District Youth-Adult Citizenship Conference, May 17, 1965 13 Women's Division of American Jewish Congress, May 17, 1965 13 Puerto Rican Association of Women Voters, May 19, 1965 13 League of Women Voters, May 24, 1965 13 2 Encampment for Citizenship, May 2, 1965 13 Vest Pocket Development (West Side Urban Renewal), May 27, 1965 13 Riverside Country School, May 27, 1965 13 3 Public Personnel Association Convention, June 3, 1965 13 Community Planning Board (Rebuilding of Harlem) Columbia University, June 5, 1965 13 Greenwich Village Association, June 8, 1965 13 55th Annual Meeting of the Urban League, June 9, 1965 13 Proposed construction of a cement plant on the Harlem River, June 11, 1965 13 Proposed demolition of the High School of Commerce June 11, 1965 13 P.S. 161 (International Fiesta) June 12, 1965 13 East Midtown Reform Democrats Club, June 14, 1965 13 East Side Chamber of Commerce, June 16, 1965 13 P.S. 125 (Children's Organization for Civil Rights), June 18, 1965 13 New Chelsea Reform Democrats Club, June 18, 1965 13 J.H.S. 43 Graduation, June 23, 1965 13 Delacorte Animated Clock dedication, June 24, 1965 13 Benjamin Franklin High School graduation, June 25, 1965 13 Charles Evans Hughes High School graduation, June 29, 1965 13 Community Planning Board (park safety), July 13, 1965 13 3 Opening of First Neighborhood Information and Service Center, July 20, 1965 13 National Insurance Convention, July 20, 1965 13 WNYC radio broadcast, "Rebuilding Harlem," August 9, 1965 13 Convention of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Birmingham, AL, August 9, 1965 13 Proportional Representation Campaign Committee August 11, 1965 13 Site Selection Board meeting, after vote on use of 94th St. Armory Site, August 23, 1965 13 Proposal before the Board of Estimates for an Industrial Park on the Brooklyn Flatlands Site, September 24, 1965 13 WLIB radio statement against industrial park in Brooklyn Flatlands, September 27, 1965 13 25th Anniversary Dinner Dance of the Vulcan Society honoring Chief Wesley Williams, Baldwin, L.I., NY, September 29, 1965 13 First Borough President's Conference of Community Leaders, September 29, 1965 13 4 WWRL radio, Harlem development, October 1, 1965 13 West Indian Veterans dance, October 2, 1965 13 Acceptance of AAUW Woman of the Year, Columbia University, October 8, 1965 13 Woman's day at the Church of the Master, October 10, 1965 13 Transport Workers Union, October 11, 1965 13 Delacorte Fountain dedication, October 11, 1965 13 4 Liberal Party 21st Annual Dinner, October 13, 1965 13 Opening of the 114th St Rehabilitation Project, October 14, 1965 13 Testimonial Dinner in honor of Rev. Dr. Allen E. Claxton, Broadway 13 Temple Methodist Church, October 20, 1965 13 Opening of the Hudson Guild Center for the Aged, October 21, 1965 13 Women's Day, Victory Tabernacle Seventh-Day Christian Church, October 23, 1965 13 Emmanuel AME Church fundraising banquet, October 23, 1965 13 St. Phillips Church Annual Fellowship Luncheon, October 23, 1965 13 Testimonial dinner for Abraham E. Kazan, 24 October 1965 13 Jamaica Industrial Development Corp., October 26, 1965 13 Address to City Planning Commission (revitalization between 110th and 155th Streets), October 26, 1965 13 Congress of Senior Citizens Rally (advent of Medicare, etc), October 27, 1965 13 WWRL radio (revitalization of Harlem) October 27, 1965 13 East Side Chamber of Commerce Dinner, October 30, 1965 13 Metropolitan Community Methodist Church, November 14, 1965 13 National Committee For Rural Schools, November 20, 1965 13 Educational Parks Conference (segregated schools) November 30, 1965 13 YMCA conference, "New Horizons for Women in the Political and Social Life of the Nation," December 2, 1965 13 4 National Conference of Christians and Jews in Philadelphia, December 2, 1965 13 Orin Lehman Beth Jacob Schools Awards Presentation, December 5, 1965 13 WWRL and WLIB radio (revitalization of Harlem) December 7, 1965 Committee on Civil Rights in Manhattan, circa 1965 13 Dinner for Councilman J. Raymond Jones, given by the Cerberean Society, circa 1965 13 City Planning Commission at the Capital Budget Hearing, City Hall, December 15, 1965 13 Christmas message at the Christmas tree lighting ceremony at City Hall, December 16, 1965 13 Riker's Island, December 21, 1965 13 5 Mayor Lindsay's inauguration (not delivered), January 1, 1966 13 New York Shakespeare Festival acquisition of "Landmark Building," the former Astor Library, January 5, 1966 13 The Second Borough President's Conference of Community Leaders, YWCA, January 21, 1966 13 Basic Education Classes of the Free-Employment Training Program, February 11, 1966 13 Friendly Towns, affiliated with the Herald Tribune Fresh Air Fund: speech and draft, February 17, 1966 13 P.S. 90 (228 West 148th St, NYC): speech and draft, February 24, 1966 13 "Humanitarian of the Community Award" to Miss Lorraine D. Miller, Stuyvesant Chapter of Cancer Care at the Hotel Pierre): speech and draft, February 26, 1966 13 5 Sisterhood of Temple Rodeph Sholom): speech and draft, February 28, 1966 13 Manhattan Community Planning Boards, March 2, 1966 13 Introduction of Frances Levenson (housing and inter-group relations): speech and draft, March 5, 1966 13 "Education is too important to be left solely to educators....": speech and draft, March 8, 1966 13 Women's Day of the Abyssinian Baptist Church: speech, draft and program, March 13, 1966 13 Introduction of Corporation Counsel J. Lee Rankin, at the annual dinner of the Men's Class of the Riverside Church: speech and draft, March 15, 1966. 13 Speech honoring Helen Hall, Executive Director of the Henry Street Settlement, March 1966 13 Remarks on receiving a Spirit of Achievement Award presented by Greater New York Chapter National Women's Division, Albert Einstein College of Medicine: speech and draft, April 20, 1966 13 Plaque presentation to the Rev. Dr. Allen E. Claxton, Community Planning Board 12, April 26, 1966 13 Women's Bar Association, December 8, 1966 13 Hadassah-Myrtle Wreath Award, December 14, 1966 13 Presentation of the Mary McLeod Bethune Award to A. Philip Randolph, December 19, 1966 13 Untitled draft (planning board meeting), circa 1966 14 1 Address before Columbia Law School Alumni Association, January 27, 1967 14 "The Quest for a New Equality," United Church Women of Lower Middlesex County, CT, April 29, 1967 14 1 Edward Waters College Alumni Testimonial Banquet honoring Dr. William B. Stewart, May 10, 1968 14 Bennett College Symposium "The College Woman in Today's World," October 11, 1968 14 "On Meeting Our Responsibility for Providing Legal Assistance to the Poor in Civil Cases," AAUW Forum, February 22, 69 14 "Separate but Equal-Reexamined," Cornell University, April 12, 1969 14 2 Comencement Address, Saint Augustine's College, Raleigh, NC, May 25, 1969 14 Award Dinner, National Conference of Christians and Jews, November 22, 1970 14 "Twenty Years Later-My Personal Recollections of Brown and Some Personal Comments On Its Impact and Implementation" Third Annual Civil Rights Lectures, Center for Civil Rights, University of Notre Dame, March 21, 1974 14 "Securing the Rights of the Individual in an Organized Society" The Brattleboro Forum, Brattleboro, VT, April 2, 1976 14 "The Role of the Federal Courts in Establishing Justice" American Revolution Bicentennial Committee, Westport, CT, October 21, 1976 14 Gate City Bar Association "Law Day '77" Atlanta, GA May 4, 1977 14 Graduate and Professional School's Convocation, Rutgers University, June 3, 1977 14 3 Presentation of the Personal Papers of Ernest Nathan Morial to the Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA, April 30, 1978 14 Dedication of the Shad Polier Library, June 19, 1978 14 Philadelphia Area Lawyers' Wives Judicial Luncheon (25th anniversary of Supreme Court decision voiding state-sanctioned racial segregation in public education) March 24, 1979 14 3 Women's Forum medal of achievement Yale University, May 6, 1979 14 Commencement Address, Spelman College, May 20, 1979 14 "The Law as an Instrument of Social Change" U. of Montana Law School, Missoula, MT, March 2, 1980 14 "Prisoners' Rights-Rights of Mental Patients: Recent Developments in the Law" American Psychiatric Association Convention, San Francisco, May 7, 1980 14 One-Hundredth Anniversary, Episcopal Churchwomen of Connecticut, November 9, 1980 14 Women and Work Conference, Smith College, March 10, 1982

[see also SERIES I. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL-- Articles and newspaper clippings]

14 "A Nation of Litigators-The Constitution Its Sword," New York County Lawyers Annual Bar Dinner, December 9, 1982 14 4 "The Federal Courts: The Next 100 Years," Symposium at South Carolina Law School, September 1986 14 "Legal Defense Fund Award to Judge Robert L. Carter," March 25, 1988 14 Chevene Bowers King Memorial, Albany, GA, March 18-19, 1988 Ford Foundation Grant Project, Columbia University Law School 15 1 Description of project, database files, and computer diskettes, 1995 15 2 NAACP: index, list, and selected printouts of case summaries 15 3 Federal District Court: selected printouts of case summaries OVERSIZE MATERIALS 16 Biographical materials: Scrapbook, 1965-66 Flat File Lyndon B. Johnson poster and congratulatory note from Frederick V. Seabrook, n.d. Flat File Allen Morrison, "Top Woman Civil Rights Lawyer: Constance Baker Motley Secures Rights for Millions," Ebony, January 1963 Flat File International Research Committee on Real Estate Taxation, "A Graphic Summary of Municipal Improvement and Finance as Affected by the Untaxing of Improvements and the Taxation of Land Values," n.d.