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Zontian Dorothea A. Smith, the first woman probation officer in U.S. courts of record, is honored at her retirement


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Title

Zontian Dorothea A. Smith, the first woman probation officer in U.S. courts of record, is honored at her retirement

Subject

Smith, Dorothea A.
Probation officers--Retirement
Women--Societies and clubs--History

Description

Long-time Buffalo Zontian Mrs. Dorothea A. Smith was the first woman in the United States to serve as a probation officer in courts of record. Honoring her in retirement are (left to right): Chief County Probation Officer Edward P. Volz and Deputy Chief Probation Officer Reginald P. Medlicott

Source

Buffalo evening news

Publisher

State University of New York at Buffalo

Date

1940-11-15

Rights

Format

Image/jpeg

Type

Still Image

Identifier

LIB-023_195ZontaDorotheaASmithHonored19401115_001

Date Created

2016-05-01

Is Part Of

Zonta International Collection
LIB-023

Original Format

Photographs
Newspapers

Citation

“Zontian Dorothea A. Smith, the first woman probation officer in U.S. courts of record, is honored at her retirement,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 22, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/96469.