Primary Sources: People - American Women: Bolton, Roxcy

"In 1971, the Playboy Plaza Hotel sent out promotional materials to encourage organizations to hold meetings and conferences at their facilities. A copy of this material was sent to Florida feminist Roxcy Bolton who wrote back to Thomas V. Zemsta, the Playboy assistant director of sales, expressing her distaste and requesting to be removed from their mailing list."

Letter from Florida Attorney General Robert L. Shevin to Roxcy Bolton concerning the revamping of Florida's rape statute to establish degrees of rape.

Letter from R. Ray Goode to Roxcy Bolton regarding the implementation of a center for rape victims.

Letter from Roxcy Bolton to Dade County Sheriff E. Wilson Purdy regarding crimes of rape.

Letter from U.S. Senator Edward J. Gurney to Roxcy Bolton regarding the Equal Rights Amendment.

Letter from the Lola B. Walker Homeowners Association to Mayor Steven Clark regarding renaming the Dade County Rape Treatment Center after Roxcy Bolton.

Letter from Thomas V. Zemsta of the Playboy Plaza Hotel to Roxcy Bolton confirming that her name was removed from the hotel's mailing list.

The Roxcy Bolton collection numbers more than 100 artifacts. Included in the collection are a variety of materials that advocate women's rights and document Bolton's career as a feminist pioneer. Many of the objects relate to Bolton's involvement with the National Organization for Women and her support of the Equal Rights Amendment. Notable personal objects that Ms. Bolton donated include her American Red Cross Gray Ladies uniform, a red suit, and a pink dress. Bolton wore the Red Cross uniform while volunteering at the U.S. Naval Air Station in Atsugi, Japan, in the early 1960s. She wore the red suit in 1981 to the swearing-in ceremony of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Conner, and wore the pink dress to the 1999 dedication of her Coral Gables home as a Florida Heritage Site.

In this 2001 oral history interview with Coral Gables Television, Roxcy Bolton discusses her descent from a pioneer Mississippi farming family and how the values instilled by that background led to her life of social activism. She recounts her experiences working with political figures to effect social change both locally and nationally, her encounters with individuals in need of assistance, and her philosophy of helping others in need.