[6] Blackwell continued her education at the University of Michigan, studying psychiatry, and transferred to Barnard College, where she graduated with an English degree, Bachelor of Arts in 1935.

[7] She brought a lawsuit against Enoch Pratt which she ultimately won, believing that she was denied entrance as an African-American because of her race.

[6] Through the social and cultural prejudices against people of color and women, common at the time, Hutson made great gains in her professional career.

[2] The collection at the Schomburg Center grew under her guidance to become "a major source for research on Black history and culture".

[12] Under her charge, the center became well known during the Civil rights and Black Panther movements[12] and in 1980, the new facility, designed by Max Bond was opened to the public.

[7] At the behest of her friend and former Schomburg page, Joseph Borome, a librarian at Columbia University, Hutson taught courses in Black Studies at the City College from 1962-1971.

[14] Additional awards received are as follows: On February 4, 1998, Hutson died at Harlem Hospital in New York City at age 83.