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| Title: | Braude, Marjorie. Papers |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1935-1950 |
| Size: | 9 linear feet (4 boxes, 2 oversize folders) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Marjorie (Sperry) Braude (1924-2005) was a prominent psychiatrist and activist against domestic violence in Los Angeles, California. Raised in Chicago, Braude earned her B.A., B.S., and M.D. at the University of Chicago. She then practiced psychiatry and played an active role in numerous organizations devoted to promoting women's health issues, improving the status of women in the field of medicine, and fighting domestic violence. She served as president of the Westwood Psychiatric Hospital's medical staff and chaired the Los Angeles City Domestic Violence Task Force. The collection includes Braude's class notes, assignments, study materials, research materials, and publications from her time at the University of Chicago. Materials date between 1935 and 1950, with the bulk of the material dating between 1942 and 1949. |
The collection is open for research, with the exception of Series IV. Series IV contains restricted student materials that are closed for eighty years from their date of creation.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Braude, Marjorie. Papers, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library.
Marjorie Braude was born Marjorie Sperry on April 21, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois. Her father, Albert F. Sperry, was the first president of the Instrument Society of America (later renamed the International Society of Automation) and her mother, Victoria (Hess) Sperry, was an abstract expressionist painter. Braude earned her B.A. (1944), B.S. (1947) and M.D. (1950) at the University of Chicago. She married Marvin Braude on September 26, 1948, with whom she moved to Brentwood, California in 1951. Marvin Braude served on the Los Angeles city council from 1965 to 1997. They had two daughters, Ann and Elizabeth. Braude practiced psychiatry until her death in Los Angeles, California on February 7, 2005 at the age of 80. She was a prominent activist against domestic violence and promoted women's health care issues, such as increasing the number of female test subjects and expanding access to abortion. She served as the president of the Westwood Psychiatric Hospital medical staff, chaired the Los Angeles City Domestic Violence Task Force, and held leadership positions in the Southern California Psychiatric Society; the Association of Women Psychiatrists; and the Los Angeles County Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Commission, among others. Braude edited the 1987 volume Women, Power, and Therapy. She was an organizer of the American Medical Women's Association and designed the organization's online courses concerning domestic violence for health professionals. In 1994 she coordinated a landmark conference on domestic violence in Los Angeles which was attended by more than 450 members of law enforcement, doctors, judges, social workers, and victim advocates.
The Marjorie Braude Papers contain documents related to Braude's years as an undergraduate and a medical student at the University of Chicago. The collection primarily includes Braude's class notes and assignments, as well as course outlines, scholarly articles, and assorted research and reference materials. Most of the materials were created under her maiden name, Marjorie Sperry. Materials date between 1935 and 1950 with the bulk dating from 1942 to 1949.
The collection is organized into four series: Series I: University of Chicago Course Materials; Series II: Writings and Research; Series III: Oversize; and Series IV: Restricted.
Series I contains materials related to Braude's time as a student at the University of Chicago, both as an undergraduate and a medical student. Materials are arranged chronologically and include class notes, assignments, outlines, and learning aids.
Series II contains a medical publication by Braude concerning tuberculosis as well as her research materials and assorted reference documents.
Series III includes three maps: two survey maps of Lake Michigan and a map of the Ancient Mediterranean hand-drawn by Braude.
Series IV contains files to which access is restricted. It includes evaluative student material from Braude's undergraduate and medical school years. Materials are restricted for eighty years from date of creation.
Burlingam, D. E., Notes on lectures at Chicago Medical College, Mercy Hospital, and Cook County Hospital
Geiling, Eugene M. K. Papers
Hirsch, Edwin F. Papers
Jacobson, Leon O. Papers
Kleitman, Nathaniel. Papers
McLean, Franklin C. Papers
Society of Medical History of Chicago. Records
University of Chicago. Department of Medicine. Records
The bulk of Marjorie Braude's personal papers are located at Harvard University. See: Marjorie Braude Papers, 1948-2006; Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~sch01350
Series I: University of Chicago Course Materials |
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Psychology 201, circa 1942-1943 |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Pharmacology 201, 1942-1946 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Visual and Graphic Aids, 1944, 1948 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | Anatomy 306, 1945 |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Anthropology 450, 1945 |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | Psychology 329, 1945 |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | Clinical Notebook and Forms, circa 1945-1950 |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | Physiology 251/252, 1946 |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | Extracellular Fluid Textbook, 1947 |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | Pharmacology 303, 1947 |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | Pathology 301, 1947-1948 |
| Box 1 Folder 12 | Pharmacology, Public Health, and Physiology Notebook, 1947-1949 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Pharmacology, Public Health, and Physiology Notebook, 1947-1949 |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | Pharmacology, Public Health, and Physiology Notebook, 1947-1949 |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | Pathology Notebook, circa 1947-1949 |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | Pathology 302, 1948-1949 |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | Pharmacology Notebook, 1948-1949 |
| Box 2 Folder 6 | Pharmacology Notebook, 1948-1949 |
| Box 2 Folder 7 | Pharmacology Notebook, 1948-1949 |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | Surgery, 1949 |
| Box 3 Folder 2 | Pediatrics, 1949-1950 |
| Box 3 Folder 3 | Infections, 1950 |
| Box 3 Folder 4 | Anthropology-Sociology 240, Undated |
| Box 3 Folder 5 | Anthropology-Sociology 240, Undated |
| Box 3 Folder 6 | Gastrointestinology and Physiology, Undated |
| Box 3 Folder 7 | Otolaryngology, Undated |
Series II: Writings and Research |
| Box 3 Folder 8 | Federal Drug Administration: Protection of Children, Federal Caustic Poison Act, 1942 |
| Box 3 Folder 9 | Research Publications, circa 1946 |
| Box 3 Folder 10 | Department of Medicine Reading List, 1947 |
| Box 3 Folder 11 | The Effect of Iron on Experimental Tuberculosis by Robert G. Bloch, George Gomori, and Marjorie Sperry-Braude, 1948 |
| Box 3 Folder 12 | Medical Department Manual: Research and Educational Hospitals, 1949 |
| Box 3 Folder 13 | Reference List: Scientific Methodology and Philosophy of Science, Undated |
Series III: Oversize |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | Survey Maps of Lake Michigan, 1935 |
| Box 3 Folder 2 | Map of Ancient Mediterranean, circa 1941-1943 |
Series IV: Restricted |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Zoology 220, circa 1940-1947 |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | Undergraduate Term Papers, 1941-1943 |
| Box 4 Folder 3 | Psychology 201, 1942-1943 |
| Box 4 Folder 4 | Psychology 329, 1945 |
| Box 4 Folder 5 | Anatomy 306, circa 1945 |
| Box 4 Folder 6 | Pathology 301, 1947-1948 |
| Box 4 Folder 7 | Anatomy, Bacteriology, Biochemistry, and Physiology, 1948 |
| Box 4 Folder 8 | Anatomy, Bacteriology, Biochemistry, and Physiology, 1948 |
| Box 4 Folder 9 | Anatomy, Bacteriology, Biochemistry, and Physiology, 1948 |
| Box 4 Folder 10 | Public Health and Pharmacology, 1949 |