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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.