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Edna Ruddick Hart Correspondence with Walter Marcus, 1970-1972
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hart, Edna Ruddick
- Title
- Edna Ruddick Hart Correspondence with Walter Marcus
- Dates
- 1970-1972 (inclusive)19701972
- Quantity
- .3 cubic feet, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- OLPb015HAR
- Summary
- A collection of letters to Walter Marcus from Edna Ruddick Hart, the wife of doctor and author Alan L. Hart.
- Repository
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Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives
Aubrey R. Watzek Library
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR
97219
Telephone: 5037687758
Fax: 5037687282
archives@lclark.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Edna Ruddick Hart, the writer of this collection of letters married Alan Hart in New York City in 1925. Alan Hart was a medical doctor who had attended Albany College, Stanford, and the University of Oregon medical school as a woman (Alberta Lucille Hart). In 1918, after consulting with a psychiatrist, Hart had a hysterectomy and lived the rest of her life as a man. During the course of his life Alan distinguished himself as a radiologist and author of four books of medical fiction and one non-fiction manual of radiology. One of Hart's books, Doctor Mallory, has been named to the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission's "Oregon 100" book list. The work is set on the Oregon Coast near Reedsport, and details the struggles and predjudices faced by a community doctor, a tale that parallels Hart's own experiences in Southern Oregon.
Edna and Alan lived in a number of communities where Alan continued his education and worked as a radiologist. Although documentation is thin, it appears that Alan was often forced to leave jobs when his sexuality was discovered. After stints living in Rockford, Illinois; Spokane, Washington; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Tacoma and Seattle, Washington, the couple settled in West Hartford, Connecticut in 1950 where they lived the rest of their lives. Alan Hart died in 1962 and Edna Ruddick Hart died in 1982. From 1969 to 1972 Walter Marcus, the recipient of this collection of letters, boarded at Edna Ruddick Hart's house while he attended law school. During that time Edna formed a close bond with Walter, which can be seen her letters to Marcus after he graduated from law school.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection of letters and cards from Edna Ruddick Hart to Walter Marcus include discussions of a range of topics including Marcus's career and politics, with occasional references to Alan Hart.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
The Edna Ruddick Hart Correspondence with Walter Marcus OLPb015HAR, Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged in a single chronological series.
Location of Collection
Special CollectionsAcquisition Information
Donated to Lewis & Clark College by Walter Marcus in March 2007.
Processing Note
Processed in 2007. Documents arranged in chronological order and housed in acid free containers.
Bibliography
For more information about the Alan Hart see: The Life and Career of Alberta Lucille/Dr. Alan L. Hart with Collected Early Writings. Portland, Ore.: Lewis & Clark College Special Collections, 2003.
Related Materials
Lewis & Clark College Special Collections also owns a collections Alan Harts college and adult publications, as well as other ephemeral materials related to Hart's life.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Edna Ruddick Hart correspondence with Walter Marcus, 1970-1972Return to Top
Container(s): Box Box 1 of 1
Abbreviations: Edna Ruddick Hart (ERH) & Walter Marcus (WM)
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Folder | ||
1 | Donation information
Correspondence between Lewis & Clark College and Walter
Marcus.
|
2007 |
2 | ERH to WM
1 envelope, 1 handwritten note, 1 newsclipping
|
July 2, 1970 |
3 | ERH to WM
1 postcard
|
July 7, 1970 |
4 | ERH to WM
1 envelope, 2 newsclippings, 1 letter
|
July 22, 1970 |
5 | ERH to WM
1 envelope, 1 letter
|
July 29, 1970 |
6 | ERH to WM
1 envelope, 1 letter, 6 newsclippings
|
August 14, 1970 |
7 | ERH to WM
1 postcard
|
August 11, 1971 |
8 | ERH to WM
1 envelope, 1 letter
|
August 10, 1972 |
9 | ERH to WM
1 envelope, 1 letter
|
August 11, 1972 |
10 | ERH to WM
1 envelope, 1 letter, 2 newsclippings
|
August 17, 1972 |
11 | ERH to WM
1 envelope
|
November 25, 1972 |
12 | ERH to WM
1 thank you note
|
undated |
13 | ERH to WM
1 birthday card
|
undated |
14 | ERH to WM
1 note
|
undated |
15 | ERH to WM
1 card to accompany an unidentified gift
|
undated |
16 | ERH to WM
1 birthday card
|
undated |
17 | ERH to WM
1 holiday card
|
undated |
18 | ERH to WM
1 holiday card dated December 23
|
undated |
19 | ERH to WM
1 holiday card
|
undated |
20 | ERH to WM
1 holiday card
|
undated |
21 | ERH to WM
1 party invitation dated June 3rd
|
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Transsexualism -- United States -- Biography
Personal Names
- Hart, Edna Ruddick--Archives
- Marcus, Walter
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Hart, Alan, b. 1890 (creator)
- Hart, Alberta Lucille, 1890-1962 (creator)