Department of Justice File on Dr. Marie D. Equi
Scope and Contents
File includes: Correspondence (1918-1921) of Dr. Equi to friends and family; telegrams, newspaper clippings, and Department of Justice agent reports concerning Dr. Equi.
Dates
- Creation: 1918-1921
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.
Conditions Governing 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.
Biographical Note
Dr. Marie D. Equi, a Portland, Or. doctor, was born in 1872 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. She came to Oregon in 1893 and graduated from the University of Oregon Medical School in 1903. She became involved in the Progressive movement, particularly the cause of suffrage. After becoming disillusioned with Progressivism she became involved with the IWW. In June 1918 Dr. Equi was arrested and tried for violating the war-time Espionage Act for a speech she gave at the local IWW hall in Portland. In November of that year a jury found her guilty and sentenced her to three years in prison. She ended up serving ten months in San Quentin prison. She died in Portland on July 12, 1952.
Extent
1 box (1/2 cubic foot)
Abstract
This collections includes copies of the papers compiled by the U. S. Department of Justice in their espionage case against Dr. Marie D. Equi.
Arrangement
Arranged in a single chronological series.
Physical Location
Special Collections
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection of copies was acquired from the National Archives and Records Administration.
Existence and Location of Originals
Typescript (photocopy) of original at the National Archives & Records Administration. "Central Files, Classified Subject Corrs. Stack: box 789 at all loc: 230/10/24/5. Desc: File 9-19-1354-0 Bureau papers only & file 9-19-1354 pts. 1-3."
Separated Materials
Special Collections also has books and manuscripts relating to one of Equi's defense attorneys, Charles Erskine Scott Wood.
Processing Information
Processed in 2003.
- Title
- Guide to the Department of Justice File on Dr. Marie D. Equi 1918-1921
- Author
- Jeremy Skinner
- Date
- © 2006
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives Repository