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GLAPN 2988-13:

MARIE EQUI, 2 Document Cases, (.7 cubic feet)
Material Dates 1918 to 1983

Marie Diane Equi (1872-1952) was a physician, feminist, and social activist who lived in Portland from 1901 until her death in 1952. She also spent time in the 1890s living in The Dalles. She was an open Lesbian.

The material consists of biographical material, correspondence written to and from her while in prison in California on an anti-war charge (intercepted by the Department of Justice), other Department of Justice files, anti-war trial legal documents, and miscellaneous information about her.

Box 1:

Folder 1: Article, Radical America, Article: “Queen of the Bolsheviks: The Hidden History of Dr. Marie Equi,” by Nancy Krieger, Radical America, Sep./Oct. 1983, pp. 54-73.
Folder 2: United States v. Equi, (Trial), Information, including legal documents, about her 1918 trial in Portland for her anti-war activities.
Folder 3: United States v. Equi, (Appeal), Information, including legal documents, about her unsuccessful appeal of her conviction.
Folder 4: Department of Justice Files, Surveillance reports.
Folder 5: Department of Justice Files, Records of indictment and trial.
Folder 6: Department of Justice Files, Records of indictment and trial.
Folder 7: Department of Justice Files, Records of indictment and trial.

Box 2

Folder 1: Correspondence, April 1921, Correspondence to and from her collected by the Department of Justice while she was in prison for her anti-war activities.
Folder 2: Correspondence, May 1921, Correspondence to and from her collected by the Department of Justice while she was in prison for her anti-war activities.
Folder 3: Correspondence, June 1921, Correspondence to and from her collected by the Department of Justice while she was in prison for her anti-war activities.
Folder 4: Correspondence, July 1921, Correspondence to and from her collected by the Department of Justice while she was in prison for her anti-war activities.
Folder 5: Correspondence, August 1921, Correspondence to and from her collected by the Department of Justice while she was in prison for her anti-war activities.