Fred Hart and His Predecessors, 1923-1977
Scope and Contents
Fred J. Hart was Margaret Surbeck's father. A well-known proponent of electromagnetic therapy, he drew on the theories and patented inventions of Albert Abrams (1863-1924), who founded the Electronic Medical Foundation. Hart collaborated with Thomas Colson, editor of the EMF journal from 1928-1946. From childhood Margaret was familiar with Hart's practice and knew how to operate the Abrams' Oscilloclast to stimulate healing and the Radioscope for blood diagnosis).
Dates
- Creation: 1923-1977
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English
Access
Collection is open for research. The UCSF Archives and Special Collections policy places access restrictions on material with privacy issues for a specific time period from the date of creation. Access to records that contain personal and confidential information about an individual or individuals is restricted for 75 years from date of creation or until the death of the individual mentioned in the records, whichever is longer. Medical records are restricted for 50 years after an individual's date of death, if known. If the date of death is unknown, access is restricted for 100 years from the individual's date of birth or 100 years from the date of record creation, whichever occurs first. Access to student records is restricted for 75 years from the latest date of the materials in those files. All other restricted materials will be opened in 2019. Access restrictions are noted at the series level. Please contact the Head of Archives and Special Collections for information on access to these files.
Extent
2 Cartons, 27 Folders
Repository Details
Part of the UCSF Archives and Special Collections Repository
UCSF Kalmanovitz Library
530 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco CA 94143-0840 USA
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