Finding Aid to the Margaret Hart Surbeck Papers, 1916-1999
Finding Aid written by Valerie Wheat and Josue Hurtado
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Finding Aid to the Margaret Hart Surbeck Papers, 1916-1999
Collection Number: MSS 2002-07
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Funding for processing this collection was provided by INDNJC Inc.
- Finding Aid Written By:
- Valerie Wheat and Josue Hurtado
- Date Completed:
-
May 2008
© 2008 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Margaret Hart Surbeck papers
Date (inclusive): 1916-1999
Collection Number: MSS 2002-07
Creators :
Surbeck, Margaret Hart
Extent:
Number of containers: 18 cartons, 5 boxes, 3 oversize folders
Linear feet: 28.75
Repository: The UCSF Library and Center for
Knowledge Management, Archives and Special Collections
University of California, San Francisco
530 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143-0840
Phone: (415) 476-8112
Fax: (415) 476-4653
Email: http://www.library.ucsf.edu/collres/archives/contactform.html
URL: http://www.library.ucsf.edu/collres/archives/
Abstract: Collection of correspondence, research data, articles, reprints,
images, drawings, and artifacts produced and or collected by Margaret Hart Surbeck.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials,
please consult the library's online catalog:
http://www.library.ucsf.edu/ .
Information for Researchers
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.
Publication Rights
Copyright has been assigned to the UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in
writing to the Head of Archives and Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Margaret Hart Surbeck Papers, MSS 2002-07, The
UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management, Archives and Special Collections,
University of California, San Francisco.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Related Collections
MSS 2005-05 - Margaret Hart Surbeck Instruments Collection
Separated Material
37 monographs on consumer health, anatomy, homeopathy and alternative medicine, physics,
electromagnetic health or hazards, color therapy have been separated from the collection.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Surbeck, Margaret Hart, 1915-2000
Surbeck, Leighton Homer,
1902-1997
Hart, Frederic J
Diagnosis, radioscopic
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Margaret Hart Surbeck Papers were donated to the UCSF Library by INDNJC Inc. on
September 23, 2002. Additions were made in December, 2002, September 2004 and September
2005
Processing Information
Processed by Valerie Wheat, in 2003-2006. Processing completed by Josue Hurtado
in 2007
Biographical Information
Margaret Hart was born in 1915 in Salinas, California. Her father, Fred Hart, a proponent
of electronic medicine and an innovator, received patents for the Oscilloclast and other
treatment devices. He volunteered at the Electronic Medical Foundation, eventually becoming
president of the College of Electronic Medicine in San Francisco. After a ten-year battle
with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over the validity of treatment with electronic
frequencies, the Foundation was dissolved. Fred Hart's other enterprises included running
for state senator and establishing the first radio station in San Jose, KQW.
Throughout her lifetime, Margaret maintained her interest in the agriculture business of
the Salinas Valley, overseeing the rich farmland that had been in her family for
generations. She also observed and recorded her father's therapeutic methods and inherited
his collection of Oscilloclasts and other devices. Events in Margaret's childhood
contributed to her later interest in applying contemporary engineering technology to the
original instrumentation developed by her father.
Margaret graduated from Stanford University in 1937 with a bachelor's degree in education.
She studied voice under Andres de Segurola in Hollywood and Lucy Valpey in Carmel.
Throughout her life she contributed to many public events as a soloist, appearing on radio,
television and before charity groups and conventions. She was guest soloist at many seminars
led by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale in New York. Margaret married Gordon Packard, an executive
with IBM, in 1960; Packard died in 1970.
Margaret was a member of the board of trustees of Golden Gate University in San Francisco,
Eastern Baptist College and Eastern Baptist Seminary in Pennsylvania, Judson College in
Elgin, Illinois, First Baptist Church in Menlo Park and American Baptist Seminary of the
West in Berkeley, California. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church in
Salinas where her grandfather, Robert Porter, was a founding member. She received an
honorary degree from Judson College. In 1988, the Surbeck Auditorium (named for Margaret and
Homer) at Dr. Norman Vincent Peale's School of Practical Christianity in Pawling, New York,
was dedicated.
Margaret's second marriage in 1976 to Leighton Homer Surbeck led to a shared commitment to
further investigate the potential of electromagnetic radiation therapy. Leighton Homer
Surbeck, had a 50-year career as a trial lawyer and an expert on antitrust law. With
undergraduate and graduate degrees from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, he
graduated from Yale Law School where he ranked first in his class. He served as law
secretary to Supreme Court Chief Justice William Howard Taft and then entered the law firm
of Charles Evans Hughes, later Chief Justice of the United States. He was a founding partner
of Hughes, Hubbard and Reed in New York City. During World War II, Surbeck was a
Colonel and Chief of the Economic Branch, Military Intelligence Service, War Department.
Leighton Homer Surbeck was a recipient of a number of awards and honors, including
membership in the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, and the Yale Medal
in 1974. In 1963, the Surbeck Student Union at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
was named in his honor. Leighton Homer Surbeck died in 1997 at the age of 94.
After Margaret Surbeck's death in 2000, her will established INDNJC, Inc., to fund
health-related research. INDNJC, Inc. endowed the Margaret Hart Surbeck Program in Advanced
Imaging at UCSF in 2002.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection of correspondence, research data, articles, reprints, images, drawings, and
artifacts was produced and collected by Margaret Hart Surbeck. It strongly reflects her
lifelong interest and research on electromagnetic radiation and its potential diagnostic and
therapeutic uses.
The collection consists largely of materials related to Margaret and Homer Surbeck's
research on medical applications of electromagnetic radiation, including correspondence,
reports, testimonials, and patent information.
There are also family portraits of Margaret Hart as a child, as well as photographs of her
father Frederic J Hart. The founding documents of INDNJC Incorporated are also found in this
collection.
Researchers interested in the history and development of medical technology, especially
with regards to the development of magnetic imaging, will likely find this collection
interesting and useful.
The materials are organized into the following 7 series and one sub-series:
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Series 1: Biographical and Personal, 1916-1999
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Series 2: Fred Hart and His Predecessors, 1923-1977
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Series 3: South Dakota School of Mines and
Technology, Project and Research, 1976-1997 [Restricted]
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Series 4: Published Research Materials, 1960-1997
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Series 5: Human Subjects Research, 1979-1999 [Restricted]
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Series 6: Patent Matters, 1946-1999 [Restricted]
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Sub-Series 6.1: Schematics and Drawings,
1946-1992
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Series 7: INDJNC Incorporated, 1998-2001 [Restricted]
Series 1
Biographical and Personal
1916-1999
Physical Description:
1 Carton, 24 Folders
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of correspondence, photographs, posters, and other ephemera
reflecting various aspects of Margaret and Homer Surbeck's personal life.
Carton 1, Folder 1
Photograph of First Baptist Church group, Margaret Surbeck on her mother's
lap
Circa 1916
Carton 1, Folder 2
Margaret Surbeck correspondence and news clippings
1976-99
Carton 1, Folder 3
Correspondence from Norman Vincent Peale
1980-82
Carton 1, Folder 4
"This is My Faith" statement by Margaret Surbeck
Undated
Carton 1, Folder 5
5 Posters for Surbeck wedding anniversary by Robert DeVries
October 8, 1986
Carton 1, Folder 6
"Impressions of the School of Mines" manuscript with revisions by Homer
Surbeck
Undated
Carton 1, Folder 7
Program from first SDSM Honors Day
1952
Carton 1, Folder 8
Yale Medal award to Homer Surbeck
March 1, 1975
Carton 1, Folder 9
School of Practical Christianity program brochure
October, 1981
Carton 1, Folder 10
"Nomination of Leighton Homer Surbeck for Guy E. March Medal
February, 1981
Carton 1, Folder 11
Homer Surbeck obituaries and memorial service
1997
Carton 1, Folder 14
"Origin, Purposes and Description of the LHS Memorial at Yale Law School"
1998
Carton 1, Folder 15
Margaret's notes recording treatment of her Doberman (Eric)
1978
Carton 1, Folder 16
Veterinarian notes on Surbecks' pet Doberman
1980
Carton 1, Folder 17
Testimonial about pet Doberman
undated
Carton 1, Folder 18
Photographs of Eric receiving treatment
1974-1980
Carton 1, Folder 19
Photograph of Homer and Margaret Surbeck with dogs Tammy and Eric
1980
Carton 1, Folder 20
Judson College honorary degree copy and photograph
Undated
Carton 1, Folder 21
Billing and treatment records of dog Michado at animal hospital
Undated
Carton 1, Folder 22
Logs of Michado blood analysis and therapeutic electromagnetic treatment
1997-98
Carton 1, Folder 23
Photographs of Margaret treating Michado's eye
1998
Carton 1, Folder 24
Photographs of Frederick J. Hart, Margaret Surbeck's father
Undated
Series 2
Fred Hart and His Predecessors
1923-1977
Physical Description:
2 Cartons, 27 Folders
Scope and Content Note
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).
Carton 2, Folder 3
Radio station KQW
Undated
Carton 2, Folder 4
Electronic Medical Digest
1950,
1951,
1953,
1960
Carton 2, Folder 5
Journal of Electronic Medicine
November 1942
Carton 2, Folder 6
National Health Federation Bulletin issues
June 1975
Carton 2, Folder 7
"The Truth About This Man, Fred J. Hart"
Undated
Carton 2, Folder 9
Correspondence with Henry M. Claussen
1946-1953
Carton 2, Folder 10
"Electronic Blood Analysis"
Undated
Carton 2, Folder 11
Electronic Medical Foundation legal situation
Undated
Carton 2, Folder 12
Directions for use of E.M.F. Electropad
Undated
Carton 2, Folder 13
Electronic blood chemistry report forms
Undated
Carton 2, Folder 13
Electronic Disease Classification list
Undated
Carton 2, Folders 14-15
Oscillotron/Oscilloclast
Undated
Carton 2, Folder 14
Articles, photograph, schematic drawing, manual
Undated
Carton 2, Folder 15
Procedure Manuals
Undated
Carton 2, Folders 15-16
Dr. Albert Abrams
Undated
Carton 2, Folder 15
"Report on the Electronic Reactions of Abrams" by Dr. T. Proctor Hall
1923
Carton 2, Folder 16
Printouts from Robert DeVries' web search on Abrams
Undated
Carton 2, Folders 17-20
Dr. Thomas Colson
Undated
Carton 2, Folder 18
"Molecular Radiations"
Undated
Carton 2, Folder 20
Surbeck notes on theories of Abrams and Colson
1976-77
Carton 3, Folder 1
Improved Pocket Guide to Human Anatomy
1930
Carton 3, Folder 2
Electronic Atlas photocopy
Circa 1928
Carton 3, Folder 3
Electronic Atlas by Thomas Colson
1940
Carton 3, Folder 4
Molecular Radiations by Thomas Colson
1953
Carton 3, Folder 5
Introduction to Electronic Therapy by Thomas Colson
1936
Series 3
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Project History and
Research [Restricted]
1976-1997
Physical Description:
7 Cartons, 54 Folders
Scope and Content Note
The Surbecks funded a research project in which low level radio frequency energy was
applied to cancerous mice and the effect measured by tumor growth and health of the
specimen. All mouse experiment activity took place at the South Dakota School of Mines
laboratory. In Palo Alto, California, the Surbecks received daily reports of the
readings and Robert DeVries plotted this data on a computer.
This series is restricted until 2019. Student and patient records are also restricted according to HIPAA and FERPA regulations.
Carton 4, Folder 1
Letter, Stanford Medical Center and Hardin Jones at UC Donner Laboratory
1977-1978
Carton 4, Folder 2
Correspondence with Richard Gowen
1977-82
Carton 4, Folder 3
"A Survey of the Effects of Electromagnetic Energy on Biological Tissues"
(draft)
January 1979
Carton 4, Folder 4
Richard Gowen Proposed Work Statement and C.V.
Undated
Carton 4, Folder 5
Correspondence and information packet on histological survey from Cindy Gowen
Circa 1984
Carton 4, Folder 6
"The Mouse House"
Circa 1983
Carton 4, Folder 7
Mouse treatment reports from Cindy Gowen
Circa 1985
Carton 4, Folder 8
Letter on mouse environment and hygiene from Cindy Gowen
October 6, 1986
Carton 4, Folder 9
Notes on diagnosis of mice in 1985 and "Forward Program"
1986,
1987
Carton 4, Folder 10
Experiment Procedures regarding Mouse House
Circa 1987
Carton 4, Folder 11
Resume of Dr. Sookie Bang, and letter from Richard Gowen
1986/87
Carton 4, Folder 12
SDSM memos and letter
1988
Carton 4, Folder 13
SDSM letters from Richard Gowen and experimental protocol and "Proposal to
Evaluate the Effects of Selected Electromagnetic Energy on Biological Tissue"
1989
Carton 4, Folder 14
Testing Bill's Carton
July 7, 1989
Carton 4, Folder 15
Correspondence and data from Richard Gowen
1989,
1990
Carton 4, Folder 16
Surbeck letter regarding Gowen
February 1991
Carton 4, Folder 17
Nancy Scofield letters
1991-92
Carton 4, Folder 18
Karry Luthy reference material and data
Circa1992
Carton 4, Folder 19
Letter from Bill Campbell to Gowen
December 1992
Carton 4, Folder 20
Mouse House reports Dr. Sookie Bang
1992
Carton 4, Folder 21
"Histological Review and Study of Mouse Mammary Gland Tumors" by Kary Luthy
February 1995
Carton 4, Folder 22
"A Histological Look and Review on the Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on
Cancerous C3H Mice" by Karry Luthy
May 1995
Carton 4, Folder 23
"Electromagnetic Research" by Sookie Bang, Homer and Margaret Surbeck, Karry
Luthy, Bob DeVries
July 1, 1995
Carton 4, Folder 24
"Electromagnetic Research" by Homer and Margaret Surbeck, Karry Luthy, Bob
DeVries
July 1, 1995
Carton 4, Folder 25
"Electromagnetic Research 1995-1996" by Sookie Bang, Homer and Margaret
Surbeck, Robert DeVries
July 1, 1996
Carton 4, Folder 26
Mouse House final report, by Margaret Surbeck
June 1 1996
Carton 4, Folder 27
Letter, Gowen to Surbecks
1994-1997
Carton 4, Folder 28
Surbeck memo regarding end of project
December 1996
Carton 4, Folder 31
Color photographs taken by Robert DeVries
Circa 1987
Carton 4, Folder 32
Surbeck mouse treatment books
1992-1997
Carton 4, Folder 33
Measurement of tumor mice book
January - April 1993
Carton 4, Folder 34
Jackson mice experiments
1996
Carton 4, Folder 35
Histograms from the biopsies of excised malignancy tissue from mice with
tumors, and lab preparation material in wax
Undated
Carton 5, Folder 2
SDSM billing statement envelopes from
Circa 1970s
Carton 6, Folder 1
Mouse Experiment Reports
1984-1995
Carton 7, Folder 1
Mouse Plots and Data
1987-1997
Carton 8, Folder 1
Project Observations
Undated
Carton 9, Folder 1
Radioscope study devices
Undated
Carton 9, Folder 2
9/2 Radionics seminar, Reno
1985
Carton 9, Folder 3
Plant research, photographs
1976
Carton 10, Folder 1
Crystal assortment and data
1992-1994,
1999
Carton 10, Folder 2
Saunders & Associates manual for crystal test system
Undated
Carton 10, Folder 3
Saunders & Associates product literature and correspondence with
DeVries
1990-1996
Carton 10, Folder 4
CTS Knight's correspondence and test data and DeVries crystal lists
1990-1991
Carton 10, Folder 5
Surbeck and DeVries crystal lists
1991
Carton 10, Folder 7
Crystal information, specifications, data files
1994
Carton 10, Folder 8
ICM invoices and crystal lists
1996
Carton 10, Folder 9
ICM test data sheets and computer files
1981,
1996
Carton 10, Folder 10
Mouse House backup discs, DeVries
September 28, 1995
Series 4
Published Research Materials
1960-1997
Physical Description:
2 Cartons, 2 Folders
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of news clippings and photocopies, articles from, popular and
science magazines, newsletters. The news clippings collected by Margaret Surbeck are
from sources as diverse as the
Salinas Californian to the
New York Times, and cover topics such as magnetic fields,
cancer, pain, breast cancer treatments, and new drugs.
Carton 11, Folder 1
Clippings and photocopies
1960-97
Carton 12, Folder 1
Technical articles and research
Undated
Series 5
Human Subject Research [Restricted]
1979-1999
Physical Description:
2 Cartons, 1 oversized box, 9 Folders
Scope and Content Note
Various individuals and friends of the Surbecks consented to blood analysis and
therapeutic treatment using electromagnetic devices over the period of 1979-1999. This
series contains patient records, case histories, and testimonials. Also, medical records
for Homer and Margaret Surbeck.
This series is restricted according to HIPAA regulations.
Carton 15, Folder 1
Blood analysis from human subjects
Undated
Carton 16, Folder 1
Surbeck Medical Records
Undated
Carton 16, Folder 2
Photographs, treatment diaries
Undated
Carton 16, Folder 3
Pocket magnifier and flashlight
Undated
Carton 16, Folder 4
Frederick Hart reports of tests for Gordon and Margaret
1968
Carton 16, Folder 5
Letters from Grace Klebe to Gordon Packard & Margaret
1968-1970
Oversize Box 17, Folder 1
Ultrasound, abdomen, Dr. Dennis Sheehan (oversized)
May 20, 1999
Oversize Box 17, Folder 2
CT scan (oversized)
April 26, 1999
Oversize Box 17, Folder 3
Unidentified X-ray films (oversized)
Undated
Series 6
Patent Matters [Restricted]
1946-1999
Physical Description:
4 Cartons, 19 Folders
Scope and Content Note
This series contains information on patents in the field of electromagnetic radiation
therapy. Included in this series is subseries consisting of schematics and drawings,
several of which are hand drafted.
This series is restricted until 2019.
Carton 18, Folder 3
Pre-patent attempts
Undated
Carton 18, Folder 4
Corporate correspondence
Undated
Carton 18, Folder 5
Hughes Hubbard & Reid/Ronald Abramson
1996-1999
Carton 18, Folder 6
Patent filings, S.I.R. binder
Undated
Carton 19, Folder 1
Patents issued to Hart, Abrams
Undated
Subseries 6.1
Schematics and Drawings
1946-1992
Physical Description:
3 Cartons, 12 Folders
Scope and Content Note
This subseries contains mounted drawings and schematics various therapeutic and
diagnostic devices utilizing electromagnetic radiation.
Carton 19, Folder 2
Frequencies and Generator Dial Settings and the Gamut
Undated
Carton 20, Folder 1
Drawings mounted on cardboard by Saine
1946-1952
Carton 21, Folder 1
Patent Schematics
1947-1955
Carton 21, Folder 3
Copies of Depolatherm, by Saine. Parnell Studio, Salinas
January 11, 1954
Carton 21, Folder 4
Photocopy and Photostat of Radioscope by Saine
January 11, 1954
Carton 21, Folder 5
DeVries drawings of Setting 8640 Sig Core, with cover letter to Surbecks
1992
Carton 21, Folder 6
Documents on Depolaray and Depolaration and patent information
1949
Carton 21, Folder 7
Documents on Depolaray and Depolaration and patent information
1949
Carton 21, Folder 7
Pulsed Oscillator and SCPO schematics and letter, DeVries
1976-1982
Carton 21, Folder 8
Pulsed Oscillator and SCPO schematics and letter, DeVries
1976-1982
Carton 21, Folder 9
Folder of drawings for mouse treatment devices, and letter
1996
Series 7
INDJNC Incorporated [Restricted]
1998-2001
Physical Description:
2 Cartons, 10 Folders
Scope and Content Note
This series contains materials created by INDJNC (Latin for "In the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ") Inc. - a foundation established by Margaret Surbeck's will to fund
health-related research, reflecting her lifelong interest in electromagnetic radiation.
INDNJC, Inc. endowed the Margaret Hart Surbeck Program in Advanced Imaging at UCSF in
2002.
This series is restricted until 2019.
Carton 22, Folder 1
Patent "early version, final" for Medical Diagnostic Apparatus
April 9, 1998
Carton 22, Folder 2
Abramson to Surbeck
April 13, 1998
Carton 22, Folder 4
Abramson to Hudnut
December 1998
Carton 22, Folder 5
Abramson, SIR Radioscope Office Action
April 21, 1999
Carton 22, Folder 6
Continuation-in-part
March 13, 2001
Carton 22, Folder 7
Preliminary Amendment
December 21, 2001
Carton 23, Folder 1
Published patent application and Notice of Publication
August 9, 2002
Carton 24, Folder 2
Walter Killmer to Hudnut - founding documents INDNJC
1999
Carton 24, Folder 3
In Nomine Dei Foundation, clipping
March 26, 1999
