"11 Doctors Graduated"

A short article from the Portland Oregonian about the graduation of Alan Hart's medical school class at the University of Oregon, now Oregon Health and Science University. Hart is described as the winner of the Saylor Medal for the highest-achieving student in the class. Dr. Alan Hart (1890-1962) was an American physician, novelist, and trans man. Hart devoted his professional life to the study and treatment of tuberculosis, particularly its diagnosis via X-ray. He was also the author of four novels on medical themes and a nonfiction book about X-rays. As a child, Hart presented as a boy when possible, and published his writing using his initials or the name Robert Allen Bamford. During his education, he wore traditionally feminine clothing before adopting a male identity permanently in his 20s. Hart began medically transitioning during medical school and lived as a man from the late 1910s until his death.

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Identifier: q811kk042
Collection: Alan Hart Collection
Institution: Lewis & Clark College
Publisher: Portland Oregonian
Date Issued: Jun. 10, 1917
Genre: Clippings
Places: Oregon > Multnomah County > Portland
Topic(s): Education
Physicians
Trans men
Resource Type: Text
Language: English
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