Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's Image Archive on the American Eugenics Movement

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Title

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's Image Archive on the American Eugenics Movement
The Eugenics Archive

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Description

Collection of images, articles, and legal documents related to the American eugenics movement. Site includes virtual exhibits with brief informational essays relating to the origins, methods, and laws of the movement. Sources from the turn of the century to the mid-1940s can be found.

Subject

Charles Davenport
Eugenics Record Office
American Breeders Association
American Eugenics Society
Harry Laughlin
Francis Galton
Buck v. Bell
Heterosexuality
heterosexual
Race
Ethnicity
ethnic
racism
colonialism
orientalism
cultural difference
Religion
religious
spirituality
Children
Adolescence
Teens
Disability
disabled
ableism
Criminalization
prosecution
arrests
laws
Health
Disease
addiction
recovery
Reproduction
conception
pregnancy
childbirth
Contraception
Birth Control
sterilization
eugenics

Date

Late 19th Century
Gilded Age
Turn-of-the-20th Century
Early 20th Century
1910s
1920s
Jazz Age
1930s
Great Depression
1940s
WWII

Type

Letters
Photographs
Flyer
Postcard
Pamphlet
Ephemera
Drawing
Doodle
Sketch
Laws
Trials
Wills
Legal documents
Newspapers
Clippings
Media coverage
Books
Guides
Professional journals
Articles

Identifier

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Coverage

New York City
Chicago
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Buffalo, New York
California

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Date Accessed

6/14/2016

Source Institution Type

Professional institution or organization

Geolocation