Human Betterment League of North Carolina, Inc. Records, 1947-1988

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Human Betterment League of North Carolina, Inc. Records, 1947-1988

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The Human Betterment League of North Carolina, a voluntary organization founded in 1947, promoted eugenic sterilization and sought to educate the public about the causes and prevention of mental illnesses and handicaps. In its later years, the organization shifted its focus to family planning and genetic counseling, changing its name to the Human Genetics League of North Carolina in 1984. The organization was dissolved at the end of 1988. Correspondence, reports, minutes, financial and legal records, films, and other materials of the Human Betterment League of North Carolina, Inc., and its successor, the Human Genetics League of North Carolina, Inc. The collection consists of the files of Marian Moser, executive director, circa 1946-1979; Kate Garner, president, circa 1982-1988; and Louise Smith, secretary and historian, 1968-1988.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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The Human Betterment League of North Carolina, a voluntary organization founded in 1947, promoted eugenic sterilization and sought to educate the public about the causes and prevention of mental illnesses and handicaps. In its later years, the organization shifted its focus to family planning and genetic counseling, changing its name to the Human Genetics League of North Carolina in 1984. The organization was dissolved at the end of 1988. From the description of Human Betterment Leag...