Social hygiene scrapbooks, [192-].

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Social hygiene scrapbooks, [192-].

"Your City: A Program for Combating Venereal Disease" (1 v., ca. 1920), material issued by the U.S. Public Health Service and directed toward mayors and city executives; and "Social Hygiene Literature" (1 v., ca. 1921-1925), which also contains material relating to sex education.

0.25 cu. ft. (2 v.).

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