Society of Social and Moral Hygiene of Seattle scrapbook, 1908-1945 (bulk 1912).

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Society of Social and Moral Hygiene of Seattle scrapbook, 1908-1945 (bulk 1912).

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This scrapbook opens with various clippings from March 1912 citing the topics of quack advertising and other social evils. Clippings from Seattle newspapers detail the murder of Dr. W.T. Akey, who was suspected of practicing what was deemed "quackery" due to false claims regarding his restorative health services. Also included are clippings about the movement to require a physician to certify the health of a patient before granting marriage licenses. These events seemed to have preceded a major push to educate the public about sexual health by the Seattle Society of Social and Moral Hygiene in the spring of 1912. The scrapbook also contains a set of leaflets and other ephemera from more established social hygiene groups from across the country, including those in Portland, Chicago and New York. The remainder of the scrapbook contains various announcements, clippings, circulars and articles, and signed letters relating to the Seattle group. These clippings range in date from 1908 to 1916, but the majority of the material is from 1912. Additionally, in the back of the scrapbook, there is a pouch with loose papers and correspondence dating from 1908 to 1914, including a paper with handwritten notes outlining ideas for organization names and topics, seemingly from a much later date. It is not clear, but the compiler of the scrapbook may have been the Society's secretary, Dr. Sidney Strong. A typewritten note from E.O. Reinhard from the University of Washington Graduate School of Social Work, dated September 19, 1945, to librarian Marguerite Putnam, indicates that the scrapbook had been found in the storeroom of the department.

1 v. ; 38 centimeters.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7246896

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