Eugenics papers of Frederick H. Osborn and Gladys C. Schwesinger, 1921-1943 (bulk 1929-1940).

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Eugenics papers of Frederick H. Osborn and Gladys C. Schwesinger, 1921-1943 (bulk 1929-1940).

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The collection consists of material collected or produced by Osborn and Schwesinger during the time of their collaboration at the AMNH, from 1929 to 1940. The bulk of the collection is typescripts and printed matter, primarily the text of Osborn's and Schwesinger's books and other publications, and the research material they used: papers and pamphlets published by various government and private organizations, both domestic and international, including some from the American Eugenics Society; typescripts with handwritten notations by both Osborn and Schwesinger; extracts of book chapters and periodical articles; unpublished manuscripts; and galley proofs. There are also 13 blueprint sketches of human physical characteristics and a small amount of Schwesinger's personal correspondence.

9 linear ft. (19 boxes)

American Museum of Natural History

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American Museum of Natural History. Department of Anthropology

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The collection was probably amassed by James Howard McGregor of the Anthropology Dept. as the first part of a lecture on the evolution of man. The first part was entitled "Apes" and the second, "Studies of Man." Many photographs come from the Museum's Dept. of Public Education. From the description of Mammalogical photographs, [ca. 1914-1953] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155515619 Canadian geologist Robert Bell directed the Geological Survey of Canada from 1901-1906. ...

Schwesinger, Gladys Clotilde, 1893-1964

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Osborn, Frederick, 1889-1981

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Historical/biographical note. From the description of Frederick H. Osborn Papers, 1941-1963. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 177674693 Government official, businessman, and sociologist; d. 1981. From the description of Papers, 1947-1954. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70959636 Frederick Henry Osborn was an administrator, humanist, scientist. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1903]-1980. (American Philosop...

American eugenics society

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The Second International Conference on Eugenics, held in New York in 1921, produced one concrete result: the American Eugenics Society. Although the eugenics movement had been gaining strength in the United States for over a decade, there was at the time no formal organization through which to pursue its broader political and educational agenda. As a result, a group of prominent eugenicists founded the Eugenics Committee of the U.S.A., which became the Eugenics Society of America, a...