American Social Health Association records, supplement, 1940-1990 (bulk 1970-1985).

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American Social Health Association records, supplement, 1940-1990 (bulk 1970-1985).

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Administrative files (boxes 1-6) include board minutes, annual reports, copies of publications, financial records, and program materials related to venereal disease, prostitution, and drug abuse. Staff member files of executive director Don Clough (Boxes 9-10) and program director Sam Knox (boxes 7-8) cover the 1975-85 period and include subject files, board member files, and materials related to public information and media relations. Reference materials include copies of public school district's sex education curricula (1960s, boxes 12-13) and international social hygiene pamphlets (boxes 15-17).

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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KNOX, SAMUEL J.

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Clough, Don.

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American Social Health Association

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At the beginning of the twentieth century venereal disease was a prevalent concern for social health organizations. Diseases such a syphilis and gonorrhea affected many people and the social stigma attached to sexually transmitted disease prevented most people from discussing or addressing means of treatment for venereal disease. In 1913, at a conference in Buffalo, New York, several organizations dedicated to fighting prostitution and venereal disease joined together to form the Am...