Eugenics Record Office

In 1948 the records from the eugenics record office were donated to the university of minnesota for use by the dight institute of human genetics.

Eugenics record office. The eugenics record office ero located in cold spring harbor new york united states was a research institute that gathered biological and social information about the american population serving as a center for eugenics and human heredity research from 1910 to 1939. In 1920 eugenicists debuted a new spin on the idea. Whereas ero efforts were officially overseen by charles b.

The eugenics record office ero 1910 1939 was created as a department of of the carnegie institute of washington station for experimental evolution at cold spring harbor new york. Was a repository for genetic data on human traits. The biological laboratory 1890 based on the european model of seaside research laboratories was the second american field station for the study of biology.

It was founded by biologist and eugenicists charles davenport 1866 1944 and was under the directorship of harry laughlin 1880 1943. The media loved it and likened the idea to the same thing farmers were already doing with their cattle and livestock. The eugenics record office was founded in 1910 and in 1920 merged with the station for experimental evolution to become the department of genetics at the carnegie institution in cold spring harbor long island directed by charles benedict davenport.

It was established by the carnegie institution of washington s station for experimental evolution and subsequently. Mary harriman the rockefeller foundation. From its founding in 1910 until it closed its doors in 1939 the eugenics record office ero at cold spring harbor laboratory in new york was the center of the american eugenics movement.

Karl pearson accepted directorship of ero galton in 1906 while planning that. The institute was funded by mrs. Eugenics record office ero return to themes list.

The american philosophical society jackson laboratories and the genealogical society of utah. Davenport director of the station for experimental study. That material was ultimately dispersed amongst three institutions.