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Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
The series contains pamphlets and article reprints from mental health journals discussing topics relating to mental deficiency
including patient diagnosis, methods and costs of care and training, epilepsy, and delinquency of mental deficients. A large
portion of the records relate to Eugenics, the science of improving hereditary traits particularly through the social control
of mating and reproduction.
Creator:
Title:
Mental deficiency reference file
Quantity:
0.5 cubic feet
(2 microfilm reels)
Inclusive Dates:
1905-1914
Bulk Dates:
bulk 1912-1914
Series Number:
A4227
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