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American Eugenics Movement: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of the "American Eugenics Movement" using the following search strategies:

  • Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
    Eugenics, Feeble-minded, Francis Galton, Eugenics Record Office, Galton Society
  • It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results. To narrow your results for this topic, search between 1887 and 1921.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America