1 100 3 https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/files/original/33f48f134bf707b9347096214572d4ea.jpg 1734d80a906d885eb23599a20638c158 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 549 Height 1339 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gay, George W. (George Washington), 1842-1931 Papers, ca.1906-1920 (inclusive). GA 31 Description An account of the resource Papers pertain mostly to Gay's work on committees of the Massachusetts Medical Society, his reports concerning Wrentham State School residents, and reports relative to Boston City Hospital affairs. Society records contain correspondence, drafts, and legal documents relating to legislation and medical malpractice, health insurance, eugenics, vaccination, narcotics, and medical expert witnesses. Other material includes letters and reports, 1909-1916, written to Gay as trustee of Boston City Hospital; copies of speeches and articles; and correspondence, 1906-1919, with colleagues about medical treatment, vital statistics, Mental Hygiene Society activities, as well as personal concerns. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource What can be done to better the race? Subject The topic of the resource Gay, George W. (George Washington), 1842-1931 Eugenics Articles Eugenics--Law and legislation Description An account of the resource This letter by Gay summarizes the state of eugenics and alludes to the states which have enacted sterilization laws but concedes that an educational program is the most practical means to promote eugenic policy. The article was reprinted as “Practical aspects of eugenics” in the Boston medical and surgical journal a few weeks later. Abstract A summary of the resource. Article "What Can Be Done To Better the Race" by George Washington Gay, reprinted from the Boston herald, May 1, 1913 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gay, George W. (George Washington), 1842-1931 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1913 May 01 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Harvard Medical Library does not hold copyright on all materials in this collection. 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GA 31 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 article Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 0002108 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. From the Archives of Harvard Medical School eugenics eugenics laws and legislation Exhibit: Galton's Children George W. Gay https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/files/original/19de1dabc56f1bd3576937f3e74788b6.jpg 63126385f432f20a099e04f08027099f Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 783 Height 1300 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gay, George W. (George Washington), 1842-1931 Papers, ca.1906-1920 (inclusive). GA 31 Description An account of the resource Papers pertain mostly to Gay's work on committees of the Massachusetts Medical Society, his reports concerning Wrentham State School residents, and reports relative to Boston City Hospital affairs. Society records contain correspondence, drafts, and legal documents relating to legislation and medical malpractice, health insurance, eugenics, vaccination, narcotics, and medical expert witnesses. Other material includes letters and reports, 1909-1916, written to Gay as trustee of Boston City Hospital; copies of speeches and articles; and correspondence, 1906-1919, with colleagues about medical treatment, vital statistics, Mental Hygiene Society activities, as well as personal concerns. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource An act concerning operations for the prevention of procreation Subject The topic of the resource Connecticut General Assembly Eugenics Eugenics--Law and legislation Laws (documents) Description An account of the resource A bill for the sterilization of inmates of prisons and insane hospitals “by whom procreation would be inadvisable” was introduced into the Connecticut legislature by Representative Wilbur F. Tomlinson in February, 1909. The bill passed both the House and Senate in July and was approved by the Governor on August 12, 1909. Connecticut was one of the first states to adopt such a law, following Indiana in 1907. In a 1910 letter to George W. Gay, Dr. William Henry Carmalt of New Haven stated, “Unless such a law is in the hands of those willing to accept the responsibilities of their positions, it becomes a dead letter. I hope the next Legislature can be induced to put the carrying out of the law in more earnest hands. The real trouble, however, with the whole matter is the absence of statistics in the genealogical histories of inmates, principally of insane asylums and almshouses, for it [is] from them rather than the prisons that the degenerates breed.” Abstract A summary of the resource. House Bill number 123 of the Connecticut General Assembly, "An act concerning operations for the prevention of procreation", presented in 1909 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Connecticut General Assembly Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1909 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Harvard Medical Library does not hold copyright on all materials in this collection. For use information, consult Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. 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The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. From the Archives of Harvard Medical School eugenics eugenics laws and legislation Exhibit: Galton's Children https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/files/original/177ed58285d32e9759615b6e683b5954.jpg 774b50276285def6278fbd01008c2642 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 836 Height 1084 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/files/original/52ad892ce79de58de9ca40450249ebf0.jpg d5071311c896a80c7cef20e585ef1d8a Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 841 Height 1088 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/files/original/19310844cb41bc5031b7c7ef66dc2e7b.jpg 02b2719f558eb217bff8b9f38138ac99 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 841 Height 1088 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gay, George W. (George Washington), 1842-1931 Papers, ca.1906-1920 (inclusive). GA 31 Description An account of the resource Papers pertain mostly to Gay's work on committees of the Massachusetts Medical Society, his reports concerning Wrentham State School residents, and reports relative to Boston City Hospital affairs. Society records contain correspondence, drafts, and legal documents relating to legislation and medical malpractice, health insurance, eugenics, vaccination, narcotics, and medical expert witnesses. Other material includes letters and reports, 1909-1916, written to Gay as trustee of Boston City Hospital; copies of speeches and articles; and correspondence, 1906-1919, with colleagues about medical treatment, vital statistics, Mental Hygiene Society activities, as well as personal concerns. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Draft of letter to Ernest V. Scribner from George Washington Gay Subject The topic of the resource Gay, George W. (George Washington), 1842-1931 (author) Scribner, Ernest V. Eugenics Drafts (documents) Correspondence Description An account of the resource Former lecturer in surgery at Harvard and senior surgeon at Boston City Hospital, George W. Gay was approached by the Massachusetts Commission for expert advice on vasectomy and enforced sterilization: “The most feasible method of controlling women at present in this state is custodial supervision in an institution. Surgery offers an effectual preventative to conception, but it is not without some danger to life. With the male, however, there is a measure which is safe, practically painless, effective and free from any objections. Vasectomy … has been done a good many times with most satisfactory results to all concerned…. Your Commission is doubtless familiar with the admirable work which has been and is now being done by Dr. H. H. Goddard at Vineland, New Jersey…. Having spent a day there last year I became much interested in the results of his labors. They seemed to furnish undeniable evidence of the folly of allowing defectives to procreate. A large proportion of them are of no comfort or use to themselves or to society in general and moreover very many of them, as you well know, become public charges, for the support of whom you and I and everybody else who pays taxes have to foot the bills. This is all wrong and any experiment which is reasonable and practicable is worthy of trial.” Abstract A summary of the resource. Draft of letter from George Washington Gay in Worcester, Massachusetts to E[rnest] V. Scribner in Boston, dated August 5, 1910 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gay, George W. (George Washington), 1842-1931 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1910 August 05 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Harvard Medical Library does not hold copyright on all materials in this collection. For use information, consult Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. Access to the original work depicted requires advance notice. Contact Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu for additional information Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Gay, George W. (George Washington), 1842-1931 Papers, ca.1906-1920 (inclusive). GA 31 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 letter (3 pages) Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 0002109 0002110 0002111 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. From the Archives of Harvard Medical School correspondence eugenics Exhibit: Galton's Children George W. Gay