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“Forecasts From the Womb”, Joseph R. Hixson, New York Times
Joseph R. Hixson, New York Times, “Forecasts From the Womb”, 1/19/1967
A full-page article from the January 19, 1967 edition of the New York Times that describes the then-new procedure of amniocentesis and its potential…
Tags: eugenics
New York Times, Justices Rule Retarded Have Right to Training, Linda Greenhouse
Linda Greenhouse, New York Times, Justices Rule Retarded Have Right to Training
Tags: 20th century, legal, newspaper
Understanding the law, Steven J. Taylor and Douglas P. Biklen
Steven J. Taylor and Douglas P. Biklen, Understanding the law, Human Policy Press
An advocates’ guide to the law and developmental disabilities by Steven J. Taylor and Douglas P. Biklen. The guide references court cases, including…
The Law: “Sterilization or Jail”, Fred P. Graham, New York Times
Fred P. Graham, New York Times, The Law: “Sterilization or Jail”, 5/29/1966
A clipping of an article from the New York Times 5/29/1966 written by Fred P. Graham. The article gives a brief history of sterilization of…
Tags: eugenics
Record of Elizabeth Wilson, an inmate of the State Custodial Asylum for Feeble-Minded Women, State Board of Charities
State Board of Charities, Record of Elizabeth Wilson, an inmate of the State Custodial Asylum for Feeble-Minded Women, 12/20/1887
A description of Elizabeth Wilson, who was admitted in12/20/1887 and discharged 2/22/1900. The record indicates that she is amused by talking or…
William Henry Johnson: “Zip”, unknown
unknown, William Henry Johnson: “Zip”, no date
Image of William Henry Johnson, stage name “Zip,” previously “What is It?” Johnson was a Black man who had microcephaly. The first card shows him…
Memorandum to Burt Blatt from Doug Bilken, Douglas Biklen
Douglas Biklen , Memorandum to Burt Blatt from Doug Bilken, 5/18/1977
A memorandum to Dr. Burton Blatt, professor at Syracuse University from Dr. Douglas Biklen acknowledging the national importance of the Larry P. v.…
Tags: letters
Hiram and Barney Davis: “The Wild men of Borneo”, Morris
Morris, Hiram and Barney Davis: “The Wild men of Borneo”, no date
Hiram and Barney Davis posing with Dr. Hanaford Warner. Dr. Warner was the employer and guardian of the Davis brothers. The brothers worked in Dr.…
Wall Street Charity Fund Pamphlet, Wall Street Charity Fund
Wall Street Charity Fund, Wall Street Charity Fund Pamphlet, 1972
The Wall Street Charity Fund originated in 1972 by a group of businessmen and women within the securities industry concerned about the treatment of…
Planned Parenthood fundraising letter May 25, 1970, Cass Canfield, chair of publisher Harper & Row, on behalf of Planned Parenthood Association of the Mohawk Valley Incorporated’s Madison County chapter
Cass Canfield, chair of publisher Harper & Row, on behalf of Planned Parenthood Association of the Mohawk Valley Incorporated’s Madison County chapter, Planned Parenthood fundraising letter May 25, 1970, 5/25/1970
A letter from publisher Cass Canfield on behalf of Planned Parenthood Association of the Mohawk Valley Inc, Madison Co. Chapter to a Mr. Hubbard.…
Tags: eugenics
Larry P. V. Riles, Clerk U.S. District Court San Francisco
Clerk U.S. District Court San Francisco, Larry P. V. Riles, 1/18/1977
The plaintiffs NAACP Legal Defense and Education team vs. defendants Board of Education of the San Francisco Unified School District. The first…
Permanent Injunction Document Summary, United States District Court Eastern District of New York
United States District Court Eastern District of New York, Permanent Injunction Document Summary, 2/25/1987
This artifact is a Permanent Injunction document dated after February 25, 1987, originating from the United States District Court Eastern District of…
Newspaper article (“Legal rights of the retarded are curtailed”), Miami Herald
Miami Herald, Newspaper article (“Legal rights of the retarded are curtailed”), 4/21/1981
The news article from April 21, 1981, discusses the Supreme Court's ruling on the Pennhurst case, which narrowed the legal rights of individuals with…
Letter from Michael A. Sheely to Mr. Gunnar Dybwad, The Legal Aid Society of Forsyth County, Michael A. Sheely (Staff Attorney)
The Legal Aid Society of Forsyth County, Michael A. Sheely (Staff Attorney), Letter from Michael A. Sheely to Mr. Gunnar Dybwad, 8/1/1972
Sheely requests that Dybwad be an expert witness in the Webster v. Perry case and sets out the plaintiffs, the focus of the case, and the working…
Tags: letters
Notice of Petition, White v. Manlius, Milton A. White, Karen P. White, and other property owners against the establishment of a Community Residential Facility for Disabled Adults in Manlius, New York.
Milton A. White, Karen P. White, and other property owners against the establishment of a Community Residential Facility for Disabled Adults in Manlius, New York., Notice of Petition, White v. Manlius, 5/7/1979
White vs. Manlius is a petition of Milton A. White, Karen P. White, and other property owners against the town of Manlius, NY, the Center on Human…
Letter from Douglas Biklen to Principal Viola Hall, Douglas Biklen
Douglas Biklen, Letter from Douglas Biklen to Principal Viola Hall, 5/4/1978
A letter to Principal Viola Hall of the McCarthy School from Dr. Douglas P. Biklen, Associate Director of the Center on Human Policy at Syracuse…
Tags: letters
Bretch vs. City of Syracuse School District, New York State Department of Education
New York State Department of Education, Bretch vs. City of Syracuse School District, 4/24/1975
Court case of Petitioner Roger and Joan Bretch on behalf of child James Bretch v Respondent Board of Education of the City of Syracuse. The court case…