Archival Resources Details
Eugenics Education Society in New South Wales
- File Title
- Eugenics Education Society in New South Wales
- From
- Eugenics Society [SA/EUG]
- Repository
- Wellcome Collection
- Reference
- SA/EUG/E.2
- Date Range
- 1912 - 1930
- Description
A set of 48 imaged pages. These records cover the foundation of the Eugenics Education Society in New South Wales 1912-1916 (10 pages) through the correspondence of the Secretary, J. Chambers Eldridge (Secretary of the State Labour Bureau of NSW) and President, Dr Richard Arthur (Member of the NSW State Legislative Assembly) with the Eugenics Education Society (London). The NSW society recommenced operations in 1921, after the World War (1914-1918) and the Influenza Pandemic of 1919. Arthur and Eldridge maintained their original roles and Mr H.C. Bell was named as Treasurer. A key focus of their work seems to have been 'Motherhood Endowment in Australia'. There is reference to the involvement of A.B. Piddington; Marion Piddington; and Lionel Lewis - regarding a Qualification of Marriage Act 1925-1926. Included is a copy of an article by Marion Piddington "Sex-training, Sex Education and Parental Metaphylaxis' under the broader program 'Eradication of Promiscuity and Veneral Disease' issued by the Haberfield Class for Sex Training.
- Formats
- Digitised paper records
- Quantity
- 1 file
- Access
- Available under a CC-BY-NC licence.