Corporate Body

Victorian Eugenics Society (1914 - c. 1915)

From
1914
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
To
c. 1915
Alternative Names
  • Victoria Eugenics Society (Also known as)

Summary

Victorian Eugenics Society etc etc - was replaced by the Eugenics Society of Victoria established by Wilfred Agar in 1936. A useful collection of records is held by the Wellcome Trust and is available online.

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Archival resources

Wellcome Collection

  • Victoria Eugenics Society, 1914 - 1939, SA/EUG/E.3; Eugenics Society [SA/EUG]; Wellcome Collection. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Jones, Ross, 'The Master Potter and the Rejected Pots: Eugenic Legislation in Victoria, 1918-1939', Australian Historical Studies, 30 (113) (1999), 319-342. Details

Theses

  • McBurnie, Grant, 'Constructing Sexuality in Victoria: Sex Reformers Associated with the Victorian Eugenics Society', PhD thesis, Monash University, 1989. Details

See also

  • Jones, Ross L. ; Waghorne, James; and Langton, Marcia, 'Introduction' in Dhoombak goobgoowana: a history of Indigenous Australia and the University of Melbourne - Volume 1: The Truth, Ross L. Jones, James Waghorne and Marcia Langton, eds (Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 2024), pp. xiii-xxix, https://www.mup.com.au/books/dhoombak-goobgoowana-paperback-softback. Details

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