Anti-Miscegenation Laws of the Several States:1932, 1932.
Scope and Contents
Harry H. Laughlin's professional files from the Eugenics Record Office, 1910-1939. These files contain institutional correspondence, memoranda, and reports; general correspondence; correspondence and printed materials related to the eugenical organizations to which Laughlin belonged; working manuscripts; notes; miscellaneous collected printed materials; some photographs; and glass lantern slides which were used for presentations. Laughlin, as one of the leaders in the eugenics movement, was interested in every aspect of genetics, genetics research and the furthering the eugenical cause. The collection reflects Laughlin's very strong interests in the identification of the "socially inadequate," genetically caused diseases, eugenical sterilization, immigration restriction, and the establishment of a common world government. Laughlin was also involved in thoroughbred horse breeding studies, a practical application of genetics.
Dates
- Creation: 1932.
Creator
- From the Collection: Laughlin, Harry H., 1880-1943 (Person)
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Extent
From the Collection: 22.5 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
Photo marked with 73
Physical Description
5 portrait paintings, indivually labeled "Negro Virginia, Mulatto Virginia Servent Girl, Quadroon Negro-Arab Descent Morocco, Octoroon North African Dancer, 1/16 Composite 'Pass-for-White' American Type"
"Paintings from life by Berkeley Williams Jr."
"Amount of Negro and Other Colored Blood Illegal in Various States for Marriage to Whites:"
"No restrictions: 1. Connecticut, 2. District of Columbia, 3. Illinois, 4. Iowa, 5. Kansas, 6. Maine (an act of 1786 made marriage of a white person and a negro or mulatto void), 7. Massachusetts (A former act made marriage of a white and negro or mulatto illegal), 8. Michigan (Mixed-marriages formerly void now valid), 9. Minnesota, 10. New Hampshire, 11. New Jersey, 12. New Mexico, 13. New York, 14. Ohio (A formerly statute forbade marriage of a pure white and a person of visable African blood), 15. Pennsylvania, 16. Rhode Island, 17. Vermont, 18. Washington, 19. Wisconsin"
"1/2: 1. Arkansas, 2. California (or Mongolian), 3. Colorado, 4. Delaware, 5. Idaho (or Mongolian), 6. Wyoming (or Mongolian or Malay)"
"1/4: 1. Kentucky (if one grandparent was a Negro, or a white woman with a 'colored' man) 2. Oregon (or mongolian, or white with more than 1/2 Indian)"
"1/8: 1. Flordia, 2. Indiana, 3. Maryland, 4. Mississippi (or Mongolian), 5. Missouri (or Mongolian), 6. Nebraska (or 1/8 Japanese or Chinese), 7. North Carolina (or Indian), 8. North Dakota, 9. South Carolina (or Indian), 10. Tenessee, 11. Texas"
"Negro or Negro Descent: 1. Arizona (or Mongolian Indian) Causcasian or descendants with Negro, Mongolian, Indian and descendans, 2. Louisiana (or Indian) Persons of color include those belonging in whole or in part to the African race, 3. Montana (or Negro-Chinese-Japanese in whole or part), 4. Nevada (or brown-yellow-red races), 5. Oklahoma (Persons of African descent with persons not of African descent whether white or Indian), 6. South Dakota (or Korean-Malay-Mongolian), 7. Utah (or Mongolian), 8. West Viriginia"
"No Negroid Mixture Permissable: The New Race-Intergrity Statutes 1. Alabama, 2. Georgia, 3. Virginia (or Indain, 1/4 Indian-rest white - Indian)
"Exhibited ny Bureau of Vital Statistics Commonwealth of Virginia W.A. Plecker, Registrar"
Repository Details
Part of the Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts Repository