U.S. Interdepartmental Social Hygiene Board Records

Collection

Identifier: MS C 558

Abstract

Correspondence, appropriations, budgetary, and program disbursement documents, project reports, meeting minutes, enabling legislation, authorization bills and other origination papers document the lifecycle and acticities of the Board.

Dates

1918-1923

Extent

0.42 Linear Feet (1 box)

Creator

United States Interdepartmental Social Hygiene Board (Organization)

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. National Library of Medicine

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

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Historical Note

The U.S. Interdepartmental Social Hygiene Board was established under the Chamberlain-Kahn Act of July 9, 1918, to allocate funding to universities, associations, and States for the control, prevention, and treatment of venereal diseases in response to the alleged war-time escalation of the diseases. The board was terminated in 1923.

Collection Summary

Additional Description

Abstract

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. National Library of Medicine

Provenance

Transfer, Office of NIH History, 7/23/2003, Accession #2003-038.

Processing Information

In the course of final processing two folders of background materials on venereal disease were weeded from the original accession and discarded by the processing archivist.