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Committee on the Sterilization of the Mentally Unfit
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 87; Series 17; File 2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 17
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1934-1935
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual records documenting the JFWB's cooperation with a study regarding the sterilization of the mentally unfit conducted by the CASW Committe on the Sterilization of the Mentally Unfit. Included is correspondence; index cards of mentally unfit cases managed by the JFWB, the Jewish Big Sister Committee, and the Jewish Children's Bureau; and a list of mentally unfit cases managed by the Jewish Big Sister Committee.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and the head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions