Reports, activity, 1895, 1931-1932
Scope and Contents
Records of the Oregon Social Hygiene Society include correspondence; financial records; lectures; legislation; case histories; minutes (1911-1938); organizational material; society publications and reports; student questions and statements; scrapbooks; and statistics relating to family relations, prostitution, sexual health, and venereal diseases. Correspondence includes letters of Executive Secretary Fred B. Messing. Scrapbooks include photographs of exhibits, publications, letters, and newspaper clippings. Other items include record books, with statistics by city and month, regarding talks, exhibits, and publications to be distributed. Other topics include obscene literature, physical education, contraception, cigarettes, and camps and institutes.
Dates
- Creation: 1895
- Creation: 1931-1932
Creator
- From the Collection: Oregon Social Hygiene Society (Organization)
- From the Collection: Social Hygiene Society of Portland, Oregon (Organization)
- From the Collection: Messing, Fred B. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 6 Cubic Feet (5 document cases, 13 flat boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
1200 SW Park Ave.
Portland OR 97205 United States
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