“The investigation of human eugenics—that is, of the conditions under which men of a high type are produced—is at present extremely hampered by the want of full family histories, both medical and general, extending over three or four generations.”
-Francis Galton, Inquiries into the Human Facility and its Development (1883)
The ERO, built in 1910, was sponsored by E.H. Harriman and the Carnegie Institution. It was founded by Charles Davenport and directed by Harry Laughlin.
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