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A project of the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU

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Administrator Desk documents

02 ishamael display thumb
04 andrus hand drawn pedigrees 1 thumb
03 the case of margaret andrus 13 thumb
00 mabel earle no 7 thumb
05 assorted 5x8 2 thumb
09 fingerprint thumb
07 bibliography 2 thumb
15 field worker files thumb
02 abridged record of family traits 1 thumb
05 mate selection schedule 2 thumb
16 davenport chinese correspondence thumb
14 field worker routes thumb
01 jan 7 1922 thumb
11 mabel earle raise request 1 thumb
07 eyes color sketch thumb
05 nov 13 1922 thumb
01 bibliography 1 thumb
11 mabel earle raise request 2 thumb
03 the case of margaret andrus 7 thumb
02 national intelligence test 1 thumb

Under the supervision of Davenport and Laughlin, the ERO relied heavily on the work of its field workers and administrators. Young field workers like Margaret Andrus conducted field reports on “feebleminded” patients at King’s Park State Hospital, and practiced by conducting research on her own family genealogy! Meanwhile, Davenport’s assistant Mabel Earle proved invaluable as a translator for German and French research in eugenics and psychology, helping Davenport.

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