Click here to view text-only version of the virtual exhibits. Elements of the American eugenics movement were models for the Nazis, whose radical adaptation of eugenics culminated in the Holocaust. It is important to remind yourself that the vast majority of eugenics work has been completely discredited. In the final analysis, the eugenic description of human life reflected political and social prejudices, rather than scientific facts. You may find some of the language and images in this Archive offensive.
Some terms have no scientific meaning today.
For this reason, names and places have been deleted from pedigrees, medical documents, and personal photographs.