Eugenics Record Office

The Eugenics Record Office, established in 1910 by Francis Galton and Charles Davenport, was a research organization focused on studying human heredity and promoting the idea of improving the genetic quality of populations through selective breeding. It collected family histories and traits to identify and encourage "desirable" qualities, often supporting discriminatory and unethical policies targeting marginalized groups. The office played a significant role in popularizing eugenics in the United States, but its work is now widely discredited due to its association with pseudoscience and human rights abuses.