HAM-TMC Library
Additional Resources on Eugenics and the Holocaust
WEBSITES
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has several links of interest:
- Original Deadly Medicine exhibition
- Key Artifacts in the national exhibition
- Nazi Physician and Scientist Profiles
- Image Archive on the American Eugenics Movement 2,500 images of photographs, lantern slides, correspondence, journals, texts, manuscripts, charts, and data from several university and museum archives.
- The Doctors Trial Nuremberg proceedings against 23 leading German physicians and administrators for their willing participation in war crimes and crimes against humanity.
- Holocaust Museum Houston promoting awareness and educating the public on the dangers of prejudice, hatred and violence against the backdrop of the Holocaust by fostering remembrance, understanding and education.
ARTICLES FROM MEDICAL JOURNALS
- PubMed Central has over 2,800 articles on eugenics and 600 articles on the Holocaust (covering topics such as Medical Ethics, Physicians, and Biomedical Research). Journals include the Journal of Medical Ethics, the American Journal of Human Genetics, and the British Medical Journal. Free access.
- Science Direct has 5,000 journal articles on eugenics and several hundred chapters in books. Includes The Lancet, Public Health, Psychological Bulletin, and Social Science and Medicine. Access to full text is limited to members of HAM-TMCL institutions.
- Scopus has 3,000 journal articles on eugenics from Nature, Science, Lancet, etc. Access to full text is limited to members of HAM-TMCL institutions.
- Academic Search Complete has 2,000 articles on eugenics from academic journals, newspapers, and magazines. Access to full text is limited to members of HAM-TMCL institutions.
BOOKS
- The HAM-TMC Library books on eugenics and related topics are on display near the exhibition. Additional titles are available at the UT School of Public Health Library and other TMC Libraries. Online books are available through databases such as NetLibrary. Access to full text is limited to members of HAM-TMCL institutions. All titles are listed in the library catalog.
- WorldCat provides a list of all the books in hundreds of libraries across the U.S. Access to the complete list is limited to members of HAM-TMCL institutions. You can borrow books from many of these other libraries through our InterLibrary Loan service.
page updated on 11/02/2011
