University of Virginia Historical Collections at the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library

Eugenics Exhibit 2.4

Kallikak family of New Jersey pedigree chart. Courtesy of the American Philosophical Society.

Kallikak family of New Jersey – Normal and Degenerate Lines.
photo credit: Courtesy of the American Philosophical Society.

Exhibit 2.4b: Pedigree Chart for Allergies

Pedigree chart for allergies. Courtesy of the American Philosophical Society.

Sample pedigree chart showing use of symbols to represent genetically defined proclivity for allergies, asthma, and excema or for civic and religious leadership.
photo credit: Courtesy of the American Philosophical Society.

Exhibit 2.4c: Pedigree Chart for Music

A.B.W. family music pedigree chart. Courtesy of Special Collections, Pickler Memorial Library, Truman State University.

A.B.W. family music pedigree chart.
photo credit: Courtesy of Paul A. Lombardo.