Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Parents' Information Bureau kit.
Level of description
Accession
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Physical description area
Physical description
1 cm of textual records
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Name of creator
Administrative history
The Parents' Information Bureau (PIB) was a clinic for family planning and birth control set up by A.R. Kaufman of the Kaufman Rubber Company in the 1930's in Kitchener, Ont. Kaufman became interested in birth control during the Great Depression after ... »
Scope and content
One kit sent to parents who were prescribed contraceptive jelly and pessaries from the Parents' Information Bureau by their doctor. Includes: one item of correspondence signed by Anna Weber, R.N.; contraceptive price list; pamphlet on birth control ... »
Notes area
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated in 2021.
Language of material
- English
Availability of other formats
Select items are available online as part of the Parents' Information Bureau fonds on the Waterloo Digital Library.
General note
The views expressed in Parent's Information Bureau records reflect the era in which they were produced. They include family planning thinking rooted in eugenics, the belief that the genetic makeup of the human population can be improved by limiting the ... »
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created JB 2024.