EUGENICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D.C. Special Subject: Racial descent of American Citizens who were granted Patents by the United States from January 1 to March 31, 1927. 1. Name of inventor [dashed line] (a) Sex [dashed line] (b) Where born [dashed line] (c ) Age when patent was granted [dashed line] (Age in years) (d) Occupation [dashed line] 2. Patent issued: (a) No. [dashed line] (b) Date [dashed line] (c ) Class[dashed line] (d) Purpose of invention[dashed line] 3. Old World racial descent of inventor [dashed line](Especially important) Do not use the term "American" but give descent by race. For example: English, Scotch, Bohemian, German, Swedish, Jewish, Italian, American Indian, or the like. When of several Old World bloods, name approximate fractional descent of each - thus: 1/2 English, 1/4 German, and 1/4 French, or the like.) 4. Number of generations in U.S.: Father's family [dashed line] Mother's [dashed line] (Approximate if exact unknown) [dashed line](Signature of person who supplies the above facts) Date [dashed line] [dashed line] (Address) 9-1214 (Kindly supply all facts called for above, and mail this self-addressed reply card, which requires no postage) [full width dashed line] COMMITTEE IN IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MESSAGE CARD [signed] Albert Johnson M.C [four long dashed lines, staggered to right] [illegible] [full width dashed line] Subject: Racial descent of American Citizens who were granted Patents by the United States from January 1 to March 31, 1927. Patent No. [dashed line] Name [dashed line] Address [dashed line] Return [dashed line] First follow up [dashed line] Second follow up [dashed line] Third follow up [dashed line] Remarks: [dashed line] 9-1214 [end]