Prohibition Party records, 1876-1919.

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Prohibition Party records, 1876-1919.

Financial reports (1888-1919); minutes and memoranda of meetings and conventions (1895-1918), including instructions for block captains, information on persons who contributed to the party, and the amounts contributed; letters soliciting support and donations; and other records of the Prohibition Party's administrative organization in Minnesota.

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Higgins, George E., 1916-

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Prohibition State Committee (Minn.).

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