Records, 1893-1950.

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Records, 1893-1950.

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Minute book and account books. The minute book include handwritten minutes that describe the activities and the lectures of each annual convention plus the news paper account describing each annual convention and any other newsworthy article related to temperance. The account books list the members and their dues payment and the expenditures of the group.

.21 linear feet 1/2 box.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Whiteside County, Ill. Woman's Christian Temperance Union.

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Formed in 1883 the Whiteside County, ILL. chapter of the National Woman's Temperance Union, took up the cause of making illegal the manufacture, sale and consumption of alcoholic beverage. From the description of Records, 1893-1950. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 47670633 ...

Woman's christian temperance union

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Temperance organization founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1874. Campaigning against the use of alcohol and in favor of labor laws and prison reform, the W.C.T.U. became one of the largest and most influential women's organizations of the 19th century. It became global when the World W.C.T.U. was founded in 1883. The organization continued to exist through the 20th century, although membership declined after the passage of the 18th Amendment (Prohibition) in 1919. From the description of ...