Fred W. Blaisdell papers, 1917-1969.

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Fred W. Blaisdell papers, 1917-1969.

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Correspondence, speeches, and other papers relative to Fred W. Blaisdell's work as executive director of the Better Government Association, as a member of the Union League Club of Chicago and of the Crusaders, an anti-prohibition group, and other aspects of Blaisdell's life. Topics include local, state, and national elections.

2.5 linear ft. (6 boxes)

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Union League Club of Chicago

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War Camp Community Service (U.S.)

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Crusaders, Inc.

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The Crusaders (f. 1929) were an anti-Prohibition group in Cleveland, Ohio, that campaigned for the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution through popular mass education, though the group advocated teetotalism. The Crusaders claimed to have chapters in 100 cities, though the organization's leader, Fred G. Clark, lived in Cleveland, where the group was founded by several young businessmen. They sponsored radio debates and political candidates. From the gui...

Blaisdell, Fred W., 1911-

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Better Government Association (Ill.)

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