Papers. 1870s-1960s.

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Papers. 1870s-1960s.

Remainder of collection, mostly post-1933, not filmed as part of MIC 107. Includes papers of various temperance and prohibition societies and leaders including the American Issue Publishing Co., Ernest H. Cherrington, Intercollegiate Prohibition Association, Howard Hyde Russell, Scientific Temperance Federation, and the World League Against Alcoholism. Contact repository for more information.

ca. 130 cubic feet.

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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 ...

Scientific Temperance Federation

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In 1880 the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) created a Dept. of Scientific Temperance Instruction, headed by Mary H. Hunt (1830-1906), to disseminate medical and social facts about alcohol. After Hunt's death, Cora F. Stoddard (1872-1936) continued the work through the Scientific Temperance Federation (STF) of Boston. From the description of Scientific Temperance Federation records, 1883-1918. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122608198 From the guide t...

American Issue Publishing Company

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World League against Alcoholism

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Intercollegiate Prohibition Association.

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Cherrington, Ernest Hurst, 1877-1950

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Russell, Howard H. (Howard Hyde), 1855-1946

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Congregational minister and founder of the American Anti-Saloon League. From the description of Howard Hyde Russell papers, 1840-1946. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 154302192 Howard Hyde Russell was the leading spirit in inaugurating the Anti-Saloon League movement. As a founder and the first superintendent of the Ohio Anti-Saloon League, Russell played an influential role in establishing the Anti-Saloon League of America and became the national ...