Temperance
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
John Tenbrook Campbell collection
Collection
Identifier: L258
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the writings of John TenBrook Campbell ranging from 1840 to 1909 and undated. They include a family history, papers relating to temperance, emancipation, and theology, poems, reports, surveys, and items related to other miscellaneous topics. Included in the collection are personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, manuscripts sent to editors, and a photograph of John T. Campbell.
Dates:
1840-1909, undated
L. B. Graves collection
Collection
Identifier: L378
Scope and Contents
The collection consists mostly of almanacs and diaries of L.B. Graves, which date from 1881 to 1961. With the exception of Barker’s Illustrated Almanac, L.B. Graves used almanacs as diaries. L.B. Graves kept all diaries, except for a student diary kept by his wife. The diaries include notations of farm chores or conditions and the social obligations of Mr. and Mrs. Graves, the latter related to such activities as church attendance, the Methodist Men’s Club, a...
Dates:
1881-1956
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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L. B. Graves collection
Little Elkhart Temperance Society records
Collection — Folder S2484
Identifier: S2484
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopied volume pages from The Little Elkhart Temperance Society in Elkhart, Indiana ranging from 1847 to 1853, regarding the constitution, records, and member subscriptions for the society. The originals are located at the Elkhart County Historical Society.
Dates:
1847-1853
Mary P. Frankum Sunday school temperance pledge
Collection — Folder S2160
Identifier: S2160
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a Sunday school temperance pledge certificate for Mary P. Frankum, signed by Philip Miller, president of the Sunday-School Temperance Society of the M.E. Church at Williamsport, Pennsylvania on October 21, 1860. "M.P. Frankum...Phoenixville, PA" is written in pencil on the back on the certificate.
Dates:
1860/10/21
Prohibition Party of Indiana collection
Collection
Identifier: L568
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Prohibition Party of Indiana records from 1952 to 1972, and state and national party newsletters during 1962-1972; campaign and convention materials, press releases, and campaign financial records during 1952-1968; literature regarding alcohol abuse and the rehabilitation of alcoholics; correspondence with Party candidates and religious and temperance groups during the 1960s; and Prohibition Party financial support cards from 1966 to 1968. Also included are records of...
Dates:
1943-1973
Roscoe B. Fleming collection
Collection — Folder S0472
Identifier: S0472
Scope and Contents
This collection has one folder containing "The Story of Indiana" by Roscoe B. Fleming. This is a six-part article about the Ku Klux Klan and prohibition in Indiana politics in the 1920s. He gives a brief biography of D.C. Stephenson, the Grand Dragon of Indiana’s Ku Klux Klan, and his stakes amongst the political elite of the city and state including Governor Ed Jackson, and Indianapolis Mayor John L. Duvall. Fleming discusses Edward S. Shumaker, superintendent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League...
Dates:
1927 October
Sons of Temperance volume
Collection — Volume V226
Identifier: V226
Scope and Contents
This volume contains the minutes of the Sons of Temperance from 1848 to 1852. At the beginning of the volume are several pages of scrapbooked newspaper articles.
Dates:
1848-1852
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Sons of Temperance volume
The Seed Sower clippings
Collection — Folder S1952
Identifier: S1952
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of articles printed in the supplement of The Seed Sower in 1894. The articles include a list of the Prohibition Party candidates for state offices, the Indiana State Prohibition platform adopted on March 15, 1894, the address given by Chairman P. T. McWhirter at the State Prohibition Convention on March 15th, and the article, "How to Lose a Vote."
Dates:
1894
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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The Seed Sower clippings
Walker family collection
Collection
Identifier: L369
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, various documents, photographs, and memorabilia from the Walker family of New Albany, Indiana. The collection contains Francis Walker's Clermont (Ohio) Academy writings; his and his wife Mary's family correspondence (1851-1913); his correspondence from other Methodist ministers and DePauw University officials (1860s-1910); his and Mary's writings (1848-1901); and some letters and documents of his father, James Walker (1820-1837). The bulk of...
Dates:
1820-1988, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Walker family collection
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Thorntown, Indiana union collection
Collection — Folder S1640
Identifier: S1640
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a scrapbook, an envelope of cancelled checks, and six handwritten notes from a local union of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) in Thorntown, Indiaan, ranging from 1885 to 1892. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings related to the temperance movement as well as handwritten minutes for various meetings held by the WCTU. The notes relate to insurance payments to the fire company as well as lists of different office expenses.
Dates:
1885-1892
