Temperance and prohibition movement, 1830-1933

The temperance and prohibition movement constituted an important element in American political life, social reform, and religion. Its significance as a vital force in American social history during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries deserves more thorough investigation. This module contains records and publications of the principal organizations which sought to reduce and ultimately to eliminate the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States. The two largest organizational collections in the module are the Anti-Saloon League of America (A.S.L.A.) and the records of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.) The papers of key leaders of the movement are included as well. This collection contains almost all known records of the major national temperance organizations.