In 2019, the United States celebrated the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 18th Amendment which prohibited the sale of alcohol. To commemorate this anniversary the Special Collections and Archives gathered materials related to prohibition from its collections. This series contains letters, flyers, posters, ephemeral materials and more.
The prohibition collection included materials from the follow series:
Dayton Liederkranz-Turner Collection (MS-480)
Martha McClellan Brown Papers (MS-147)
For more information on these collections, please visit Wright State University Special Collections and Archives.
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Thirteenth Annual Convention of the National Women's Christian Temperance Union
This booklet contains the itinerary for the thirteenth annual convention of the National WCTU. It also includes rosters that list the names of leaders at the national and state level of the organization. It also includes some general information about the organization and some musical selections. This was a 5 day long event held in Cincinnati in 1903.
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Thirteenth Annual Convention of the National Women's Christian Temperance Union Souvenir Program
This booklet is a souvenir copy of the Thirteenth Annual Convention of the National WCTU. In addition to the itinerary, musical choices, and other information about the WCTU organization it has additional pictures of the members, advertisements, and other more decorative features.
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Temperance Committee of 100 Minutes: January 3, 1902
Temperance Committee of 100
These are pages 14-16 from the meeting minutes of the Temperance Committee of 100 in Xenia, OH. These minutes include different happenings in regards to the Temperance Movement in the local community.
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Temperance Committee of 100 Minutes: June 23, 1902
Temperance Committee of 100
These are pages 39-41 from the meeting minutes of the Temperance Committee of 100 in Xenia, OH. These minutes include different happenings in regards to the Temperance Movement in the local community.
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Temperance Committee of 100 Minutes: May 20, 1902
Temperance Committee of 100
These are pages 27-28 from the meeting minutes of the Temperance Committee of 100 in Xenia, OH. These minutes include different happenings in regards to the Temperance Movement in the local community.
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Temperance Committee of 100 Minutes: May 27, 1902
Temperance Committee of 100
These are pages 29-30 from the meeting minutes of the Temperance Committee of 100 in Xenia, OH. These minutes include different happenings in regards to the Temperance Movement in the local community.
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Founder of W.C.T.U.
Georgia Hopley
This news clipping is a short biographical excerpt on Martha McClellan Brown's role and status within the Temperance Movement. It does not fully explain her entire rise to fame, but discusses the highlights many of her milestone achievements. It also seeks to correct some historical inaccuracies in many accounts of her life.
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W.C.T.U. Initial Movement
This editorial excerpt that discusses the beginnings of the WTCU movement. This includes discussion of speeches given by Brown on the topic of Temperance and further gatherings of those who support the movement.
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Headquarters National Prohibition Committee: Transportation
This is a flyer that outlines information in regards to the June 28, 1892 meeting of the National Prohibition Committee at the Grand Hotel in Cincinnati. The majority of the flyer outlines the information and arrangements made to help members attend the meeting, in addition to information on purchasing a ticket for admission to the event.
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National Prohibition Convention, Music Hall, Cincinnati
Oscar B. Todhunter
This letter was written to the editors and staff of newspapers in the time leading up to the National Convention. The movement had gained substantial support, and thus there was large interest from news agencies. This letter was meant to help solidify numbers and information for news agencies hoping to attend the conference so that they could properly plan and accommodate.
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Letter to the Prohibitionists of Hamilton County
W. H. Matthews
This letter was written and published in a paper to announce an upcoming meeting to elect representatives to the state convention and other important business.
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Letter to the Ohio State Prohibition Convention
John Robertson
This letter was written on behalf of the Prohibition Commission to indicate that Reverend William Kennedy Brown was elected to be the representative of Ohio to the convention.
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Alcoholism and Degeneration
This short two sided card shows the results of a study intended to show the negative effects of alcoholism on the family in terms of the development of the children. The front side shows graphs portraying different mental handicaps and other ailments associated with alcoholism. The second side shows some statistics comparing men and dogs infant mortality to draw some comparisons to disprove arguments stemming from hygiene being the root cause of these issues.
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Lecture! By Mrs. McClellan Brown
This flyer was created to advertise the upcoming talk from McClellan Brown. It has quotes from a variety of sources praising her skills as an orator and commending her past speeches, ca. 1878.
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Arrabon Lesson Leaf: International Temperance Lessons
This leaflet is a lesson plan that was distributed to help spread their message and beliefs. It outlines various bible verse that the Temperance Movement drew from, intended interpretations, and some musical selections to help support the cause. This was edited by Ms. Marth McClellan Brown and sold to those wanting copies for their own use.
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Ohio Temperance Organ
The Ohio State Temperance Society
This newspaper, edited by Samuel F Cary, was focused on the purpose and meaning behind temperance. It being with a long write up discussing these topics, and concludes with some adds and other related information.
