Alcohol, Temperance & Prohibition

The digitized items in the Alcohol, Temperance and Prohibition Collection are from the Alcoholism and Addiction Studies Collection, as well as from various collections in the Brown University Library — broadsides, sheet music, pamphlets and government publications. The items have been collected at Brown for over three centuries for researchers and scholars at Brown and worldwide interested in American history, including the history of alcoholism, how the media was used for spreading ideas and information, and in how the arts presented various movements. The purpose of this digital collection is to give researchers and interested individuals a glimpse into the rich and diverse resources at Brown's library. All of the digital items are in the public domain. The digitized pamphlets were published by various groups leading up to prohibition, during the prohibition era, and ending with the 21st amendment in 1933, which repealed the 18th amendment from 1919 prohibiting the manufacturing, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors.
This collection is part of Brown University Library, hosted by Brown University.

Items in this collection

Mother's prayers

Mother's prayers

Brown University

At head of text: The following poem was written in the Black Hills in 1876, and is founded on the promise I gave to mother.

More truth than poetry

More truth than poetry

Brown University

Poem predicts trouble "if the town goes dry." Poem predicts trouble "if the town goes dry." On tan paper. Poem in six four-line stanzas. Town where published from printer's union label at bottom center. Suggested publication date and state where published from dealer.

Miss Vine makes a speech

Miss Vine makes a speech

Brown University

by Edward Carswell. Poems. Caption title. At head of p. [1]: No. 53. Illustration of a vine personified as a woman; in lower right corner: R.S. Bros. First line: I am the fruitful vine.