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various groups leading up to prohibition, during the prohibition era, and ending with the 21st amendment in 1933, which repealed the 18th amendment from 1919 prohibiting the manufacturing, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors.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

Connecticut free-will offering hymn

Connecticut free-will offering hymn

Brown University

by Mrs. M.M. Andrews. Hymn, in 3 stanzas. At head of text: Tune--Coronation. Printed area: 10.9 x 8 cm. At head of title of second hymn: Qui transtulit sustinet. (Motto of Conn. State Seal)

Cold Water Army: Pledge

Cold Water Army: Pledge

Brown University

White silk ribbon badge. Between title and subtitle illustration framed in wheat-ears of men marching behind fountain, above illustration framed in garland of flowers of woman and two children at well; below garland: R. Andrews Boston. Printed area measures: 10.5 x 4.9 cm. Two-line poem. Below poem: Published by Mass. Temp. Union. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Cold water army

Cold water army

Brown University

By Rev. John Pierpont. Within border of type ornaments. Internal evidence suggests date approximation and place of publication.