Descriptive Summary
Prohibition Scrapbook
Prohibition Scrapbook
[ca. 1907-1935]
Materials are written in English.
9 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Composed of newspaper clippings and certificates, the Prohibition Scrapbook, [ca. 1907-1935], documents the prohibition movement in Texas during the early 20th century.
Scope and Contents
Composed of newspaper clippings and certificates, the Prohibition Scrapbook, [ca. 1907-1935], documents the prohibition movement in Texas during the early 20th century. Clippings concern a variety of social and political topics, including health effects of alcohol, national and state campaigns, presidential elections, and the passage of legislation, among other subjects.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Organizations)
Texas. Legislature.
Subjects
Presidents -- United States -- Election.
Prohibition -- Texas.
Places
Texas -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Texas -- Politics and government.
Texas -- Social conditions.
Preferred Citation
Prohibition Scrapbook, [ca. 1907-1935], Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
3L379
Newspaper clippings and certificates:
Organization, leadership, propaganda
State campaigns, pre-1911
State campaign,
1912-1916
State efforts,
1917-1919
Local option campaigns
Enforcement,
1920-1919
Repeal,
1933-1935
3L380
National efforts, pre-Eighteenth Amendment
Eighteenth Amendment
National enforcement, support, and opposition,
1920-1933
1928 Presidential campaign
1932 Presidential campaign and repeal,
1933
1935 Presidential campaign and repeal,
1930-1933
Texas data