Prohibition
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Anheuser-Busch, Inc. anti-Prohibition ephemera
Anheuser-Busch, Inc. (now Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC) is an American brewing company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. This small collection consists of three items seeking support against an upcoming Prohibition bill: an explanatory letter, a blank petition form against the bill, and a newspaper article reprint about the Dry Movement.
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment postcards and stationery
The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment (AAPA) was the leading organization working for the repeal of prohibition in the United States. This is a small collection of postcards or stationary cards containing anti-prohibition slogans or quotes. The items are all undated but likely date from 1930 to 1933.
Atterbury family papers
The Atterbury family, specifically brothers John Guest Atterbury (1811-1887) and William Wallace Atterbury (1823-1911), and John's son William Wallace Atterbury (1866-1935), were descendants of a London bank house representative and Huguenot family. John was a lawyer and later a Presbyterian minister, as was William. The younger William was a career officer for the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Atterbury family papers consist primarily of the personal papers of the younger W.W. Atterbury as preserved by his family, along with a few items from his father and uncle.
Charles Lukens Huston papers
Charles L. Huston (1856-1951) was an executive in the family business, Lukens Steel, and was active in religious and civic affairs. His papers are primarily personal in nature and include fragmentary Lukens Steel records.
Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform (WONPR), Pennsylvania Division records
The Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform (WONPR) National Committee investigated the increase in drunkenness and effect of Prohibition, operated a publicity campaign, created a speakers' bureau, spoke at legislative hearings, and enrolled members. This collection of the Pennsylvania division records consists of the Executive Committee minutes, administrative files, financial records, and membership records.