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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Anti-Saloon League of Virginia Notice, ca. 1903-1909, Ms2022-039, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in September 2019.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Anti-Saloon League of Virginia Notice was completed in September 2022.

Administrative History

The Anti-Saloon League of Virginia was established in 1901. With the help of Protestant evangelicals in the state, they gained support in the state and succeeded in bringing in Prohibition in 1916. The league retained power until 1933, at the end of prohibition.

Source: Pegram, Thomas. "Anti-Saloon League of Virginia." (2020, December 07). In Encyclopedia Virginia . https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/anti-saloon-league-of-virginia . Accessed September 1, 2022.

Scope and Content

This collection includes an undated Notice of Temperance Meetings. The meeting was held by Rev. J. W. West, of Richmond, Virginia, Field Secretary of the Anti-Saloon League of Virginia. The notice includes a list of subjects discussed by West and testimonials praising his work and past speeches. Testimonials were mostly written by other religious leaders, but there is one from an ex-saloon keeper. Based on one testimonial that includes a date, this notice was probably written sometime between Oct. 14, 1903 and 1909.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Cocktail History Collection
• Cocktails -- History
• History of Food and Drink
• Temperance
• Virginia

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Anti-Saloon League of Virginia Notice by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).