Jessie Forsyth (1847-1937) obituary

Ron Forsyth kindly provided me with this obituary

Western Mail 10 November 1937

TRIBUTE TO WELFARE WORKER.

The Late Miss Jessie Forsyth.

"RECENTLY there passed on to higher service one of the veteran social welfare workers in Western Australia" writes the secretary of the Women's Christian Temperance Union when paying tribute on behalf of the organisation to the late Miss Jessie Forsyth who, for the past 70 years, devoted her time to the service of others. Born in England 90 years ago, the late Miss Forsyth went first to America where she took up temperance work, editing two publications. Coming to Western Australia she continued this work and founded "Dawn" for the Fremantle Women's Service Guild who later handed over the publication to the care of the State executive. Miss Forsyth was also associated with the "White Ribbon," the official organ of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, in which organisation she took an active interest, holding in turn the positions of superintendent of the "Sailors' Rest," Fremantle, State corresponding secretary and State president, ultimately being made a life member. It was due to the influence of Miss Forsyth at the triennial convention in Adelaide in 1916 that the next convention was held in Perth. For over 60 years Miss Forsyth was a member of the International Order of Good Templars, holding various offices including those of International Grand Vice-templar and Grand International superintendent of juvenile work. Miss Forsyth was known to those with whom she came in contact as a woman with the courage of her convictions, a lover of young people, a staunch friend and a tireless worker for the good of humanity."

Posted by David Fahey on November 19, 2010 at 08:16 AM in Australia, Britain, Temperance, United States | Permalink

Rise of national breweries in the USA before National Prohibition (article)

Martin Stack, "Was Big Beautiful?  The Rise of National Breweries in America's Pre-Prohibition Brewing Industry," Journal of Macromarketing 30/1 (2010): 50-60.

Posted by David Fahey on November 10, 2010 at 07:22 PM in Brewing , United States | Permalink

Comparing the illegal drink trade in Stockholm and New Orleans, 1920-40 (article)

Hans Andersson, "Illegal Entrepreneurs: A Comparative Study of the Liquor Trade in Stockholm and New Orleans, 1920-1940" 

http://www.scribd.com/doc/20626382/Illegal-Entrepreneurs-A-Comparative-Study-of-the-Liquor-Trade-in-Stockholm-and-New-Orleans

Posted by David Fahey on October 20, 2010 at 08:45 PM in Alcohol (general), Sweden, United States | Permalink

A Renegade History of the United States

is the title of a new book by Thaddeus Russell (American Studies at Occidental College) published last month by Simon and Schuster.  Following is the end of the first chapter titled  "Drunkards, Laggards, Prostitutes, Pirates, and Other Heroes of the American Revolution"  

In the last years of his life, Adams wrote to his friend Jefferson a set of plaintive questions:

"Will you tell me how to prevent riches from becoming the effects of temperance and industry?

Will you tell me how to prevent riches from producing luxury? 

Will you tell me how to prevent luxury from producing effeminacy, intoxication, extravagance, vice, and folly?" 

Jefferson had no answer.  And there would be no winner in the war between pleasure and discipline.   During the Revolution Americans began what would be a long resistance to the obligations and sacrifices required by the dark side of democracy.  the fight was on between disciplinarians and renegades, but neither would win.  The founding of the United States simply began the war that continues today.

Posted by Dave Trippel on October 18, 2010 at 02:36 PM in Books, United States | Permalink

Alcohol in southern Appalachia (book)

Bruce E. Stewart, Moonshiners and Prohibitionists: The Battle over Alcohol in Southern Appalachia (University Press of Kentucky, forthcoming, 2011).

Posted by David Fahey on October 14, 2010 at 07:56 PM in Books, Moonshine, Prohibition, United States | Permalink

Brothers of a Vow

This is the title of a new book by Dr. Ami Pflugrad-Jackisch (WGS Dept. at UM-Flint) subtitled "Secret Fraternal Orders and the Transformation of White Male Culture in Antebellum Virginia".  Much about the Sons of Temperance is included.  The introduction starts with:

    On a warm evening in June, 1847, Nelson Rodgers, a thirty-seven-year-old butcher from Harrisonburg, Virginia, stood outside the antechamber door of the local Sons of Temperance lodge.  He heard three soft raps, and then the door swung open to reveal...

Published 2010, by University of Georgia Press

Posted by Dave Trippel on October 12, 2010 at 01:55 PM in Books, Temperance, United States | Permalink

Temperance Row Dedicated

One of the most unusually successful political movements in U.S. history, the drive for Constitutional Prohibition, was ultimately led by the Anti-Saloon League of America. From 1909 to 1924 ASLA headquarters was in Westerville, Ohio, and its leaders lived in homes built during that time on an 11 acre tract originally purchased by Purley Baker, the League's Superintendent in 1909.

That 11 acre tract developed into what became Temperance Row and was placed (this link is a large pdf file with photos) on the National Register of Historic Places two years ago, and last weekend it was dedicated following the recent placement of a plaque at the site.

Posted by Dave Trippel on September 24, 2010 at 05:10 PM in Prohibition, Temperance, United States | Permalink

Beer in Cincinnati's German district known as Over-the-Rhine (book)

Michael D. Morgan, Over-the-Rhine: When Beer Was King (Charleston, SC: History Press, 2010).

Posted by David Fahey on September 21, 2010 at 03:42 PM in Beer, Books, Brewing , Drinking Spaces, United States | Permalink

Temperance and prohibition in Ohio (resources at Ohio Historical Society)

For the 2003 History Day, the Ohio Historical Society created a research guide for temperance and  prohibition in the state.  Details follow:

History Day Guide 2003 -- Temperance and Prohibition in Ohio


Manuscripts  State Archives  Microfilms   Audiovisuals  Published Materials 

Manuscripts: Journals, letters, ledgers and diaries.

 

MSS 18 Joshua Swayne Papers, 1841-1857
Letters Swayne received from family and friends while a medical student in Columbus relating to practicing medicine and to temperance societies in Spring Valley, essays on contemporary social issues
MSS 118 Free Will Baptist Records, 1819-1920
Constitution, records, minutes of Ohio River Yearly Meetings, Meigs Quarterly Meetings, and Gallia Quarterly Meetings of the Free Will Baptists; subjects include slavery, temperance, and Sabbath schools
MSS 142 Janney Family Papers, 1796-1905
Correspondence of John J. and Rebecca (Smith) Janney, on Whig, Republican, and Union parties, temperance, women's suffrage, prison reform, and banking; of Francis (Janney) Derby, pertaining to her medical studies and practice
MSS 166 Robert Henry Day Papers, 1846-1936
Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. Correspondence relating to Day's career on the bench, legal profession, politics, his campaign for reelection, 1928, and family and personal matters; together with correspondence (1933-36) of Day's son-in-law, Joseph S. Platt, correspondence (1865-67) of William Pitman, and 2 letter books (1886-1900) of Robert S. Smith. Contact repository for more information.
MSS 270 Viola D. Romans Papers, 1804-1946
Papers of Romans, a state legislator of Columbus: addresses, radio broadcasts, programs, pamphlets and newspaper clippings and scattered correspondence, relating to the Women's Christian Temperance Union, women's suffrage and the Women's Republican Club of Ohio
MSS 282 Charles W. F. Dick, 1887-1928
U.S. Representative and Senator from Ohio and Secretary of the Republican National Committee. Correspondence and speeches by Dick and others, concerned with political campaigns in Ohio, patronage, and personal matters related to Dick's service in Congress. Contact repository for more information.
MSS 325 Frank B. Willis, 1871-1928
U.S. Representative and Senator, and Governor of Ohio. Political correspondence, statements, and speeches, relating to Willis' congressional terms, gubernatorial and senatorial campaigns for nomination and election and service in those offices, and campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 1928. Includes material on Ohio politics, League of Nations, World Court, armaments limitation, prohibition, immigration, Negroes, veterans' benefits, postal affairs, tariff, territorial and insular possessions, Teapot Dome, patronage, and pensions. Contact repository for more information.
MSS 338 George White Papers, 1914-1953
Oil company executive, U.S. Representative, and Governor of Ohio. Correspondence, speeches, reports, proclamations, campaign material, financial ledgers, and other papers, relating to White's governorship (1931-35). Includes material on taxes, prison cases, prohibition, highways, public utilities, press policies, invitations, Ohio Justice Dept., and public welfare. Contact repository for more information.
MSS 411 Temperance and Prohibition Papers, 1870s-1960s
Majority of pre-1933 material available on 364 rolls of microfilm, cataloged as MIC 107 at the Ohio Historical Society. Microfilm also available through interlibrary loan. Remainder of collection, mostly post-1933, not filmed as part of MIC 107. Includes papers of various temperance and prohibition societies and leaders including the American Issue Publishing Co., Ernest H Cherrington, Intercollegiate Prohibition Association, Howard Hyde Russell, Scientific Temperance Federation, and the World League against Alcoholism.
MSS 474 Delia Thompson Papers, 1884-1887
Papers of a Columbus Women's Christian Temperance Union missionary and founder of the Sunday school that became the Union Grove Baptist Church of Columbus
MSS 522 Intercollegiate Association for the Study of Alcohol, 1901-1976
Promoted the study of alcohol and its effect on the human body. Established in Chicago as the Intercollegiate Prohibition Association, in 1934 changed names to Intercollegiate Association for the Study of Alcohol; headquarters in Westerville, Ohio. Correspondence, minutes, financial records, scrapbook, and newspaper clippings (1901-1976). Contact repository for more information.
MSS 540 William E. Halley Papers, 1921-1963
Republican politician and editor of the "Legislative Digest Review". Collection contains correspondence and state government reports, concerning the political activities of Ohio Republicans. Contact repository for more information.
MSS 550 Ernest Hurst Cherrington Papers, 1927-1957
Correspondence, manuscripts of articles, notebooks, speeches and financial records relating to Cherrington's work with the national temperance movement
VFM 555 Charles A. White Papers, 1900-1919
Papers, 1900, 1904, and 1912-1919, of Charles A. White, Lisbon, O., including several letters to White relating to the Panama-California Exposition of 1915; several letters from W. B. Wheeler relating to the Ohio Anti-Saloon League; and letters relating to Republican party politics in Ohio.
VFM 1404 A. Victor Donahey, 1922-1935
Scattered letters, 1922-1935, from Vic Donahey, Columbus, O., to J. William Donahey, Chicago, Ill., relative to his first inauguration which expected to be "A la Andy Jackson," his veto record, the responsibilities of the governor's office, and prohibition.
VFM 3026 Pickaway County Dry Federation, 1914-1920
Scattered records of the Pickaway County Dry Federation, re. expenses for rental and advertising, letters concerning the 1918 and 1920 campaigns for prohibition, and one page of minutes (9-23-19) of the Pickaway County Dry Federation executive committee.
VOL 1042-1044 Pickaway County Dry Federation, 1914-1920
Records of the Pickaway County Dry Federation include expenses, receipts, and accounts with the Ohio Dry Federation; donations and accounts of 1914 of the State Wide Prohibition League; and minutes of the PCDF executive committee. 
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State Archives: Local and state government records.

 

Series 3308 Fairfield County (Ohio) Auditor. Liquor Record, 1927-1931
Journal includes complaints, affidavits, summonses, warrants, evidence, rulings, orders, judgments, appeals, and execution orders. Cases relate to criminal offenses such as operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, illegal liquor sales, first and second offense of drunkenness, etc. 
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Microfilms

 

FLM 167 Stegh, Leslie J. Wet and Dry Battles in the Cradle State of Prohibition: Robert J. Bulkley and the Repeal of Prohibition in Ohio. Thesis (Ph. D.)--Kent State University, 1975. Ann Arbor, Mich. : Xerox University Microfilms, 1975. 
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Audiovisuals: Photographs, video and film footage, and audio recordings.

 

SC 1102 Prohibition and Whiskey Crusade, 1873 - [193-]
Views of prohibition and the whiskey crusade, including sketches of crusading women of New Vienna, Ohio, "Van Pelt's Surrender" and picket scenes in Mount Vernon
SC 1337 Temperance, 1874
Photographs, illustrations and postcards documenting the Temperance Crusade of 1873-1874, which began in Hillsboro, Ohio
SC 1493 Woman's Christian Temperance Union, 1873 - 1912
Photographs documenting members and activities of the W.C.T.U. including the Temperance Crusade of 1873-1874, which began in Hillsboro, Ohio and postcards with temperance messages
SC 3875 Eliza Jane Trimble "Mother" Thompson, c. 1900s
Photographs of Thompson, national and local leader of the Temperance movement.
SC 5354 Temperance (Whiskey Crusade), 1873-1874
Stereographs of temperance crusaders in Mt. Vernon, Ohio by Fred S. Crowell

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Published Materials: Books, periodicals, and pamphlets.

 

B W569h Hogan, Charles Marshall. Wayne B. Wheeler, Single Issue Exponent. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Cincinnati, 1986. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International, 1987. 
329.01 R299S8, W2 Willis, Frank B. Demanding a Clear Wet and Dry Issue, Senator Willis says the American People Insist Upon Explicit Statements from Parties and Presidential Candidates on the Prohibition Question ... Columbus, O., [Willis-for-President Headquarters, 1928] Reprinted from the New York Times, Sunday February 12, 1928. 
Ohio Docs OPR 1.9: P964/ 930 Ohio Department of Prohibition. A manual of the prohibition law and Enforcement in Ohio : Annotated with Ruling Case Law, Attorney General Opinions, and Legislative Enactments / Edited and Annotated by Harry J. Karr. 1930. 
Temp. PA Box 17 20 Killets, John M. Duties of Grand Jurors under National Prohibition Act: Instructions to Grand Jury, April 28, 1921. Westerville, Ohio: American Issue Publishing Company. 1921. 
Temp. PA Box 17 46 Ohio State Prohibition Campaign Songs. Westerville, Ohio, American Issue Publishing Company. 1918. 
Temp. PA Box 47 93 Why the Brewers Amendment Should be Defeated. Westerville, Ohio; Ohio Dry Federation, 1922. 


The Ohio Historical Society Temperance Collection contains hundreds of books and pamphlets related to the temperance cause including the publications of major temperance organizations, such at the Anti-Saloon League and the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Please search the Archives/Library collections in the Online Collection Catalog under the general search term "temperance" or ask at the Archives/Library'sreference desk for assistance. 

History Day Guide 2003 -- Temperance and Prohibition in Ohio


Manuscripts  State Archives  Microfilms   Audiovisuals  Published Materials 

Manuscripts: Journals, letters, ledgers and diaries.

 

MSS 18 Joshua Swayne Papers, 1841-1857
Letters Swayne received from family and friends while a medical student in Columbus relating to practicing medicine and to temperance societies in Spring Valley, essays on contemporary social issues
MSS 118 Free Will Baptist Records, 1819-1920
Constitution, records, minutes of Ohio River Yearly Meetings, Meigs Quarterly Meetings, and Gallia Quarterly Meetings of the Free Will Baptists; subjects include slavery, temperance, and Sabbath schools
MSS 142 Janney Family Papers, 1796-1905
Correspondence of John J. and Rebecca (Smith) Janney, on Whig, Republican, and Union parties, temperance, women's suffrage, prison reform, and banking; of Francis (Janney) Derby, pertaining to her medical studies and practice
MSS 166 Robert Henry Day Papers, 1846-1936
Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. Correspondence relating to Day's career on the bench, legal profession, politics, his campaign for reelection, 1928, and family and personal matters; together with correspondence (1933-36) of Day's son-in-law, Joseph S. Platt, correspondence (1865-67) of William Pitman, and 2 letter books (1886-1900) of Robert S. Smith. Contact repository for more information.
MSS 270 Viola D. Romans Papers, 1804-1946
Papers of Romans, a state legislator of Columbus: addresses, radio broadcasts, programs, pamphlets and newspaper clippings and scattered correspondence, relating to the Women's Christian Temperance Union, women's suffrage and the Women's Republican Club of Ohio
MSS 282 Charles W. F. Dick, 1887-1928
U.S. Representative and Senator from Ohio and Secretary of the Republican National Committee. Correspondence and speeches by Dick and others, concerned with political campaigns in Ohio, patronage, and personal matters related to Dick's service in Congress. Contact repository for more information.
MSS 325 Frank B. Willis, 1871-1928
U.S. Representative and Senator, and Governor of Ohio. Political correspondence, statements, and speeches, relating to Willis' congressional terms, gubernatorial and senatorial campaigns for nomination and election and service in those offices, and campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 1928. Includes material on Ohio politics, League of Nations, World Court, armaments limitation, prohibition, immigration, Negroes, veterans' benefits, postal affairs, tariff, territorial and insular possessions, Teapot Dome, patronage, and pensions. Contact repository for more information.
MSS 338 George White Papers, 1914-1953
Oil company executive, U.S. Representative, and Governor of Ohio. Correspondence, speeches, reports, proclamations, campaign material, financial ledgers, and other papers, relating to White's governorship (1931-35). Includes material on taxes, prison cases, prohibition, highways, public utilities, press policies, invitations, Ohio Justice Dept., and public welfare. Contact repository for more information.
MSS 411 Temperance and Prohibition Papers, 1870s-1960s
Majority of pre-1933 material available on 364 rolls of microfilm, cataloged as MIC 107 at the Ohio Historical Society. Microfilm also available through interlibrary loan. Remainder of collection, mostly post-1933, not filmed as part of MIC 107. Includes papers of various temperance and prohibition societies and leaders including the American Issue Publishing Co., Ernest H Cherrington, Intercollegiate Prohibition Association, Howard Hyde Russell, Scientific Temperance Federation, and the World League against Alcoholism.
MSS 474 Delia Thompson Papers, 1884-1887
Papers of a Columbus Women's Christian Temperance Union missionary and founder of the Sunday school that became the Union Grove Baptist Church of Columbus
MSS 522 Intercollegiate Association for the Study of Alcohol, 1901-1976
Promoted the study of alcohol and its effect on the human body. Established in Chicago as the Intercollegiate Prohibition Association, in 1934 changed names to Intercollegiate Association for the Study of Alcohol; headquarters in Westerville, Ohio. Correspondence, minutes, financial records, scrapbook, and newspaper clippings (1901-1976). Contact repository for more information.
MSS 540 William E. Halley Papers, 1921-1963
Republican politician and editor of the "Legislative Digest Review". Collection contains correspondence and state government reports, concerning the political activities of Ohio Republicans. Contact repository for more information.
MSS 550 Ernest Hurst Cherrington Papers, 1927-1957
Correspondence, manuscripts of articles, notebooks, speeches and financial records relating to Cherrington's work with the national temperance movement
VFM 555 Charles A. White Papers, 1900-1919
Papers, 1900, 1904, and 1912-1919, of Charles A. White, Lisbon, O., including several letters to White relating to the Panama-California Exposition of 1915; several letters from W. B. Wheeler relating to the Ohio Anti-Saloon League; and letters relating to Republican party politics in Ohio.
VFM 1404 A. Victor Donahey, 1922-1935
Scattered letters, 1922-1935, from Vic Donahey, Columbus, O., to J. William Donahey, Chicago, Ill., relative to his first inauguration which expected to be "A la Andy Jackson," his veto record, the responsibilities of the governor's office, and prohibition.
VFM 3026 Pickaway County Dry Federation, 1914-1920
Scattered records of the Pickaway County Dry Federation, re. expenses for rental and advertising, letters concerning the 1918 and 1920 campaigns for prohibition, and one page of minutes (9-23-19) of the Pickaway County Dry Federation executive committee.
VOL 1042-1044 Pickaway County Dry Federation, 1914-1920
Records of the Pickaway County Dry Federation include expenses, receipts, and accounts with the Ohio Dry Federation; donations and accounts of 1914 of the State Wide Prohibition League; and minutes of the PCDF executive committee. 
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State Archives: Local and state government records.

 

Series 3308 Fairfield County (Ohio) Auditor. Liquor Record, 1927-1931
Journal includes complaints, affidavits, summonses, warrants, evidence, rulings, orders, judgments, appeals, and execution orders. Cases relate to criminal offenses such as operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, illegal liquor sales, first and second offense of drunkenness, etc. 
Go to top
Microfilms

 

FLM 167 Stegh, Leslie J. Wet and Dry Battles in the Cradle State of Prohibition: Robert J. Bulkley and the Repeal of Prohibition in Ohio. Thesis (Ph. D.)--Kent State University, 1975. Ann Arbor, Mich. : Xerox University Microfilms, 1975. 
Go to top
Audiovisuals: Photographs, video and film footage, and audio recordings.

 

SC 1102 Prohibition and Whiskey Crusade, 1873 - [193-]
Views of prohibition and the whiskey crusade, including sketches of crusading women of New Vienna, Ohio, "Van Pelt's Surrender" and picket scenes in Mount Vernon
SC 1337 Temperance, 1874
Photographs, illustrations and postcards documenting the Temperance Crusade of 1873-1874, which began in Hillsboro, Ohio
SC 1493 Woman's Christian Temperance Union, 1873 - 1912
Photographs documenting members and activities of the W.C.T.U. including the Temperance Crusade of 1873-1874, which began in Hillsboro, Ohio and postcards with temperance messages
SC 3875 Eliza Jane Trimble "Mother" Thompson, c. 1900s
Photographs of Thompson, national and local leader of the Temperance movement.
SC 5354 Temperance (Whiskey Crusade), 1873-1874
Stereographs of temperance crusaders in Mt. Vernon, Ohio by Fred S. Crowell

Go to top
Published Materials: Books, periodicals, and pamphlets.

 

B W569h Hogan, Charles Marshall. Wayne B. Wheeler, Single Issue Exponent. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Cincinnati, 1986. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International, 1987. 
329.01 R299S8, W2 Willis, Frank B. Demanding a Clear Wet and Dry Issue, Senator Willis says the American People Insist Upon Explicit Statements from Parties and Presidential Candidates on the Prohibition Question ... Columbus, O., [Willis-for-President Headquarters, 1928] Reprinted from the New York Times, Sunday February 12, 1928. 
Ohio Docs OPR 1.9: P964/ 930 Ohio Department of Prohibition. A manual of the prohibition law and Enforcement in Ohio : Annotated with Ruling Case Law, Attorney General Opinions, and Legislative Enactments / Edited and Annotated by Harry J. Karr. 1930. 
Temp. PA Box 17 20 Killets, John M. Duties of Grand Jurors under National Prohibition Act: Instructions to Grand Jury, April 28, 1921. Westerville, Ohio: American Issue Publishing Company. 1921. 
Temp. PA Box 17 46 Ohio State Prohibition Campaign Songs. Westerville, Ohio, American Issue Publishing Company. 1918. 
Temp. PA Box 47 93 Why the Brewers Amendment Should be Defeated. Westerville, Ohio; Ohio Dry Federation, 1922. 


The Ohio Historical Society Temperance Collection contains hundreds of books and pamphlets related to the temperance cause including the publications of major temperance organizations, such at the Anti-Saloon League and the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Please search the Archives/Library collections in the Online Collection Catalog under the general search term "temperance" or ask at the Archives/Library'sreference desk for assistance. 

Posted by David Fahey on September 19, 2010 at 10:25 AM in Prohibition, Temperance, United States | Permalink

U.S. Drinks Conference 2010

The conference Agenda for Oct 12 & 13, 2010, in NYC reveals what might be considered important in marketing alcoholic beverages today. Here is the link. Panel topics that exist within a historical context include "Trends", "Social Media Marketing" (2 workshops), "Regulation", and "Importation".

Posted by Dave Trippel on August 30, 2010 at 11:52 PM in Advertising, Alcohol (general), Conferences, United States | Permalink