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Scientific Temperance Federation records

Title
Scientific Temperance Federation records, 1883-1918.
Author
Scientific Temperance Federation.
Supplementary Content
Finding Aid

Details

Additional Authors
  • Hunt, Mary H. (Hannah), 1830-1906.
  • Stoddard, Cora F. (Cora Frances), 1872-1936.
  • Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
Description
2 linear feet (5 boxes).
Summary
Collection consists of correspondence and printed matter concerning temperance.
Subjects
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Biography (note)
  • In 1880 the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) created a Dept. of Scientific Temperance Instruction, headed by Mary H. Hunt (1830-1906), to disseminate medical and social facts about alcohol. After Hunt's death, Cora F. Stoddard (1872-1936) continued the work through the Scientific Temperance Federation (STF) of Boston.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
MssCol 2705
OCLC
NYPW94-A230
Author
Scientific Temperance Federation.
Title
Scientific Temperance Federation records, 1883-1918.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
In 1880 the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) created a Dept. of Scientific Temperance Instruction, headed by Mary H. Hunt (1830-1906), to disseminate medical and social facts about alcohol. After Hunt's death, Cora F. Stoddard (1872-1936) continued the work through the Scientific Temperance Federation (STF) of Boston.
Finding Aids
Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
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Added Author
Hunt, Mary H. (Hannah), 1830-1906.
Stoddard, Cora F. (Cora Frances), 1872-1936.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
LCCN
ms 71001235
Research Call Number
MssCol 2705
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