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David Fahey <[log in to unmask]>
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Alcohol and Temperance History Group <[log in to unmask]>
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> 079
>
> Temperance Collection
> Division of Archives and Research Collections
> Mills Memorial Library
> McMaster University
>
> Subjects
>
> Temperance, literature, sermons, etc.; Prohibition.
>
> History
>
> The collection is composed largely of three groups of materials
> bought in 1974, 1984, and 1985. Single items have also been
> purchased.
>
> Description
>
> The collection is an extensive collection of literature, sermons,
> and medical material on the temperance movement in North America,
> from 1800 to 1950. The collection contains much primary material,
> particularly manuscripts and ephemeral Also included are many scarce
> items (pamphlets, bulletins, and broadsides). Items are acquired
> from antiquarian booksellers when available.
>
> Language
>
> English.
>
> Holdings
>
> 2200 monographs; 200 serials; .5 linear metre of manuscripts;
> ephemera (broadsides, pledge cards, newspaper clippings, etc.).
>
> Bibliographic Access
>
> About ninety per cent of the collection is catalogued. Uncatalogued
> material is not accessible. LC subject headings and classification
> are used. The holdings are recorded in UTLAS.
>
> Physical Access
>
> The collection is in a special collections area which is open to the
> public, Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
>
> Interlibrary loan: Limited to selected libraries on IUTS.
>
> Reprography: Photocopying is done by the staff.
>
> Reference Assistance: Yes.
>
> Publications Describing Collection
>
> Stewart, Charlotte A. ; Spadoni, Carl. - "The research collections
> at McMaster University Library". - Library research news. - Vol. II
> [i.e. Vol. 11], no.l (1987). - Hamilton, Ont. : McMaster University
> Library Press, 1987.
>
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