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Alcohol History Database
- Description
- The Alcohol History Database ontains bibliographic records for over 600 monographs,
pamphlets and journals on the Temperance and Prohibition movements (primarily in the U.S.). In
addition, there are over 100 images in the form of drawings, engravings, photographs, and
portraits. The materials are housed in the Alcohol History Collection at the Rutgers University
Center of Alcohol Studies. Themes in the collection include the alcohol beverage industry,
psychological and physiological effects of alcohol, social and domestic problems stemming from
alcohol abuse, legislation, and moral and religious aspects of alcohol use.
- Help
- No detailed help provided. Limited help available on the search screen.
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topic?
- Dates covered
- The dates of these works range from the 1700s to the 1960s, concentrating primarily in the late 19th
and early 20th centuries.
- Updating frequency
- Irregular.
- Sources
- Biographical and autobiographical works, personal testimonies, addresses, scientific and medical
essays, fiction, songbooks, poetry, posters, pamphlets, periodicals.
- Type of coverage
- Indexing with citations only. Images linked to bibliographic records.
- Print Counterpart or related resources
- None.
- Producer/content provider
- Rutgers University Center of Alcohol Studies, Division of Information Services
- Vendor/electronic presentation provider
- Rutgers University Libraries
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