Inventory of United Committee on War Temperance Activities in the Army and Navy Lantern Slides

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Creator: United Committee on War Temperance Activities in the Army and Navy
Title: United Committee on War Temperance Activities in the Army and Navy Lantern Slides
Date: 1917
Extent: 0.4 linear ft.
Abstract: The collections consists of color Lantern slides prepared by the United Committee on War Temperance Activities in the Army and Navy.
Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Repository: University of California, Davis. Library. Dept. of Special Collections.
Davis, California 95616-5292
Collection number: D-467
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.

Biography

The United Committee on War Temperance Activities in the Army and Navy was created by the Joint Executive Committee of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America in May 1917. It represented Twenty-two national anti-drink organizations. The United Committee prepared plans, furnished material s and speakers, supervised working arrangements and was directly responsible for the temperance activities of the Army and the Navy gaining recognition from camps, forts, stations and the general public.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of temperance slides made by the United Committee. The set consists of 34 unique slides with 13 duplicates. 6 slides are cracked. The slides are numbered 13,16, 27, 36, 45, 302, 317, 319, 321, 323, 331, 344, 349, 350, 501, 502, 503, 505, 508, 512, 513, 514, 518, 520, 521, 524, 529, 534, 536, 539, 540, 542, 552, 701, 703, 704, 705, 709, 712, 713, 717, 719, 10 slides are not numbered.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
United Committee on War Temperance Activities in the Army and Navy--Pictorial works
Soldiers--Alcohol Use--United States
Temperance--United States

Access

Collection is open for research.

Processing Information

Patricia C. Inouye processed this collection and created and encoded this finding aid.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], United Committee on War Temperance Activities in the Army and Navy Lantern Slides , D-467, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

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