Hunt (Rockwell D.) Prohibition Collection, 1914-1936

Summary

Title:

Hunt (Rockwell D.) Prohibition Collection,

Dates:

1914-1936

Creators:

Harold S. Jacoby

Language:

English.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Hunt (Rockwell D.) Prohibition Collection, Mss138, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Background

Scope and content:

The collection includes: correspondence; articles about college students and alcohol written by Dr. Hunt; a course description; notes; pamphlets, including many from the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment; newspaper clippings; and ephemeral materials. There are also a few items on tobacco and narcotics.

Biographical / historical:

Early in the 20th century, Rockwell D. Hunt (1868-1966), an Economics Professor at the University of Southern California, gathered publications on the problems of alcohol and prohibition (1914-1936) for courses in sociology and economics. Hunt was interested in helping students refrain from drinking and in studying the effects of alcohol on society and so developed a course on the "Liquor Problem." In 1914 he corresponded with several faculty at other universities about this course and about his efforts to have students take a pledge against drinking.

Physical location:

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.

Physical description:

0.5 linear ft.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Processed by Daryl Morrison; revised by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by Don Walker

Date Prepared:

© 1998

Date Encoded:

Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding. Date of source: 1994; 1998.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Hunt (Rockwell D.) Prohibition Collection, Mss138, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Location of this collection:

University of the Pacific

University of the Pacific, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University Library

Stockton, CA 95211, US

Contact:

(209) 946-2404

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