Gretchen,

There was a large microfilm project in the 1970s or 1980s that might
help if you are in the early stages of your research.  The WCTU, Ohio
Historical Society, and Benteley Historical Library (Michigan)
microfilmed the major publications and some of the personal papers of
key organizations and people -- WCTU, Anti-Saloon League, Prohibition
party, etc...  The finding guide might be available at your university
library.  In any case, it would be a good way to get your hands on a
full run of the Union Signal (WCTU) or American Issue (ASL).  And it
includes a lot of information on the WCTU archives, which are indeed in
Evanston.  If you have trouble finding the reference, let me know, and
I'll check out our library here at University of Chicago.  Good luck!

Lisa Andersen
PhD candidate, UofC, US History

Gretchen Pierce wrote:

>Hello,
>
>My name is Gretchen Pierce and I am PhD student in Latin American history
>at the University of Arizona.  I will soon be beginning my dissertation on
>anti-alcohol campaigns in Mexico (specifically the states of Oaxaca and
>Sonora) in the 1920s and 30s.  I have already done a lot of preliminary
>work on the topic, and I feel pretty confident that I know which archives
>to visit once I get to Mexico (though any suggestions would certainly be
>appreciated.)  I am hoping to get some help, though, on archives to visit
>in the U.S.  I've done some work in the Arizona Historical Society in
>Tucson and I know that WCTU branches in southern Arizona tried
>to "proselytize" to Mexican-American women, and perhaps to Mexican women,
>as well.  I would like to find more information about temperance work in
>Mexico, through perhaps the WCTU, the Anti-Saloon League, the Templars,
>etc.  Can anyone steer me in the right direction?  Is the main WCTU
>archive in Evanston, IL?  Is it fairly accessible?
>
>Thanks in advance for any help you can provide,
>
>Gretchen Pierce
>
>