Alcohol, Temperance & Prohibition
http://dl.lib.brown.edu/temperance/

That legendary man of letters, Samuel Johnson, once opined
that "Abstinence is as easy to me as temperance would be difficult." Over
the centuries, many have shared at least part of Johnson's sentiment as
regards the temptations offered by spirits, and just as many have
concerned themselves with the cause of cautioning others about alcohol and
its potentially pernicious effects. The good people at Brown University
have created this digital collection which includes a host of primary
documents from the past several centuries, including broadsides, sheet
music, and government publications. These items will be of great interest
to anyone interested in the history of alcoholism, and how various forms
of media were used to disseminate ideas and information about this
phenomenon and the prohibition movement. Visitors can browse the
collection by document creator, publisher, and general title. Another item
of note here is the online essay "Temperance and Prohibition Era
Propaganda: A Study in Rhetoric" by Leah Rae Berk.