This item is in fact still and important reference source. It is filled with information. Of course it has a "dry" bias--it was prepared by a branch of the Anti-Saloon League. Nevertheless, I use it all of the time. I own a personal set. To have these volumes digitized would require some sort of foundation grant, and a publisher willing to host it somewhere. I think it is a matter worth pursuing. At 07:45 AM 4/12/2001 -0400, you wrote: >Arguably, the most important reference work in temperance history is the >Standard Encyclopedia of the Alcohol Problem, 6 vols., ed. Ernest Hurst >Cherrington (Westerville, Ohio: American Issue, 1925-30), which tried to >cover the entire world. Would it be worth the trouble of somebody to scan >it and place it on the Web? A number of larger reference works published >early in the 20th century are available on the Web. What would be the >problems? What would be required to post the Standard Encyclopedia? Is >the print version readily available to researchers? K. Austin Kerr e-mail [log in to unmask] Professor of History office (614)292-2613 Ohio State University department 292-2674 Columbus, Ohio 43210 USA fax (614)292-2282