The Ohio Historical Society (Columbus) has rich resources for the 19th and 20th centuries, courtesy of the Anti-Saloon League of America which once was headquartered in nearby Westerville. A few years ago I contributed a small SHAR article on non-USA serials that, perhaps surprisingly, are at the OHS. Presumably they were "exchanges" sent by non-USA temperance publishers. At 01:31 PM 10/20/1999 -0700, you wrote: >Hello listmembers -- > >I am a reference librarian at the Library Company of Philadelphia, which >holds a nice collection of 18th and 19th century American temperance books >and pamphlets. > >I'm hoping someone or someones can give me a quick, >off-the-top-of-your-head list of the libraries that have substantial >collections of temperance material. Off the top of my own head, I know >about the Black collection at the New York Public Library. Any others? > >Thank you. > >-- Jessy Randall > > >Jessy Randall >Library Company of Philadelphia >1314 Locust Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 >215-546-3181 [log in to unmask] >http://www.librarycompany.org >