{"id":3426,"date":"2025-07-30T00:36:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T00:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/alcoholstudies-archives\/?p=3426"},"modified":"2025-08-06T16:02:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T16:02:30","slug":"exhibit-temperance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/alcoholstudies-archives\/exhibit-temperance\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibit 5: Temperance Tales"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"screenshot\"<\/a>As announced last month<\/a>, the Alcohol Studies Archives Exhibit was soft-launched and added the RU Libraries Digital Exhibits page<\/a>. The current, updated version features 51 pages with 403 images and 101 documents, with many links to related items in RUcore\u2019s Alcohol Studies Collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Hosted as part of the Digital Exhibits at Rutgers University Libraries, \u201cTemperance Tales<\/a>\u201d introduces the Temperance movement through materials from the Alcohol Studies Archives, which preserved the visual, literary, and cultural legacy of this era of American history. From moral storytelling to activist publications, these materials capture the power of propaganda and the social forces that shaped attitudes toward alcohol.<\/span><\/p>\n

The “Temperance Tales” digital exhibit offers an overview of the rich materials preserved in the Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies Archives over the decades. With its engaging and diverse pages, the exhibit invites visitors to explore how the Temperance movement evolved into national Prohibition, and how it ultimately shaped American society.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Robber<\/a>Introduction to Temperance and Prohibition<\/span><\/h4>\n

The exhibit introduces the background, the print Temperance Collection at the Center of Alcohol Studies Library Temperance Collection, which contains documents, photographs, and illustrations used for informational, entertainment, and propaganda purposes in the 19th century. The exhibit showcases the digital collection, with its \u00a0about 200 images and 250 pdfs, selected, preserved, and digitized from the print from 1999-2025.<\/span><\/p>\n

The exhibit also serves as a tribute to all archivists, librarians, and researchers who helped preserve this history. Many items in the exhibit were gathered over decades from personal donations, institutional records, and private collections.<\/span><\/p>\n

Books on Temperance<\/h4>\n

A page called \u201cBook Covers<\/a>” gives an insight of the rich print collection, for starters. Images on this page were digitized from rare (and fragile) books related to Temperance from the original Alcohol Library Rare Book Collection and cataloged for the Alcohol Collection in the Special Collections & University Archives of the Rutgers University Libraries. Where applicable, links are provided to access the full text of the titles available online in the public domain.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Book<\/a>Several books are featured on individual pages to represent publications during the period, including <\/span><\/p>\n