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Neal Dow papers

 Collection
Identifier: M050

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Scope and Content

The collection consists almost entirely of letters, 1852-1887, concerning temperance. Most are from Dow to E.W. Jackson, although there are a few others as well. Jackson was a minister, temperance activist and, later, agent of the Maine Temperance Society.

Dates

  • Creation: 1852-1887
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1852 - 1859

Creator

Biographical/Historical Note

Neal Dow, Union Brigadier General and Mayor of Portland, Maine (1851-1858), is best remembered as a temperance reformer and father of the 1851 "Maine Law". He was, throughout his life, deeply involved in temperance organizations and became the Prohibition Party's presidential candidate in 1880.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection consists almost entirely of letters, 1852-1887, concerning temperance. Most are from Dow to E.W. Jackson, although there are a few others as well.

Related Names

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Neal Dow Papers
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository

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Brunswick Maine 04011 USA
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