Guide to the Neal Dow Papers, 1852-1887
Neal Dow Papers, George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine
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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.
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.
1852 Jan
1852 Feb
1852 Mar
1852 Apr - May
1852 Jun - Jul
1852 Dec
1852
1853 Jan - Feb
1853 Mar - Apr
1853 May - Aug
1853 Oct - Dec
1854 Jan 11
1854 Jan - Mar
1854 Apr - Dec
1855
1856
1857
1858
1859
1860
1861
1880 Letter to Hon. Andrew Hawes
1887 Mar 22
Miscellaneous envelopes