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George W. Lowe papers
Manuscripts
Chiefly letters from Lowe to his wife, Lizzie Palm Lowe, dealing with family affairs and describing everyday life of a Union soldier; accounts of the battles of New Madrid and Corinth. The collection also contains letters written to Lizzie Lowe by other family members and other soldiers; two manuscript poems and a pencil map of New Madrid.
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Prohibition
Manuscripts
Approx. 30 items: selection of LAT news stories and editorials on the issue of alcohol prohibition and the specific period of federal Prohibition, the Volstead Act (1920 - 1933) ; many clips on Mabel Walker Willebrandt, U.S. Asst. Atty. Gen., due to her role in enforcing Prohibition (several on her secret divorce) ; 3-pp. biography on Willebrandt ; related material.
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