The Washingtonians - Index

The Washingtonians - Index

Thanks to Jim B. of Canada who put together this presentation of text and articles on the Washingtonian Temperance Society. Jim originally had these articles on the website of historyofaa.com which is no longer online and placed here for historical & research purposes.

The Foundation, Progress, and Principles of The Washington Temperance Society of Baltimore, and The Influence It Has Had On The Temperance Movements In The United States.

The Washington Temperance Society of Baltimore Preface Chapter I - Foundation of The Society Chapter II - Progress and Influence of The Society Chapter III - Missionaries Chapter IV - The Temperance Cause Before Chapter V - Results Chapter VI - Principles of The Washington Society Experience The Missionary Spirit Our Pledge Politics And Religion Conclusion

The Washingtonian Movement by Milton A. Maxwell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology, State College of Washington, Pullman, Washington

The Washingtonian Movement - Introduction The Baltimore Origins The Spread Of The Movement Duration Of The Movement Numerical Success Organization And Procedure The Causes Of Decline Comparison With Alcoholics Anonymous References

The Washingtonians - Chapter VI - The Temperance Reform and its Great Reformers Excerpted from The Temperance Reform and its Great Reformers by Rev. W.H. Daniels, A.M., published 1878.

The following, rather long, extract describes the Washingtonians and one of their star speakers as they were seen from the perspective of the latter part of the 19th century--years after their decline to little more than a fond memory in the minds of temperance advocates.

The Washingtonians - Chapter VI - The Temperance Reform and its Great Reformers

JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL, VOL. 39 (9), 1591-1606, 1978.*The Institutional Phase of The Washingtonian Total Abstinence Movement A Research Note Leonard U. Blumberg

The Institutional Phase of The Washingtonian Total Abstinence Movement Sources Of Information References

JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL, VOL. 41,(L), 1980.* The Significance of The Alcohol Prohibitionists For The Washington Temperance Societies With Special Reference to Paterson and Newark, New Jersey Leonard U. Blumberg*

The Significance of The Alcohol Prohibitionists For The Washington Temperance Societies Paterson Newark Discussion References

History Offers Good Lesson for A.A., July 1945 Modesty One Plank For Good Public Relations, August 1945 "Rules" Dangerous, But Unity On Public Policies Vital To Future Of AA., September 1945 Lest We Travel Path Of Washingtonians, July 1947 Washingtonians - by Richard Ewell Brown, December 1948 Washingtonians (conclusion) - by Richard Ewell Brown, January 1949 A Grapevine Milestone Report, Washington, Lincoln and Temperance In Their Times, February 1953 Before They Had AA, How Some Basic AA Ideas Were Tried Out Nearly A Century And A Quarter Ago...The Washingtonians:, October 1962 Abraham Lincoln On Alcoholism, february 1964 The Washingtonians, February 1971 Our Lawyer Friend, February 1972 A Reminder And A Warning..., July 1976 Fragments Of AA History, The Washingtonians, January 1991 Washingtonians, Where Are They Now?, February 1995 GV References

*Posted with permission from Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc., publisher of the Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol (now the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs [www.jsad.com]