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A 1923 resolution to retain the present anti-cigarette law by the Kansas branch of the National Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teachers Association. The anti-cigarette law was passed in 1889 prohibiting anyone to sell, give, or buy cigarettes for individuals under the age of 16. Following WWI, public opinion about cigarette smoking had changed and the law was repealed in 1927.
Creator: Kansas Branch National Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teachers Association
Date: January 13, 1923
Item Number: 214069
Call Number: Governor's records, Allen, Correspondence, Box 14 Folder Legislative Special Session 1919
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 214069
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Politics/Government
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Social History
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Allen, Henry Justin
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Reform/Advocacy - Anti-smoking
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Reform/Advocacy - Kansas Branch National Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teachers Association
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Reform/Advocacy - Kansas State Temperance Union
Date - 1920s - 1923
Education
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Anti-Smoking
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Allen, Henry Justin
Government and Politics - State Government - Legislature
People - Notable Kansans - Allen, Henry Justin, 1868-1950
Places - Cities and towns - Pittsburg
Places - Counties - Crawford
Type of Material - Printed materials - Organization materials - Resolutions
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/214069