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Newspapers
“Agents Cautioned on Dry Searches.” New York Times. January 19, 1930.
“Andrews at Work, Tells of Few Plans.” New York Times. August 15, 1926.
“Anslinger Heads Narcotics Bureau.” New York Times. September 23, 1930.
“Booze Prescription call for $1,000 Bonds.” Evening Missourian. February 11, 1920.
“Department of Justice to Take Over Prohibition.” Los Angeles Times. June 14, 1933.
“Doran to Attend World Dry Congress.” New York Times. July 28, 1928.
“Dry Enforcement in Mitchell’s Hands.” New York Times. July 1, 1930.
“Dry Bill is Law.” New York Tribune. October 29, 1919.
“Gen. Andrews Back; Says British Help Will Cut Rum Flow.” New York Times. August 12, 1926.
“General Nutt Transferred.” New York Times. February 28, 1930.
“H.J Anslinger Succeeds Oftedal.” New York Times. October 31, 1929.
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Correspondence
Mrs. Hillyer to Bureau of Prohibition, Seattle, September 22, 1931. In General Records of the Department of the Treasury: Investigative Case Files. Library of Congress, 2005.
Melvin L. Hanks to Ralph R. Reed, Portland, February 28, 1928. In General Records of the Department of the Treasury: Investigative Case Files. Library of Congress, 2005.
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Government Documents
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Department of Justice. The Value of Law Observance. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1930.
Drug Enforcement Agency. History in Depth. 1970-1975: Drug Enforcement Agency. http://www.justice.gov/dea/about/history.shtml (accessed May 1, 2014).
Treasury Department. Padlock Procedure: The Judicial Method of Closing Property Used to Violate the Prohibition Laws. Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1930.
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Books
Anslinger, Harry J. The Murderers: the Story of the Narcotic Gangs. London: The Garden City Press, 1961.
Anslinger, Harry J. The Protectors. New York: Farrar, Straus and Company, 1961.
Anslinger, Harry J. The Traffic in Narcotics. New York: Funk and Wagnalls Company, 1953.
Schmeckebier, Laurence F. The Bureau of Prohibition: Its History, Activities, and Organization. Washington: Brookings Institution, 1929.
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Greenburg, Martin Alan. Prohibition Enforcement: Charting a New Mission. Illinois: Charles C. Thomas Publisher, 1999.
Duis, Perry. The Saloon: Public Drinking in Chicago and Boston 1880-1920. Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 1983.