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Letter from John T. Wightman to Richard Harvey Wright, January 3, 1888: Electronic Edition. Author: Wightman, John T. Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929 Funder: Funding by the Institute of Museum of Library Services (IMLS) and the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), with support provided through North Carolina ECHO. Transcription Information: Text transcribed by: Barbara Post Images scanned by: Digital Production Center Text encoded by: Katherine M. Wisser Transcription Edition: Edition: First edition, Date: 2006 Publication Information: Publisher: Duke University Libraries Date: 2006 Availability: ©This work is the property of the Duke University Libraries. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text. Source Information: Title: Letter from John T. Wightman to Richard Harvey Wright, January 3, 1888 Author: John T. Wightman Date: 18880103 Note: A Baltimore clergyman, John T. Wightman expresses his disapproval about the photographs packaged in cigarette boxes and the evil the cigarette cards are doing to youth. Wightman begs Richard Harvey wright to end the packaging of "vile pictures" in Lone Jack cigarettes. P: Richard Harvey Wright Papers, 1870-1952, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Class: Cigarette industry -- North Carolina -- 19th century Class: Cigarette cards -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century Class: Lone Jack Cigarette Company (Lynchburg, Va.) Class: Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century Class: Ethics Class: Correspondence Class: Durham (N.C.) -- History Class: Wightman, John T. Class: Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929 Class: Durham (N.C.) Class: Baltimore (Md.) Class: Lynchburg (Va.)
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Cigarette industry -- North Carolina -- 19th century Cigarette cards -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century Lone Jack Cigarette Company (Lynchburg, Va.) Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century Ethics Correspondence Durham (N.C.) -- History Wightman, John T. Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929 Durham (N.C.) Baltimore (Md.) Lynchburg (Va.) Permit me with perfect respect, and with no intention of intruding upon your private business to call your attention to the evil which the photographs found in the boxes of cigarettes issuing from your Company is doing to the youth of our land. There is certainly no harm in a beautiful picture accompanying the box, it is rather an
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