Elton Raymond Shaw
Elton Raymond Shaw | |
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| Born | January 19, 1886 |
| Died | October 10, 1955 (aged 69) |
Elton Raymond Shaw (1886–1955) was a
naturist
.
Early life
Shaw was born in
Grand Rapids with his wife Mable (née Bacon) and her parents.[1]
Naturism
In 1937 Elton published his book on nudism The Body Taboo: Its Origins, Effects and Modern Denial.Washington D.C.
In a
nudist camp.[1]
Shaw was also an opponent of the
Comstock laws. He wrote the book What Shall We Do with the "Comstock" Law and the Post Office Censorship Power?.[4]
Prohibition and Temperance
Shaw wrote a number of books on this topic and was an office holder in various committees including the Prohibition State Committee of Michigan (and later for Ohio) and the Intercollegiate Prohibition Association.[citation needed]
Church work
Shaw served in leadership roles in the Methodist Episcopal Church.[citation needed]
Publishing
Shaw was president of Shaw Publishing Company (formerly S. B. Shaw, Publisher founded in 1893 by his father Solomon Shaw).[1]
Publications
- The Body Taboo: Its Origin, Effect, and Modern Denial. Sunshine Book Company. 1951.
- Beer and Prosperity, Some Economic and Governmental Aspects of National Prohibition. Shaw Publishing. 1933.
- The national debt and our future: a look ahead on the Chase-Hansen-Berle superhighway to deficit spending prosperity. Shaw publishing company. 1946.
- Legal Liquor and Chaos: Or Continued Improvement Under National Prohibition More Adequately Enforced and Sustained by Nation-wide Education. Shaw Publishing Company. 1933.
- Green light to dictatorship: Abraham Lincoln speaks to us in this hour of danger. Shaw publishing company. 1943.
- The love affairs of Washington and Lincoln: the love affairs of Abraham Lincoln, the boyhood and love affairs of Washington. Shaw Publishing Company. 1923.
- Prohibition: Going Or Coming?: The Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act; Facts Versus Fallacies and Suggestions for the Future. Shaw Publishing Company. 1924. which was co-written with Wayne Wheeler
- The Man of Galilee: A Short Sketch of Christ's Three Years of Ministry (1912). Kessinger Publishing. September 2010. ISBN 978-1-165-82957-6.
- The Conquest of the Southwest. Literary Licensing, LLC. March 2013. ISBN 978-1-258-62466-8.
- What Shall We Do with the "Comstock" Law and the Post Office Censorship Power?. National Committee for Revision of the "Comstock" Law. 1938.
Notes and references
- ^ a b c Votta 2011.
- ^ Shaw 1951.
- ^ People vs Ring 1934.
- ^ Shaw 1938.
- Dave Votta (2011-01-23). "Lost Lansing: Elton Shaw promoted temperance and sunbathing". Lansing Online News. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
- Shaw, Elton Raymond (1951). The Body Taboo: Its Origin, Effect, and Modern Denial. Sunshine Book Company.
- "People vs Ring". Find A Case. 1934-06-04. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
- Shaw, Elton Raymond (1938). What Shall We Do with the "Comstock" Law and the Post Office Censorship Power?. National Committee for Revision of the "Comstock" Law.
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