ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION    

Title
Independent Order of Good Templars, New York (State) Sterling Lodge, no. 650, Greenport, New York, 1874-1878

Collection Number
SC 101/34

OCLC Number
In-process

Creator 
Independent Order of Good Templars, New York (State) Sterling Lodge, no. 650, Greenport, New York

Provenance 
Donated by May Hartley in 1974.

Extent, Scope, and Content Note 
The collection is comprised of 1 volume with notations of minutes for the organization made between1874 and 1878.
Extent: 1 v.

Arrangement and Processing Note
Finding aid updated and revised by Kristen J. Nyitray in April 2024.

Language
English 

Restrictions on Access
The collection is open to researchers without restriction.

Rights and Permissions 
Stony Brook University Libraries' consent to access as the physical owner of the collection does not address copyright issues that may affect publication rights. It is the sole responsibility of the user of Special Collections and University Archives materials to investigate the copyright status of any given work and to seek and obtain permission where needed prior to publication.  

Citation 
Independent Order of Good Templars, New York (State) Sterling Lodge, no. 650, Greenport, New York, 1874-1878, Special Collections and University Archives, Stony Brook University Libraries.

Historical Note
The International Organization of Good Templars (IOGT), originally founded as the Independent Order of Good Templars, is a fraternal organization that focuses the temperance movement. Its mission is to promote abstinence from alcohol and other drugs.

Subjects
Temperance -- United States -- Societies, etc.
Greenport (N.Y.) -- Societies, etc.
Suffolk County (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
Manners and customs.
Societies.
Temperance -- Societies, etc.
New York (State) -- Greenport.
New York (State) -- Suffolk County.
United States.