Guide to the Edward C. Sturges, Collector, International Order Of Good Templars Records,
1845-1978.

Collection Number: 2573

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3530
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Compiled by:
RMC Staff, J. Parker
Date completed:
August 1987, October 2002
EAD encoding:
Evan Fay Earle, February 2008

© 2008 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Edward C. Sturges, collector, International Order of Good Templars records, 1845-1978.
Collection Number:
2573
Creator:
Edward C., Sturges 1878-1963,
Quantity:
24.1 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Correspondence, Memorabilia, Photographs, Publications
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Files of the International (originally "Independent") Order of Good Templars.
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Attorney; Deputy Commissioner, New York State Department of Transportation and Finance; Grand Chief Templar, New York State (1961); and IOGT officer.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Files of the International (originally "Independent") Order of Good Templars include correspondence (1901-59) of Sturges, National Chief Templar Ben D. Wright, Laura R. Church, D.W. McNeil, Tom Honeyman, C. Wilmer King, and other officers and members regarding IOGT business and related subjects; appeals by members against actions taken by Grand Lodges with related correspondence (1914-29); typescript and MS. notes pertaining to the history of the IOGT and the organization, history, and membership of various lodges; minutes, financial records, and membership lists (26 vols. and loose items, 1871-1957) of lodges in Albany and Niagara Counties and elsewhere, mainly in New York State; printed lodge constitutions (ca. 1855-1919); notes (5 vols., ca. 1866-ca. 1906) pertaining to changes in the constitution of the Grand Lodge of New York; journals of proceedings and officers' reports (1856-1978) for the Grand Lodge of New York and other national and regional lodges; books of ritual and degree and many brochures, pamphlets, and books concerning temperance, prohibition, and the IOGT; publications including the NATIONAL TEMPERANCE ADVOCATE (1870-1873), the OFFICIAL ORGAN and its successor, the NEW YORK TEMPLAR AND OFFICIAL ORGAN (1883-1942, incomplete), the INTERNATIONAL GOOD TEMPLAR (1888-1962, incomplete), and the NATIONAL GOOD TEMPLAR (1910-12, 1938-62, incomplete); IOGT certificates and blank forms; and photographs, including one of William Jennings Bryan.
Also, personal papers, mainly drafts and typescript and mimeographed copies of Sturges' remarks (March 11, 1930) questioning the constitutionality of the Eighteenth Amendment at a hearing before the Judiciary Committees of the New York State Legislature, as well as his correspondence and suggestions for the revision of that amendment.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Sturges, Edward C.,1878-1963,
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925.
Church, Laura R.
Honeyman, Tom.
King, C. Wilmer.
McNeil, D. W.
Wright, Ben D.
International Order of Good Templars.
International Order of Good Templars.Grand Lodge of New York.
International Order of Good Templars.National Grand Lodge.

Subjects:
Alcohol--Law and legislation.
Prohibition.
Social movements.
Temperance--Societies, etc.
Lawyers.

Places:
New York (State)--Politics and government.
United States--Politics and government.

Form and Genre Terms:
Photographs.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Edward C. Sturges, collector, International Order of Good Templars records, #2573. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
Link to a copy of an older paper guide. PDF file.
Grand Lodge: By Laws/Constitution
 Box 1 Folder 1
Grand Lodge: By Laws/Constitution
 Box 1 Folder 2
1907-1932 and N.D.
Items Related to Constitutions
Box 1 Folder 3
1914-1916
National Grand Lodge of the United States Financial Reports
 Box 1 Folder 4
Appeals
 Box 1 Folder 5
Appeals (cont'd)
 Box 1 Folder 6
1926-1962 and N.D.
I.G.O.T. Blanks and Certificates
 Box 1 Folder 7
Lodge Organization
 Box 1 Folder 8
Good Templar History
 Box 1 Folder 9
1959 and N.D.
Notes on Lodge Membership
 Box 1 Folder 10
Research Notes for I.G.O.T. and Other Fraternal Organizations
 Box 1 Folder 11
Grand Lodge of California
 Box 1 Folder 12
1919 and N.D.
League to Enforce Peace and Congress for a League of Nations-and printed items
 Box 1 Folder 13
Prohibition-Reports and Minutes, 1921
 Box 1 Folder 14
By-laws/Membership/Miscellaneous
 Box 1 Folder 15
Supreme Court, Albany County
 Box 1 Folder 16
Program Record
 Box 1 Folder 17
Baron-English National Rite
 Box 1 Folder 18
1901-March 1936
Correspondence
 Box 1 Folder 19
April 1936-1962
Correspondence
 Box 1 Folder 20
Edward Sturges' Personal Papers
 Box 1 Folder 21
Edward Sturges' Personal Papers (cont'd)
 Box 1 Folder 22
Edward Sturges' Personal Papers (cont'd)
 Box 1 Folder 23
1881-1959
Newspapers and Clippings
 Box 1 Folder 24
1906-1958 and N.D.
Miscellaneous
 Box 1 Folder 25
1851-1905 and N.D.
Photographs
 Box 1 Folder 26
Sept, 1960-Sept, 1962
I.O.G.T. - The Bulletin
 Box 1 Folder 27
1957, 1958, 1960, 1961
I.O.G.T. - Journal of Proceedings
 Box 1 Folder 28
I.O.G.T.-Fifty Years-The Eastern Grand Lodge
 Box 1 Folder 29
19--
Master of Temperance Literature Certificate
 Box 1 Folder 30
1883-1887
Triumph Lodge: Altamont NY, Meeting Minutes
 Box 2
1884-1912
Albany County Lodges: Quarterly Returns, Membership List, Secretary's Report, Receipts, Report of Committee on Credentials
 Box 2
1912
Triumph Lodge: Altamont NY, Meeting Minutes
 Box 2
1912-1915
Albany County Lodges: Misc. Papers
 Box 2
1880-1898
Treasure Council, Membership List
 Box 2
1887-1888
Triumph Lodge: Altamont NY, Financial Records, Quarterly Reports
 Box 2
1891-1892
Triumph Lodge: Altamont NY, Receipts, Membership Lists, Financial Secretary's Report
 Box 2
1891-1914
Triumph Lodge: Altamont NY, Financial Records, Quarterly Reports
 Box 2
1894-1895
Triumph Lodge: Altamont NY, Receipts, Membership Lists, Financial Secretary's Report
 Box 2
1899-1901
Triumph Lodge: Altamont NY, Receipts, Membership Lists, Financial Secretary's Report
 Box 2
1899-1901
Triumph Lodge: Altamont NY, Meeting Minutes, Secretary's Report, Membership List, Receipts
 Box 2
1899-1909
Triumph Lodge: Altamont NY, Financial Records, Quarterly Reports
 Box 2
1899-1910
Albany County Lodge: Quarterly Tax, Subscriptions, Officer List
 Box 2
1901-1906
Triumph Lodge: Altamont NY, Receipts, Membership List, Financial Secretary Reports
 Box 2
1901-1902
Triumph Lodge: Altamont NY, Meeting Minutes
 Box 2
1902-1904
Triumph Lodge: Altamont NY, Meeting Minutes
 Box 2
1907-1909
Triumph Lodge: Receipts, Membership List, Financial Secretary Reports
 Box 2
1909-1912
Triumph Lodge: Receipts, Membership List, Financial Secretary Reports
 Box 2
1911-1914
Triumph Lodge: Receipts, Membership List, Financial Secretary Reports
 Box 2
N.D.
Albany County Lodge: Meeting Minutes
 Box 3
1871-1887
Albany County Lodge: Meeting Minutes
 Box 3
1888-1898
Albany County Secretary's Book: Quarterly Returns, County Lodge Minutes, Secretary's Report, Receipts, Report of Committee on Credentials
Box 3
1896-1905
Albany County Secretary's Book: Quarterly Returns, County Lodge Minutes, Secretary's Report, Receipts, Report of Committee on Credentials
Box 3
1909-1922
Albany County Secretary's Book: Quarterly Returns, Niagara District Minutes, Secretary's Report, Receipts, Report of Committee on Credentials
Box 3
1924-1948
Albany County Secretary's Book: Quarterly Returns, Niagara District Minutes, Secretary's Report, Receipts, Report of Committee on Credentials
Box 3
1889-1934
Saratoga County Lodge: Membership List
 Box 3
1902-1903
Albany County Lodge Report
 Box 3 Folder 1
N.D.
Special Constitution of Albany County Lodge and By-Laws, No. 22
 Box 3 Folder 2
April-May, 1898
Lockport City Lodge: Quarterly Returns
 Box 3 Folder 3
1904-1908
Albany County Lodge: Benefit Fund Membership Certificates and Receipts
 Box 3
Aug-56
Order of Business and Grand Officers' Reports for Grand Lodge Session I.O.G.T.
 Box 4
Aug-57
Order of Business and Grand Officers' Reports for Grand Lodge Session I.O.G.T.
 Box 4
Jul-58
Order of Business and Grand Officers' Reports for Grand Lodge Session I.O.G.T.
 Box 4
1936
Officers' Advance Reports: National Grand Lodge
 Box 4
1936
Officers' Advance Reports: National Grand Lodge
 Box 4
1957
Officers' Advance Reports: National Grand Lodge
 Box 4
1957
Officers' Advance Reports: National Grand Lodge
 Box 4
1897
Hand Book of Good Templary by Prof G.W.E. Hill
 Box 4
1898
Why He Wears the Templar's Badge by Rev. T.F. Parker
 Box 4
1899
31 Years of Good Templary
 Box 4
N.D.
Fifty Years of Good Templar Work in England by Joseph Malins
 Box 4
1906
Patriotic No-License Songster for use at No-License Rallies and Temperance Meetings of All Kinds-by Rev. O.R. Miller
 Box 4
Aug-07
Report of Committee on Revision
 Box 4
Aug-08
Report of Committee on Revision
 Box 4
1909-1910
Officers of the National Grand Lodge
 Box 4
1908
World's Temperance Centennial Congress
 Box 4
Oct-18
45th Annual Convention: Woman's Christian Temperance Union of the State of NY
 Box 4
Aug-39
Program: Good Templar Day
 Box 4
1942
Pamphlet: I.O.G.T.
 Box 4
Jul-51
Program: Official Visit to the Grand Lodge of NY by International Chief Templar
 Box 4
Jul-52
Program: 100th Anniversary of the Grand Lodge of NY
 Box 4
Jul-58
Journal of Proceedings: World Congress: Holland
 Box 4
1905
Albany County Lodge: Miscellaneous Notes
 Box 5 Folder 1
N.D.
I.O.G.T. Pamphlets
Box 5 Folder 2
Miscellaneous I.O.G.T.
 Box 5 Folder 3
Miscellaneous I.O.G.T. (continued)
 Box 5 Folder 4