This series includes incoming and some outgoing correspondence for the Montauk Division of the Sons of Temperance. Letters are from local members as well as other divisions in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

These are printed circular letters from various divisions of the Sons of Temperance serving as notification of resolutions, amendments, invitations, and other business requiring communication to the wider organization.

Within this series are Quarterly Reports, and reports generated by various committees and officers of the fraternity. Among these are the Finance Committee, the Treasurer, and the Conductor (this officer essentially gave an inventory of the division's hall), interspersed with reports from special committees dealing with issues such as the lease of the hall, the creation of a code of by-laws, the creation and printing of a seal, upkeep of the hall lamps, etc.

These include two certificates attesting to the good standing of brothers leaving the division, meant to serve as recommendations to other Temperance divisions. The bulk of the series are applications from individuals interested in membership. Among these are women requesting to be admitted in an auxiliary capacity as "visitors." Applications contain recommendations of prospective brothers by existing members.

Among these papers are letters from physicians attesting to infirmity of members, letters from brothers reporting the illness of a fellow member, and letters requesting benefits due for illness or disability. Also included are outgoing letters of condolence from the Sons of Temperance.

In this series are records of visits made by the Visiting Committee, appointed to call upon sick members. The reports are made on pre-printed forms and include the identity of the member, the date he was reported sick, his condition during the visit, and a recommendation as to how many weeks of benefits he should receive.

This file contains documents relating to the fraternity's investigations into the behavior of its members, charges and disciplinary actions for non-payment of dues, and violations of the organization's ban on the consumption of alcohol.

The meeting minutes only cover two years and appear to be rough notes of the proceedings. They are predominantly recorded in pencil and are crossed out, suggesting they may have been re-copied in a more formal manner.

This series contains proposed amendments to the by-laws, resolutions made by the society and proposed preambles, all for the Montauk Division of the Sons of Temperance.

This folder includes five treasurer's bonds, and one for a trustee. The documents were drafted to indemnify the Montauk Division against financial malfeasance, and stood until the treasurer or trustee had completed their duties and turned over all money and organizational material to their successor.

The contents of this series cover the expenses for upkeep of the Sons of Temperance Hall, printing, postage and other expenses associated with the operations of the group. It is not clear whether the last few items directly relate to the Sons of Temperance but do appear to be promissory notes for one of its members.

Within this series are documents with little or no context, and in most instances do not appear to have any direct connection to the organization. The items seem to have been from the personal papers of an individual who maintained the Sons of Temperance records. They contain parts of a will, other official documents, poetry, mathematical calculations, and a list of names.