>I have probably the second largest temperance collection in the UK (the >other is at the Livesey Collection in Preston) but my main difficulty is >that it is still all in the process of being catalogued. > >Until last summer we were the IOGT administrative office, and whilst most of >the current information has been transferred to the new admin office, I >retain a considerable portion of the archival IOGT material, but it is all a >little bit of a mess still. > >As to looking for local photos, I have always found that a very good source >for photographs is the local archive collection of the relevant public >library. (This is for the UK, the USA may be just as good, but I cannot >speak from experience) > >Since we are talking also about a film, it could well be worth contacting >the British Film Institute in central London, as they have a stupendous >amount of information (I had a library tour about 3 years ago and I was >amazed at what they have recorded). > > >Best wishes > >Judith Crowe > >Librarian / Information Officer >Institute of Alcohol Studies >Alliance House >12 Caxton Street >London >SW1H 0QS >020 7222 4001 >[log in to unmask] >Www.ias.org.uk