The Brewery Records, 1985-1988

Overview of the Collection

Creator
The Brewery
Title
The Brewery Records
Dates
1985-1988 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 cubic foot
Collection Number
MG189 (collection)
Summary
Financial and legal records, menus, recipes, lists of standard restaurant supplies, and personal financial records of owner Herman Ronnenberg.
Repository
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

In early 1985 Herman and Diane Ronnenberg purchased the North Idaho Cowboy Bar in Troy, Idaho, from Glen and Donna Mae Wallen. After extensive remodelling The Brewery opened as a restaurant specializing in French and Italian food. In 1986 ethnic weeks began, each week being devoted to a different ethnic food, Italian, Cajun, American steaks, or German. Each Thursday a seven course international beer banquet was offered, with foods accompanied by the appropriate beer. Outside activities of the owners left little time for running the restaurant, so in April of 1988 it was sold to Ronald and Pat Asker, owners of the land on which the restaurant was located.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The records of The Brewery span the years 1985 to 1988, and are mainly financial in nature, although some legal papers are included, as are menus, recipes, and lists of standard supplies. Also included are personal financial records of owner Herman Ronnenberg.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The material in this record group was in labeled folders when received. All financial and legal material was organized by month. Since it was decided to discard all but a sample of the invoices, the material retained was organized by type. It was decided to keep the entire file for the first and last months of operation, April 1985 and March 1988, and two arbitrarily chosen months, July 1986 and October 1987.

The types of material retained include check registers, newspaper advertising, coupons, employee wage records, insurance records, legal documents which include the agreement to purchase and the agreement to sell, remodelling expenses, the summary of monthly sales, tax related material, menus and recipes, and prep lists, which are lists of supplies kept on hand. Miscellaneous items include telephone order forms for takeout food, Guide to Idaho Labor Laws, and an Idaho Department of Law Enforcement, Alcohol Beverage Control Division, Inspection Report. The final items are personal check registers and income statements of restaurant owner Herman Ronnenberg.

Invoices for liquor, beer, wine, and food, utility bills, receipts from charge cards, employee time cards, paid checks and bank statements were discarded. In all the records were reduced by four cubic feet.

Acquisition Information

The records of The Brewery, a Troy, Idaho restaurant, were donated to the University of Idaho Library by owner Herman Ronnenberg in April 1989.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. Financial and Legal Records , 1985-1988Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/1-4
Check registers
1124 items
1985-1988
1/5
Advertising and coupons
31 items
1985-1988
1/6-9
Employee wage records
1269 items
1985-1988
1/10
Financial correspondence
3 items
1985-1987
1/11
Insurance
40 items
1985-1988
1/12
Insurance: Herbert J. Simeone's unemployment claim
7 items
1986
1/13
Legal documents, agreements, fees
35 items
1985-1988
1/14
Liquor license receipts
11 items
1985-1987
1/15
Remodelling expenses
52 items
1985-1987
1/16
Summary of sales
30 items
1985-1988
1/17
Taxes, property
17 items
1985-1988
1/18
Taxes, federal
18 items
1985-1988
1/19
Taxes, state
19 items
1985-1988
1/20
Complete file
225 items
April 1985
1/21
Complete file
258 items
July 1986
1/22
Complete file
216 items
October 1987
1/23
Complete file
181 items
March 1988

Series II. Menus, Recipes, etc. , 1985-1988Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/24
Ethnic dinners: Cajun
6 items
1986
1/25
Ethnic dinners: Chinese
4 items
1986
1/26
Ethnic dinners: German
5 items
1986
1/27
Ethnic dinners: Mexican
3 items
1986
1/28
Ethnic dinners: American steak
3 items
1986
1/29
Menus
11 items
1985-1988
1/30
Menus: International beer banquets
6 items
1986-1987
1/31
Menus: Daily specials
5 items
undated
1/32
Miscellaneous
11 items
1986-1987
1/33
Prep lists
9 items
undated

Series III. Herman Ronnenberg, Personal , 1978-1987Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/34
Personal financial records
52 items
1978-1987

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Restaurants -- Records -- Idaho -- Troy

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Ronnenberg, Herman W.--Archives.
    Corporate Names
    • Brewery (Restaurant : Troy, Idaho)