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The Brewery Records, 1985-1988
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- The Brewery
- Title
- The Brewery Records
- Dates
- 1985-1988 (inclusive)19851988
- 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
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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.
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
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Personal Names
- Ronnenberg, Herman W.--Archives.
Corporate Names
- Brewery (Restaurant : Troy, Idaho)