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American Brewing Company (Great Falls, Mont.) Records, 1895-1918

Overview of the Collection

Creator
American Brewing Company (Great Falls, Mont.)
Title
American Brewing Company (Great Falls, Mont.) Records
Dates
1895-1918 (inclusive)
Quantity
3 linear feet, (15 volumes)
Collection Number
Mss 006
Summary
The American Brewing Company operated in Great Falls, Montana, from 1895 to 1919. The collection contains financial records from the company.
Repository
University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu
Access Restrictions

Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana--Missoula.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for creating this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

The American Brewing Company opened in Great Falls, Montana, in 1895. It was known as the American Brewing and Malting Company for a portion of its existence. It produced beer and malt for Great Falls and surrounding areas. It discontinued operations in 1919 with the advent of Prohibition.

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Content Description

The collection contains the financial records of the American Brewing Company, including journals, ledgers, cash books, records of invoices, sales books, day books, and two blank checkbooks. The records detail the amount of brewed beer and malt shipped and sold, and products purchased by the company for its production.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to The University of Montana.

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph number], American Brewing Company (Great Falls, Mont.) Records, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The materials are arranged chronologically.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Wallace Clark through the Friends of the Library, 1966.

Processing Note

The original processor arranged the records and produced a finding aid. In 2004, that finding aid was minimally revised and encoded.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Journal
    Dates: June 30, 1895-December 31, 1910
    Container: Box volume 1/1
  • Description: Ledger
    Dates: November 26, 1895-December 1898
    Container: Box volume 1/2
  • Description: Ledger
    Dates: January 1989-May 1900
    Container: Box volume 1/3
  • Description: Sales book
    Dates: March 18, 1898-September 7, 1902
    Container: Volume 4
  • Description: Cash book
    Dates: March 1, 1899-June 30, 1901
    Container: Volume 5
  • Description: Cash book
    Dates: December 21, 1903-November 13, 1908
    Container: Volume 6
  • Description: Cash book
    Dates: August 1, 1910-June 13, 1911
    Container: Box volume 1/7
  • Description: Cash book
    Dates: June 14, 1911-September 1, 1912
    Container: Box volume 2/8
  • Description: Cash book
    Dates: October 14, 1913-June 25, 1915
    Container: Box volume 2/9
  • Description: Cash book
    Dates: June 26, 1915-April 29, 1916
    Container: Box volume 2/10
  • Description: Invoice book
    Dates: June 1909-November 1909
    Container: Box volume 2/11
  • Description: Record of railroad shipments
    Dates: January 1, 1915-August 21, 1918
    Container: Box volume 2/12
  • Description: Day book
    Dates: July 27, 1917-May 17, 1918
    Container: Volume 13
  • Description: Check book
    Dates: undated
    Container: Volume 14
  • Description: Check book
    Dates: undated
    Container: Volume 15

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Subject Terms

  • Breweries--Montana--Great Falls
  • Brewing industry--Montana--Great Falls
  • Malt industry--Montana--Great Falls

Form or Genre Terms

  • Business records--Montana--Great Falls

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • American Brewing and Malting Company (Great Falls, Mont.)
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