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Brewing and Fermentation Research Collection, 1890-2016

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Oregon State University. Libraries
Title
Brewing and Fermentation Research Collection
Dates
1890-2016 (inclusive)
1980-2016 (bulk)
Quantity
24.00 cubic feet and 2.7 Gbytes, (25 boxes, including 9 oversize boxes, and 37 volumes)
Collection Number
MSS BFRC
Summary
The Brewing and Fermentation Collection consists of materials collected by the OSU Special Collections and Archives Research Center pertaining to the history, growth, and culture of the Pacific Northwest brewing industry, including regional hops and barley farming, commercial craft and home brewing, and craft cider and mead. The collection of popular periodicals is extensive.
Reference access to materials in this collection is available upon request.
Repository
Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives, established in 2013 at the OSU Libraries and Press' Special Collections and Archives Research Center, is the first in the U.S. dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing materials that explore the commercial, agricultural, social, and cultural aspects of Northwest brewing.

Originally focused on Oregon's hop production, craft brewing movement, and Oregon State University research, the collecting scope expanded in 2016 to incorporate of all facets of the regional craft brewing industries (mead, cider, beer), as well as barley breeding and farming, homebrew organizations and practitioners, and regional pre-Prohibition era history.

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Content Description

The Brewing and Fermentation Research Collection consists of research and subject files, memorabilia, and publications related to regional hops and barley farming; home brewing; and craft beer, cider, and mead. Of note are the homebrew club newsletters, publications, articles and theses, clippings, and brewery and subject files, marketing materials, memorabilia, and ephemeral items like beer cans, coasters, and bottles from various Oregon-based and regional breweries and businesses. Electronic records are a component of this collection, including documents and photographs on craft breweries, newsletters and reports, ephemeral items like event or beer release posters, and photographs.

There are several noteworthy periodical runs including Celebrator (1988-2014), Malt Advocate (1994-2009), American Brewer (1987-2013), Beer Northwest (2007-2010), Brewing Techniques (1993-1999), Zymurgy (1984-2013), All About Beer (1979-2014), The New Brewer (1983-2010), The Oregon Hop Grower and Pacific Hop Grower (1933-1940), The Hopper (1994-1955), Northwest Brew News, Brewers Guardian (1963-2002), and the Oregon Beer Growler (2014-2016).

Reference access to materials in this collection is available upon request.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Brewing and Fermentation Research Collection (MSS BFRC), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The Brewing and Research Fermentation Collection is arranged into four series: 1. Subject and Research Files, 1916-2016; 2. Publications, 1933-2016; 3. Ephemera, 1983-2015; and 4. Photographs and videos, circa 1935-2015.

Acquisition Information

The Special Collections and Archives Research Center began compiling this collection in 2013. Additions to the collection are made regularly.

Related Materials

The Brewing and Fermentation Research Collection is complemented by several other collections. The Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives Oral History Collection (OH 35) includes interviews from industry professionals, journalists and community members. Additional materials related Oregon State University research and manuscript collections are detailed on the Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives library research guide.

More information pertaining to the history of hop growing and brewing in Oregon can be found on the Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives website.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Finding Aid Authors: Tiah Edmunson-Morton.
2025

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