Fitger Brewing Company records
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, accounting and sales ledgers, payroll cards, real estate, one film circa 1939 (WDSE video copy), and brewing records spanning the operation from near its beginning to its close. See the container list for explanatory notes about volumes.
Dates
- 1898-1972
Creator
- Fitger Brewing Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
The Fitger Brewing Company was the oldest continuously operating industry in Duluth at the time of its closing in September 1972. From 1881, when it located at the present site on East Superior Street, to 1911, 15 buildings were constructed to expand the business from the 29th to the 4th largest brewery operating in Minnesota. Five men: Michael Fink, August Fitger, Percy S. Anneke, John Beerhalter, Sr. and Jr., owned, expanded, innovated and maintained the brewery creating markets throughout northern Minnesota and adjacent states for its beer, near-beer, soda pop and candy bar products. The company ceased operations rather than invest in pollution control equipment in the face of highway expansion which looked like it would level the site. The final batch of beer was made in May, 1972.
Extent
39.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, accounting and sales ledgers, payroll cards, real estate, one film circa 1939 (WDSE video copy), and brewing records spanning the operation from near its beginning to its close.
Physical Location
This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.
Physical Description
27 boxes, 19 volumes
General
Collection is not fully processed.
General
This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.
- Account books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Breweries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Businesses Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Local sources
- Duluth (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Employees Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ledgers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Minutes Subject Source: Local sources
- Property records Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Guide to the Fitger Brewing Company records
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: P. Maus.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu