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Calumet Brewing Company Records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-345

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Correspondence, price quotes, checks and registers, bills and receipts. Although the company was dissolved in 1923, there is paperwork and correspondence with lawyers and insurance companies attempting to collect debts owed to the Calumet Brewing Co as late as 1931.

Dates

  • 1903-1931

Language of Material

English

Conditions Governing Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections.

Administrative History

Calumet Brewing Company was incorporated on November 21, 1899 in Red Jacket, Michigan (now Calumet). Joseph Schroeder served as the President and Marcus Sterk served as the Vice-President. Business was operated outside of Red Jacket in Lakeview. After Prohibition the brewery manufactured near beer until that part of the business was discontinued on April 30, 1919. The brewery also manufactured soft drinks for a short period until business was officially dissolved in 1923.

Extent

0.35 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box (letter size))

Abstract

Records, 1903-1931, of the Calumet Brewing Company. Includes correspondence, bills and receipts. Although the company was dissolved in 1923, there is paperwork and correspondence with lawyers and insurance companies attempting to collect debts owed to the Calumet Brewing Co.

Arrangement

The Calumet Brewing Company Records have been arranged chronologically by subject at the collection level.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

.35 cubic feet of records from the Calumet Brewery consisting of correspondence, bills and receipts was donated to the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections by Jan Eckwielen on October 24, 1987.

Title
Calumet Brewing Company Records
Status
Completed
Author
Elizabeth Russell
Date
12/16/2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English
Sponsor
Funding provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Repository Details

Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository

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