Major accessions to repositories in 2015 relating to Brewing

Local

Carmarthenshire Archive Service

• JW Joseph, brewers agent, Llangadog: cash books 1885-1917 (Acc8652)

Cumbria Archive and Local Studies Centre, Whitehaven

• Cleator Moor Brewing Co Ltd: corresp rel to the company, with lists of property owned, accounts and directors reports 20th cent (YDX 660)
• Jennings Brothers plc, brewers and wine merchants: Fox and Grapes, Whitehaven account book 1936-1938 (YDB 28)

East Sussex Record Office

• Rock Brewery (Brighton) Ltd: malt and barley books 1855-1868 (ACC 12294)
• Tamplins Brewery Ltd: additional records incl deeds, minutes and pensions register c1870-1970 (ACC 12365)

Lambeth Archives

• Duckie: HLF supported project, incl interviews with Paul O'Grady and others associated with the Royal Vauxhall Tavern 2014 (ARC/2015/01)

Sandwell Community History and Archives Service

• Mitchells & Butlers Ltd, brewers, Smethwick: drama group records incl scrap books, posters and publicity stills 1933-1998 (2015/34)

National

Manx National Heritage Library & Archives

• Robert Peel (fl 1980-1989), brewing researcher: research papers rel to brewing on Isle of Man c1980-1989 (MS 13944)

University

Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections

• Iain Coutts MacWilliam (1926-2013), brewing scientist: papers 1943-2013 (Coll-1620)