United Brewery Workers Collection, 1900-1951
Call number: MG-287
2 boxes 23 folders 1 cubic ft.
Repository: LancasterHistory.org (Lancaster, Pa.)
Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 8
Description: This collection contains membership books, roll book, ledger, and daybooks for Local 206 of the International Union of United Brewery Workmen of America, then the International Union of United Brewery and Soft Drink Workers of America, and later the International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, and Soft Drink Workers of America. Most membership books show name of member, place and date of birth, date of initiation into the union, industry, department, international book number, local ledger number, local union number, locality, and the signatures of union officials. The “Declaration of Principles” is printed at the front of the book and most have stamps showing dues paid.
Creator: International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, and Soft Drink Workers of America.
Conditions for Access: No restrictions.
Conditions Governing Reproductions: Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.
Language: English and German
Source of Acquisition: Source unknown unless noted at the item level.
Custodial History: The volumes in Folders 17-22 were transferred from MG-266 Daybook and Ledger Collection, Series 1 on 3 March 2009.
Box 1
Folder 1 Andrew Althouse. Born in Lancaster,1879. Initiated 1916.
William Aston. Born in Pennsylvania, 1873. Initiated 1908.
Mike Breit. Born in Germany, 1908. Initiated 1929.
J. A. Carry. No information.
Folder 2 Walter D. Christ. Born in Creswell, Pennsylvania, 1898. Initiated 1944.
Benjamin F. Daggete. Born in Lancaster, 1898. Initiated 1920.
Charles Dorat. No information.
Samuel E. Dorman. Born in Columbia, 1889. Initiated 1933.
Folder 3 Thomas M. Dorman. Born in Perrysville, Maryland, 1897. Initiated 1933.
George Drake. Born in Pennsylvania, 1860. Initiated 1907.
John Duschel. Born in Germany, 1877. Initiated 1901.
Joseph Duschl. Born in Germany, 1878. Initiated 1918.
Folder 4 John Dushel. Born in Bayern, Germany, 1872. Initiated 1908.
Melvin M. [Erms]. Born in Lancaster, 1913. Initiated 1942.
Wilhelm Faust. Born in Germany, 1887. Initiated 1913.
George Fischer. No information.
Folder 5 Howard F. Fritsch. Born in Lancaster, 1895. Initiated 1916.
John S. Good. Born in Lancaster, 1901. Initiated 1942.
Pete Hable. No information.
Louis Hecker. Born in Germany, 1884. Initiated 1906.
Folder 6 Theodor Herr. Born in Pennsylvania, 1861. Initiated 1908.
Joe Hoffmier. Born in Germany, 1884. Initiated 1905.
John H. Horstick. Born in Pennsylvania, 1875. Initiated 1909.
George Irwin. No information.
Folder 7 Sam Jones. Born in Pennsylvania, no date. Initiated 1907.
Harry Kahler. Born in Lancaster, 1892. Initiated 1919.
Albert Kirchner. Born in Lancaster, 1913. Initiated 1942.
J. S. Klein. No information.
Folder 8 Ludwig Klingseisen. Born in Germany, 1888. Initiated 1917.
Ludwig Klingseisen. Born in Germany, 1888. Initiated 1933.
Will Knier. Born in Pennsylvania, 1875. Initiated 1908.
Joseph Koenig. Born 1894. Initiated 1933.
Insert 1 Withdrawal card of Joseph Koenig. With envelope. 1940.
Folder 9 Walter Kreider. Born in Pennsylvania, 1877. Initiated 1901.
Walter R. [Lerchke]. Born in Albany, New York, 1907. Initiated 1933.
George D. Maize. Born in Elizabethtown, 1897. Initiated 1919.
Mich. Market. Born in Germany, 1855. Initiated 1901.
Folder 10 William S. May. Born in Pennsylvania, 1890. Initiated 1917.
Harry N. McLaughlin. Born in Quarryville, 1886. Initiated 1919.
George Mehaffey. Born in Lancaster, 1894. Initiated 1919.
[Amor] Newport. Born in Kansas, Missouri, 1883. Initiated 1918.
Folder 11 W. A. Oney. No information.
George Ott. Born in Germany, 1874. Initiated 1907.
Harry S. Rice. Born in Pennsylvania, 1878. Initiated 1919.
George Robinson. No information.
Folder 12 George Rohm. Born in Pennsylvania, 1864. Initiated 1902.
Reinhold Rohn. Born in Mount Joy, 1914. Initiated 1936.
Fred Rothmund. Born in Germany, 1861. Initiated 1901.
Jacob T. Sanders. Born in Rheems, 1911. Initiated 1944.
Folder 13 Michael Schmalhofer. Born in Germany, 1881. Initiated 1914.
Herman Seleer. No information.
[Isaac] Shenk. No information.
Frank Sheridan. Born in Pennsylvania, no date. Initiated 1904.
Folder 14 Charles P. Snyder. Born in Pennsylvania, 1875. Initiated 1905.
Carl Soneker. No information.
Herman Springfelt. Born in Philadelphia, 1903. Initiated 1942.
Will Steyer. Born in Pennsylvania, 1877. Initiated 1905.
Box 2
Folder 15 George Strosser. Born in Lancaster, 1896. Initiated 1916.
Eugene L. [Tormig]. Born in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, 1899. Initiated 1933.
Adam John Tretter. Born in Germany, 1879. Initiated 1914.
Albert Vallrath, Jr. Born in Maple Grove, 1885. Initiated 1919.
Folder 16 Edward Wertz. Born in Pennsylvania, 1870. Initiated 1902.
W. R. Wiker. Born in Lancaster, 1877. Initiated 1918.
Folder 17 Ledger book for the National Union, United Brewery Workmen of the United States. Lancaster. 1900-1906.
Folder 18 Daybook for the International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal and Soft Drink Workers of America, Local 206. Lancaster. 1935-1938.
Folder 19 Roll Book. Brewery Workers Union, Local 206. Lancaster. 1937-1945.
Folder 20 Daybook for the International Union of United Brewery Workmen of America, Local 206. Lancaster. 1934-1944.
Folder 21 Daybook for the International Union of United Brewery Workmen of America, Local 206. Lancaster. 1945-1951.
Folder 22 Brewery Union Minutes. September 1915 to June 1917 in German. July 1917 to February 1924 in English. 1915-1924.
Folder 23 By-laws and Agreement. Gift of Jay M. Eberly, 13 April 2009.
Insert 1 By-laws for Brewery Workmen’s International Union, Local 206. In English and German. Labor Leader Job Print, Lancaster. 1909.
Insert 2 Agreement between Brewery Proprietors and Brewery Workers’ Union No. 206, Lancaster, Pa., of the National Union of the United Brewery Workmen of the United States of America to observe rules in the brewery as detailed in the document. Penciled notations show change in wages. 1908.