Records of Argyle Brewing Co Ltd, brewers, Leith, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 AR
- Dates of Creation:c1980s
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:0.05 metres (1 file)
Scope and Content
Poster advertising "cask conditioned, Argyle 80/–, Real Ale, The Argyle Brewing Co Ltd", 1980s.
Administrative / Biographical History
The Leith Brewery Company, Leith, Scotland was founded in 1982 by a consortium of CAMRA (The Campaign for Real Ale) members and well–known locals. Kenny Gardner was the brewer. Under new management c 1985 , it was renamed the Argyle Brewing Co Ltd . The company was dissolved on 16 November 1993 .
Source: McMaster, Charles, Scotland's New Breweries, Scottish Brewing Archive Newsletter, No. 18, (Winter 1990/91).
Arrangement
The material is arranged according to the Scottish Brewing Archive classification scheme used within all SBA collections.
Access Information
Open
Acquisition Information
Unknown.
Other Finding Aids
File level list available in searchroom.
Alternative Form Available
No known copies
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
None which affect the use of this material
Conditions Governing Use
Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the University Archivist.
Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use and condition of documents.
Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 0248 procedures.
Custodial History
The collection was previously stored with the rest of the Scottish Brewing Archive at Heriot–Watt University. It moved to the University of Glasgow in 1991. Custody of the Scottish Brewing Archive was transferred to Glasgow University Archive Services in 2008.
Accruals
None expected.
Related Material
GB 0248 CAM: A collection of material relating to CAMRA (The Campaign for Real Ale).
Location of Originals
This material is original
Bibliography
No known publications using this material.
Additional Information
Description compiled in line with the following international standards: International Council on Archives, ISAD(G) Second Edition, September 1999and National Council on Archives, Rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names
Scotland is the location of all place names in the administrative/biographical history element, unless otherwise stated.
Collection catalogued by Alma Topen, Scottish Brewing Archivist, 2 December 1999. Catalogue edited by Natalie Milne, Archives Assistant (Hub), 19 December 2001, and Wiebke Redlich, Archives Assistant (Hub), 7 June 2002. Catalogue converted to Encoded Archival Description by Michelle Kaye, Archives Assistant, 8 March 2012. Lower levels converted to EAD by Michael Beesley, Archive Assistant, August 2013. Amended by Sam Maddra, Assistant Archivist (cataloguing), 09 January 2014.
Subjects
Corporate Names
Geographical Names
Leith, Scotland