Anne
There has been some interesting archaeological research conducted on the 
Harper's Ferry Brewery in West Virginia and the lives of brewery workers in the 
town. In particular, Paul Shackel has edited a volume on the subject. Also, see 
past issues of the journal for historical archaeology, which is now on-line. 

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Frederick H. Smith
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College of William and Mary
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>Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:47:22 -0400
>From: Anne Foster <[log in to unmask]>  
>Subject: Brewery workers in the US  
>To: [log in to unmask]
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>   Hello all,
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>
>   A graduate student in our program here at Indiana
>   State is looking for some assistance in locating
>   sources for her masters thesis.  I post her
>   paragraph of inquiry below.  Resources are limited,
>   so if you have suggestions for Midwestern sources or
>   for materials she can get through interlibrary loan,
>   that would be ideal.
>
>   Thanks,
>   Anne
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>    
>
>   I was wondering if anyone knows of any primary
>   source collections or especially valuable secondary
>   sources that would aid in research  about brewery
>   workers in the United States in the late 19th
>   century.  I am interested in the brewing industry
>   itself, so information about this is welcome, but I
>   am especially interested in union organizing among
>   these workers.  Until this point I have been
>   focusing my interest on the St. Louis, Missouri
>   region but collections specific to other geographic
>   regions are very welcome.  I do ask that you keep in
>   mind that I am an English speaker and do not have
>   the time or resources to translate from German for
>   this project.   Thank you in advance, Bobbi Zapor
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>   PLEASE NOTE:  I have a new email address:
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>   Anne L. Foster, PhD
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>   Assistant Professor of History
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>   Department of History
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>   Stalker Hall
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>   Indiana State University
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>   Terre Haute IN 47809
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>   ph: 812-237-8432
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