Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

MS 675
Master Brewers Association of the Americas
Records, 1887-[ongoing]


Descriptive summary

creator:

Master Brewers Association of the Americas

title:

Records

dates:

1887-[ongoing]

extent:

8.86 linear ft. (18 document boxes and 1 oversize box)

collection number:

MS 675

repository:

Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

Master Brewers Association of the Americas Records, MS 675, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Historical note

The Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA) was formed at a meeting held in Chicago during March 1887. The original name for the organization was the Master Brewers Association of the United States and Louis Frisch of Chicago was elected the first President. Other officers elected at that meeting were Henry Guenther of Cincinnati and William Gerst of Nashville (Vice Presidents); Konrad Koppitz of Detroit (Treasurer); and William J. Seib of Chicago (Secretary).

Annual meetings were held from the time of the group's inception until the prohibition era with only two exceptions in 1892 and 1894. The national organization was kept intact during prohibition and officers called for a national meeting to be held in 1932 when it was clear prohibition would be repealed. At this meeting, the organization's name was changed to the Master Brewers Association of America. In 1976, the Association started accepting international memberships and was thus renamed the Master Brewers Association of the Americas.

As of 2010, MBAA is a global organization with 24 districts throughout the world. According to its website, MBAA serves its industry by "...promoting, advancing, and improving the professional interest of brew and malt house production and technical personnel." MBAA offers educational and professional development opportunities to its members and provides for the exchange of information through publications, short courses, and conventions.

 

Collection description

The collection (1887-[ongoing]) includes administrative records, committee records, constitutions and bylaws, convention materials, correspondence, meeting minutes, scholarship and award information, and St. Paul-Minneapolis District records. Committee files can include agendas, correspondence, minutes, and other related meeting materials. Convention materials can include Board of Governors meeting minutes, annual business meeting minutes, newsletters, and financial reports, and other supplemental reports.

Historical information, including copies of the original charter and other founding documents, can be found in the collection. However, the bulk of the collection dates from 1950 onward leaving the first 60 years of the organization only sparsely documented, though lists of past officers and previous convention locations were created for the 75th annual convention in 1962.

The collection also includes some records from the St. Paul-Minneapolis District. These materials include historical information on the district, meeting minutes, correspondence, and materials related to the district's centennial meeting in 2007.

 

 

Description of series

Series 1

Master Brewers Association of the Americas

1887-[ongoing]

extent:

6.72 linear ft. (16 document boxes)

description:

This series includes records of the Master Brewers Association of the Americas including administrative records, committee records, constitutions and bylaws, convention materials, correspondence, meeting minutes, and scholarship and award information. Committee files can include agendas, correspondence, minutes, and other related meeting materials. Convention materials can include Board of Governors meeting minutes, annual business meeting minutes, newsletters, financial reports, and other supplemental reports.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Charter

1887

1

2

MBAA history: includes legal documents, certificates of change of registered agent, historical summaries, clippings, etc.

1887-1987, n.d.

1

3

Constitution and By-laws

1934-1995

1

4

34th Annual Convention, Machinery and Material Exposition

1937

1

5

38th Annual Convention

1941

1

6

"Brief review of the membership and financial status of MBAA"

1941-1954

1

7

District constitutions and by-laws: Cleveland and Vicinity, LaCrosse, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Southern California

1941-1955

1

8

Executive Committee and Research Foundation Committee, joint meeting

1950

1

9

Executive Committee meetings

1951

1

10

Executive Committee and Research Foundation Committee, joint meeting

1951

1

11

Executive Committee meeting

1953

1

12

Executive Committee meetings

1954

1

13

Executive Committee meetings

1955

1

14

Executive Committee meetings

1956

1

15

Executive Committee meetings, including meetings with committee chairmen

1957

1

16

Group Affiliation Committee

1957-1958

1

17

Executive Committee meetings, including meeting with committee chairmen

1958

1

18

Executive Committee meetings, including meetings with committee chairmen

1959

1

19

Executive Committee meetings

1960

1

20

Executive Committee meetings

1961

1

21

Finance Committee

1961-1962

1

22

Executive Committee meetings

1962

1

23

Exploratory Subcommittee (exploration of possible merger of MBAA with American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC))

1962

1

24

75th Anniversary Convention (Diamond Jubilee), includes Board of Governors meeting and annual business meeting

1962

1

25

Board of Governors meeting, June 29

1963

2

1

Executive Committee meetings, including meeting with committee chairmen

1963

2

2

76th Anniversary Convention, includes Board of Governors meeting and annual business meeting, September 22-23

1963

2

3

Board of Governors meeting, June 27

1964

2

4

Executive Committee meetings, including special meetings regarding BIRI

1964

2

5

77th Anniversary Convention, includes Board of Governors meeting and annual business meeting, October 4-5

1964

2

6

Board of Governors meeting, July 9

1965

2

7

Executive Committee meetings

1965

2

8

Finance Committee

1965

2

9

78th Anniversary Convention: 1st, 3rd, and 5th Technical Sessions

1965

2

10

Studies relating to the formation of one technical brewing industry organization embracing MBAA and ASBC

1965

2

11

Board of Governors meeting, July 15

1966

2

12

Executive Committee meetings

1966

2

13

79th Anniversary Convention, includes Board of Governors meeting and annual business meeting, September 25-26

1966

2

14

Finance Committee

1966-1967

2

15

Board of Governors meeting, July 14

1967

2

16

80th Anniversary Convention, includes Board of Governors meeting and annual business meeting, October 22-23

1967

2

17

Executive Committee meetings

1967

2

18

Board of Governors meeting, July 12

1968

2

19

81st Anniversary Convention, includes Board of Governors meeting and annual business meeting, September 15-16

1968

2

20

Executive Committee meetings

1968

2

21

Officers' correspondence

1968

2

22

Board of Governors meeting, July 11

1969

2

23

82nd Anniversary Convention, includes Board of Governors meeting and annual business meeting September 21-22

1969

2

24

Executive Committee meetings

1969

2

25

Technical Committee

1969

3

1

Board of Governors meeting, February 27

1970

3

2

Executive Committee meetings

1970

3

3

Officers' correspondence

1970

3

4

Executive Committee meetings

1971

3

5

President's Advisory Committee

1971-1974

3

6

Finance Committee

1972-1973

3

7

Board of Governors meeting, March 10

1973

3

8

86th Anniversary Convention, includes Board of Governors meeting and annual business meeting, November 4-5

1973

3

9

Board of Governors Meeting, March 23; Chicago, Illinois

1974

3

10

87th Anniversary Convention and 12 International Brewing and Allied Industries Exposition, includes Board of Governors meeting and annual business meeting, October 20-21

1974

3

11

Finance Committee

1974-1975

3

12

Board of Governors meeting, March 14

1975

3

13

88th Anniversary Convention, includes Board of Governors meeting and annual business meeting, September 28-29

1975

3

14

Finance Committee

1975-1976

3

15

Board of Governors meeting, April 3

1976

3

16

89th Anniversary Convention, includes Board of Governors meeting and annual business meeting, October 24-25

1976

3

17

Finance Committee

1976-1977

3

18

Board of Governors meeting, March 26

1977

3

19

90th Anniversary Convention, includes Board of Governors meeting and annual business meeting, September 25, also annual audit and 1977-78 budget

1977

3

20

Finance Committee

1978

3

21

91st Anniversary Convention, includes Board of Governors meeting and annual business meeting, October 8, also annual audit and 1978-79 budget

1978

4

1

Board of Governors meeting, April 7

1979

4

2

Finance Committee

1979

4

3

92nd Anniversary Convention and 13th International Brewing and Allied Industries Exposition, includes Board of Governors and annual business meeting, September 23, also annual audit and 1979-80 budget

1979

4

4

Board of Governors meeting, April 12

1980

4

5

93rd Anniversary Convention, includes Board of Governors meeting and annual business meeting, October 8, also annual audit and July-Dec. 1980 and calendar year 1981 budgets

1980

4

6

Officers' correspondence

1980

4

7

MBAA Award of Honor

1980-1991

4

8

MBAA Award of Merit

1980-1991, n.d.

4

9

Board of Governors meeting, April 4, includes financial statement and auditor's report for July-Dec. 1980

1981

4

10

Finance Committee

1981-1982, n.d.

4

11

Presidential Award for District Technical Programming (discontinued in 1985)

1981-1985, n.d.

4

12

Board of Governors meeting, May 8, includes 1981 financial statements and auditor's report and 1983 budget

1982

4

13

Board of Governors meeting, May 7, includes 1982 financial statements and auditor's report and 1984 budget

1983

4

14

Modern Brewery Age 19 Sept. 1983 issue (includes preview of MBAA convention, p. 107-122) and Stroh's Bohemian Beer advertisement (1- 8x10 b/w photograph)

1983, n.d.

4

15

Officers' correspondence: Past Presidents (includes list of Presidents, 1976-1987)

1983-1992

4

16

Presidential Awards for Outstanding Papers and Outstanding Poster (1 of 2)

1983-1998, n.d.

4

17

Presidential Awards for Outstanding Papers and Outstanding Poster (2 of 2)

1983-1993, n.d.

5

1

Board of Governors meeting, April 28, includes 1983 financial statements and auditor's report and 1985 budget

1984

5

2

Executive Committee meetings

1984

5

3

Officers' correspondence

1984

5

4

Board of Governors meeting, April 20, includes 1984 financial statements and auditor's report and 1986 budget

1985

5

5

Executive Committee meeting

1985

5

6

Officer and committee reports to the Board of Governors

1985

5

7

Board of Governors meeting, April 19, includes 1985 financial statements and auditor's report and 1987 budget

1986

5

8

99th Anniversary Convention, includes Board of Governors meeting, October 5

1986

5

9

Officer and committee reports to the Board of Governors

1986

5

10

Board of Governors meeting, April 4, includes 1986 financial statements and auditor's report and 1988 budget

1987

5

11

Brewers Digest Aug.-Dec. issues, includes a history of MBAA and program and reports of the 100th Anniversary Convention

1987

5

12

Executive Committee meetings

1987

5

13

Modern Brewery Age 14 Sept. 1987 special commemorative issue for MBAA 100th anniversary and National Beer Wholesalers' Association (NBWA) 50th anniversary

1987

5

14

Reports to Board of Governors and membership considerations for September meeting

1987

5

15

Board of Governors meeting, March 25, includes 1987 financial statements and auditor's report and 1989 budget

1988

5

16

District Secretaries Operating Manual

1988

5

17

Executive Committee and Board of Governors meeting, March 25

1988

5

18

Executive Committee and Board of Governors meeting, November

1988

5

19

Executive Committee meetings

1988

5

20

Officers' correspondence

1988

5

21

Technical Committee Meeting

1988

6

1

Trade Press - Bebidas / Beverages

1988-1990

6

2

Board of Governors meeting, May 5, includes 1988 financial statements and auditor's report and 1990 budget

1989

6

3

Committee Reports to Board of Governors

1989

6

4

Executive Committee meetings

1989

6

5

Board of Governors meeting, April 20, 1990 (1 of 2)

1989-1990

6

6

Board of Governors meeting, April 20, 1990 (2 of 2)

1989-1990

6

7

Long Range Planning Committee

1989-1992

6

8

Board of Governors meeting, October 14

1990

6

9

Executive Committee meeting, April 19

1990

6

10

Executive Committee meeting October 13

1990

6

11

Finance Committee

1990

6

12

Officers' correspondence

1990

6

13

Two year scholarship award: Kevin J. Moriarty and Brian J. Rush

1990

6

14

Communications Newsletter

1990-1993

6

15

Executive Committee and Committee Chairmen meeting, April 4-5

1990-1991, n.d.

6

16

Florida Convention Center vs. MBAA

1990-2004

7

1

Board of Governors meeting, April 5, includes 1990 financial statements and auditor's report and 1992 budget (Copy 1)

1991

7

2

Board of Governors meeting, April 5, includes 1990 financial statements and auditor's report and 1992 budget (Copy 2)

1991

7

3

Board of Governors meeting, September 15

1991

7

4

Committee reports

1991

7

5

Executive Committee meeting, September 14, and general planning for Calgary meeting

1991

7

6

Officers' correspondence

1991

7

7

Two year scholarship award: David B. Gerfen (1- b/w photograph)

1991

7

8

Short courses

1991-1993

7

9

Technical Quarterly

1991-1993

7

10

Board of Governors Meeting: April 24

1992

7

11

Executive Committee Meeting: April 25

1992

7

12

Executive Committee Meeting: October 19

1992

7

8

MBAA Board of Governors

1992

8

1

Officers' Correspondence

1992

8

2

Scholarship Awards: Vincent J. Frerich, Kristina Kramer, and Christian T. Walter

1992

8

3

Editorial Board – Practical Brewing Revision

1992-1997. n.d.

8

4

Executive Committee Meeting: May 1

1992-1993

8

5

Long Range Planning Committee Correspondence

1992-1994

8

6

MBAA Membership Committee: Correspondence and Rosters

1992-1997

8

7

Technical Director Report

1992-1994

8

8

Board of Governors Meeting: May 1

1993

8

9

Executive Committee Meeting: January 28

1993

8

10

Executive Committee Meeting: November 7

1993

8

11

Officers' Correspondence

1993

8

12

Scholarship Award Winner: Leanne Suggitt

1993

8

13

Scholarship Award Winner: Okan Aslaner

1993

8

14

Stephanie Ringo: MBAA Short Course in Brewing and Malting Award Winner

1993

8

15

Board of Governors Meeting: April 29-30

1993-1994

8

16

Executive Committee Meeting: March 18, 1993

1993-1994

8

17

Finance Committee Correspondence

1993-1995

9

1

Bylaw Committee Report

1994

9

2

Executive Committee: April 29

1994

9

3

Executive Committee: July 12

1994

9

4

Gregory S. Deuhs: I.O.B. Exchange Scholarship Program

1994

9

5

Prithviraj Setlur and Roy Emmons: Brewing and Malting Scholarship Winners

1994

9

6

Proposed changes of the Constitution and Bylaws

1994

9

7

Two Year Scholarship Award Winner: Aparna Khanna

1994

9

8

Board of Governors Meeting Agenda: April 29

1994-1995

9

9

Board of Governors Meeting – Grand Milwaukee Hotel: April 29

1994-1995

9

10

Executive Committee: January 27, 1995

1994-1995

9

11

Organizational Directory

1994-1995

9

12

Peter Chandley: Exchange Student from I.O.P. Packaging Course

1994-1995

9

13

Two Year Scholarship Award Winner: Talitha T. Becerly

1994-1996

9

14

Board of Governors Meeting: Minutes from April 29

1995

9

15

Brewing and Malting Course: Scholarship Award and Application

1995

9

16

Bylaw Changes

1995

9

17

Daniel J. Carey: Winner of MBAA Packaging Course

1995

9

18

Executive Committee Meeting: September 16

1995

9

19

Two Year Scholarship Award Winner: Frederick L. Moore

1995

9

20

Two Year Scholarship Award: Robin D. Gooch

1995

9

21

Board of Governors Meeting: October 6

1996

9

22

Brewing and Malting Scholarship Winner: Philippe Fraser

1996

9

23

Board of Governors Meeting: Committee Reports

1996

9

24

Organizational Directory

1997-2001

9

25

Board of Governors Meeting: Committee Reports: August 26

1998

9

26

Siebel Issue

1998

9

27

Awards: Award of Merit and Presidential Awards

1999

10

1

Jointly Sponsored Workshop/Seminar at ASBC (American Society of Brewing Chemists) and MBAA Meetings

2000

10

2

MBAA Agreement: Final Copy

2001

10

3

Audited Fiscal Year Balance Sheet

2002

10

4

Balance Sheet for 2004, Legal Document of Counterclaim of Convention

2002-2005

10

5

Governor's Meeting Minutes: Correspondence

2003

10

6

MBAA Conference Call: August 26

2003

10

7

MBAA Correspondence, Notes, and Balance Sheets

2003

10

8

MBAA Fall 2003 Agenda

2003

10

9

Milwaukee Board of Governors Meeting: October 5

2003

10

10

Executive Committee Meeting: January 2004

2003-2004

10

11

MBAA Conference Call: March 3

2004

10

12

MBAA Conference Call: April 1

2004

10

13

Notes from Milwaukee

n.d.

10

14

MBAA Membership PowerPoint

n.d.

11

1

Convention Policy Manual

1997

11

2

Meeting Minutes/Bylaws Committee Report

1997

11

3-4

Board of Governors Meetings and Reports

1999

11

5

Board of Governors Meeting Minutes

1999-2000

11

6

Board of Governors Meetings and Reports

2000

11

7

Executive Committee Meeting Report

2000

11

8

Board of Governors and Executive committee Meeting Minutes and Reports

2000-2001

11

9

Board of Governors Meeting

2001

12

1

Executive Committee District Rocky Mountain Agenda

2001

12

2

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes (3- 4"x6" b/w photographs)

2001

12

3-4

Executive Committee Minutes, Reports

2001

12

5

Academic scholarship program provisions

2002

12

6

Scholarship applicant winner

2002

12

7

Scholarship Installments

2002-2003

12

8

Brian Williams Donations

2003

12

9

Scholarship Applications

2003-2004

12

10

Scholarship Applications

2004-2005

13

1

Communications (Newsletters)

1947-1969

13

2

Treasurer's Book

1948-1958

13

3

Communications (Newsletters)

1970-1988

13

4

Officer Manuals

1971-1993

13

5

Minutes

1973-1994

13

6

Transfers

1975-1996

13

7

Applications

1975-2000

13

8

Withdrawals

1978-1990

13

9

Picnic, Golf, Dinner Dance

1979-1991

14

1

National Communications

1978-1999

14

2

Finances

1979-1996

14

3

National Organizational Directories, Executive Committee

1979-1999

14

4

Quick-Print Information

1980-1987, n.d.

14

5

Publicity

1980-1996

14

6

Memberships

1980-1987

14

7

Remittance Statements

1980-1995

14

8

Member Information (1 of 2)

1980-2000

15

1

Member Information (2 of 2)

1980-2000

15

2

Board of Governors Annual Business Meeting

1981

15

3

Board of Governors Meeting

1981

15

4

Memberships

1981-1992

15

5

Condolences and Thank-you notes

1981-1987

15

6

Miscellaneous Communications

1981-1991

15

7

Rosters

1981-1999

15

8

Board of Governors Annual Business Meeting

1982

15

9

Meeting Announcements

1982-1998

16

1

Board of Governors Annual Business Meeting

1983, 1985

16

2

Board of Governors Annual Business Meeting

1986

16

3

Education

1986-1998

16

4

Board of Governors Annual Business Meeting

1987-1988

16

5

Board of Governors Annual Business Meeting

1989-1990

16

6

Board of Governors Annual Business Meeting

1991-1992

17

13

Bylaws

1999, 2005

17

14

Executive Committee

2004

17

15

World Brewing Congress

2004

17

16

Convention

2005

17

17

Newsletter

2005

19

1

Reports, minutes

2005

19

2

Annual meeting

2006

19

3

Collaborative Steering Committee (ASBC and MBAA)

2006

19

4

Finances

2006

19

5

Minutes, agenda, correspondence

2006-2007

19

6

Officer and committee reports, agreements

2006-2007

19

7

Promotional materials

2006 circa

19

8

Reports

2006

19 9 Member survey 2007 circa
19 10 Strategic Planning 2007-2008
19 11 Board of Governors 2008
19 12 Executive Committee 2008
19 13 Technical Director's Notes: malt short course, MBAA history 2008
19 14 Convention and Brewing Summit 2010

 

Description of series

Series 2

St. Paul-Minneapolis District

1954-2007, n.d.

extent:

1.42 linear ft. (1 document box and 1 oversize box)

description:

This series includes records of the St. Paul-Minneapolis District of the MBAA. These materials include historical information on the district, meeting minutes, correspondence, and materials related to the district's centennial meeting in 2007.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

17

1

District Histories (photocopies)

1954-1962

17

4

Honorary Life Membership Resolutions

1979-1986

17

2

Meeting Notices

1980-1986

17

3

Financial Report

1986

17

5

Meeting Notes and Correspondence

2000-2001

17

6

Meeting Notes and Correspondence

2002

17

7

Meeting Notes and Correspondence

2003

17

8

Meeting Notes and Correspondence (2- 4x6" color photographs)

2004

17

9

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

2005

17

10

Meeting Minutes

2006

16

7

Centennial Celebration (1 CD with photographs included)

2007

17

12

Centennial Meeting: Brochures, Information, and Costs

2007

18

OVR

Centennial Meeting: Picture Book

2007

17

11

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

2007

16

8

Applications

n.d.

16

9

Old Forms

n.d.