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Greg Evans fonds

  • F-316
  • Fonds
  • 1859-1917

Fonds consists of records made or received by Greg Evans in the course of activities, mainly relating to his research on the history of brewing in BC.

Activities documented include completion of his Master's thesis, his on-going post-thesis research and the unfinished book project; correspondence with brewers and other brewing historians; public speaking engagements and consulting projects; and Evans' involvement with CAMRA and the Great Canadian Beer Festival.

Records consist predominantly of Evans' correspondence, research notes and working papers; drafts and copies of his own writings, including his MA thesis; speaking notes and presentation slides; interview notes and transcriptions; reports, newspaper clippings, copies of articles, and excerpts from books and publications; and archival photographs and textual records, mostly copied from originals held at various archives, museums and libraries.

Fonds is arranged into ten series:

  • Thesis and university work, 1969-1991 (series 1)
  • Book project files, 2011-2016 (series 2)
  • Brewing history research files, [198-]-2017 (series 3)
  • Hops industry research and exhibit files, 1989-2014 (series 4)
  • Public talks and publications (series 5)
  • Correspondence and project files (series 6)
  • Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) files (series 7)
  • Great Canadian Beer Festival files (series 8)
  • Photographs, labels, and graphics (series 9)
  • Brewing reference works (series 10)

Evans, Greg

Thesis and university work

Series consists of records relating to Evans' completion of his Master of Arts degree in the Department of History at the University of Victoria. Evans entered the program in 1985 and completed his thesis, The Vancouver Island Brewing Industry: 1858-1971, in 1991.

The series includes a paper and digitized copy of the thesis (files 18-20 and 21 respectively); two course papers that set out the program of study (files 2-3); chapter drafts and notes, including materials for a chapter on labour ("The Workplace") that was omitted in the final thesis (file 10); and administrative records relating to Evans' enrolment in the Master's program (file 1).

Records include notes and working papers, essays, draft chapters, and thesis; correspondence, transcripts, and letters of recommendation.

Files are arranged chronologically.

Brewing reference works

Series consists of reference materials relating to brewing. Works include photocopied excerpts from George Ehret's 1891 history of American brewing; a photocopy of Walter Skykes' 1907 brewing textbook; professional handbooks, buyers' guides, publications and directories (originals and copies); articles, book excerpts, and a copy of Ian Bowering's 1978 Master's thesis on The Art and Mystery of Brewing in Nineteenth Century Toronto (University of Toronto); publications and reports of the Brewers Association of Canada and the BC Liquor Distribution Branch; a run of articles from The Beachcomber relating to Saanich Peninsula heritage (1997); a copy of Rebecca Kneen's Small Scale and Organic Hops Production (2008); an issue of the Brewery History Journal (no. 152, Spring 2013); and reference materials printed from the web relating to beer styles and breweries.

Files are arranged chronologically.

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