Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
General material designation
- Textual record
Parallel title
Other title information
Title statements of responsibility
Title notes
Level of description
Reference code
Edition area
Edition statement
Edition statement of responsibility
Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
Statement of coordinates (cartographic)
Statement of scale (architectural)
Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1832-2009 (Creation)
- Creator
- Labatt Brewing Company Limited
Physical description area
Physical description
450.89 m textual records; 137 volumes ; 45,696 photographs
Publisher's series area
Title proper of publisher's series
Parallel titles of publisher's series
Other title information of publisher's series
Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series
Numbering within publisher's series
Note on publisher's series
Archival description area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Labatt Brewing Company was founded by John Kinder Labatt in 1847 in London, Ontario. In 1995, the company was purchased by Interbrew, a Belgian brewery. It is currently a part of Anheuser-Busch Inbev, a Belgian-Brazilian brewing and beverage company.
Custodial history
Prior to donation to Western Archives, the Collection was held by the Labatt Brewing Company.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of textual, graphic, cartographic, architectural and technical, audio-visual,
electronic and microform records relating to the establishment, operations, expansion and
diversification of the Labatt Brewing Company Limited.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Labatt in 2008 and 2010
Arrangement
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script note
In English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, Czech, Polish, Romanian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Russian, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Japanese and Chinese.
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
Certain records have been identified as containing potentially sensitive personal or other confidential information and, as a result, are subject to review.
To obtain access to records identified as restricted, researchers must submit a written request to Western Archives. The request should outline the nature and scope of the research project and, to the extent possible given the current lack of detailed finding aids, identify what types of records are being requested and how the information is to be used (e.g., undergraduate research paper, academic journal article, family history). Western Archives staff can assist in preparing the request.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
At the time of donation the contents of the Labatt Collection were divided into two categories: material to which access can be granted immediately on an unrestricted basis and material that is restricted due to the presence of potentially sensitive personal or other confidential information (see below).
All researchers, including members of the public, can request access to and consult unrestricted material from the Labatt Collection in the reading room of the ARCC during regular hours of opening.
In practice, it is strongly recommended that before visiting the ARCC all potential researchers contact Western Archives to outline their research interests. It is recommended that the initial contact be made via email (arccserv@uwo.ca), providing as much detail as possible regarding the proposed area of research and the types of materials of potential interest. This will give Western Archives staff the opportunity to determine if the Collection contains relevant materials and, if so, to arrange to retrieve them (subject to confidentiality provisions, see below).
Depending on the nature and scope of the research project, the best approach is for researchers to engage Western Archives staff in an ongoing dialogue to help identify particular interests and relevant records.
Finding aids
Associated materials
Additional materials related to the Labatt family and to the kidnapping of John Sackville Labatt are available in Western Archives.