Hal Harper interview, 2017 April 14
Content Description
Montana Brewery Oral History Project (2017) Includes 18 audio recordings and 18 transcripts collected as part of the project. All interviews with brewers cover the expectations they held when they first opened their doors vs. reality, the role they feel breweries play in the state socially and economically, and the source of their equipment and brewing supplies. Many also discuss the taproom bills presented in the 1995 (HB 554), 1997, and 1999 (HB 442) legislative sessions, as well as the 2017 bill to increase annual production limits from 10,000 bbl to 60,000 bbl for breweries with functioning taprooms (HB 541).
Dates
- Creation: 2017 April 14
Creator
- From the Collection: Warhank, Anneliese, Archivist and Oral Historian, Montana Historical Society (Interviewer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Extent
1 digital audio files (1 .mp3 file 33 minutes, 12 seconds)
0.1 linear feet (8 page transcript)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Interviewed April 14, 2017. Interviewed by Brian Shovers in Helena, MT. Discusses how he got interested in politics and became elected as a state representative. Also discusses his efforts to sponsor bills in the '95 and '97 legislative session in attempt to legalize on-site sales at breweries.
Repository Details
Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository
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