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California Wine Label and Ephemera Collection
Kemble Spec Col 07
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Language of Material:
German
Contributing Institution:
California Historical Society
Title: California wine label and ephemera collection
Identifier/Call Number: Kemble Spec Col 07
Physical Description:
8 boxes
(5 linear feet)
Date (inclusive): 1920s-1940s, 1960s-1987
Language of Material: The bulk of the collection is in English, with some labels in Spanish and
German.
Abstract: The bulk of the collection comprises wine labels and ephemera
created by California winemakers and wine companies in the 1930s, 1940s, 1960s, 1970s, and
1980s. The core of the collection consists of wine labels printed by Lehmann Printing and
Lithographing Co. in San Francisco in the 1930s and '40s. These materials were supplemented
in the 1970s and '80s with wine labels and ephemera from extant California wineries. The
collection also contains pamphlets, brochures, newsletters, newspaper and magazine articles,
press packets, business cards, advertising matter, correspondence related to the collection,
and winery histories (1970s and '80s); and a small number of labels for beer and other
liquor manufacturers in California, mostly dating from the 1930s and '40s. Prominently
represented in the collection are the printing firms Lehmann Printing and Lithographing Co.,
San Francisco (1930s-1940s); and Herdell Printing & Lithographers, St. Helena
(1970s-1980s).
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[Identification of item], California wine label and ephemera collection, Kemble Spec Col
07, California Historical Society.
Lehmann Printing and Lithography Company records, Kemble Collection.
Wine labels are arranged in alphabetical order by winery or wine company name, with label
designers and printers entered in parenthesis, when known. Beer and liquor labels, and
labels for out-of-state or unidentified wines, are filed at the end of the collection.
The bulk of the collection comprises wine labels and ephemera created by California
winemakers and wine companies in the 1930s, 1940s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The core of the
collection consists of wine labels printed by Lehmann Printing and Lithographing Co. in San
Francisco in the 1930s and '40s. (Most undated labels fall into this group, although some
may date from the nineteenth century). These materials were supplemented in the 1970s and
'80s by Bruce L. Johnson, Curator of the Kemble Collection on Western Printing &
Publishing, who solicited wine labels and other ephemera from extant California wineries. In
addition to wine labels, the collection contains pamphlets, brochures, newsletters,
newspaper and magazine articles, press packets, business cards, advertising matter,
correspondence related to the collection, and winery histories, collected by Mr. Johnson in
the 1970s and '80s; and a small number of labels for beer and other liquor manufacturers in
California, mostly dating from the 1930s and '40s.
Prominently represented in the collection are the printing firms Lehmann Printing and
Lithographing Co., San Francisco (1930s-1940s); and Herdell Printing & Lithographers,
St. Helena (1970s-1980s). Numerous other California designers and printing firms are also
represented.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Wine and wine making -- California
Wine industry -- California
Wineries -- California
Wine labels
Beer labels.
Ephemera
California Ephemera Project
Herdell Printing and Lithographers, Inc.
Lehmann Printing and Lithographing Co.