Biography
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Access
Processing Information
Acquisition Information
Preferred Citation
Publication Rights
Collector:
Fried, Juan
Title: Juan Fried Wine Label Collection
Date (inclusive): circa 1928-2007
Extent:
36 linear feet
Abstract: Dr. Juan Fried (1924-2007) collected an estimated 50,000 wine labels. The collection contains extensive labels from Europe
(France, Italy, and Spain) as well as from the United States.
Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Repository:
University of California, Davis. General Library. Dept. of Special Collections.
Davis, California 95616-5292
Collection number: D-564
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
Biography
Dr. Juan Fried (born Janos Fried) (1924-2007) was a Hungarian Holocaust survivor who went to Venezuela before coming to the
United States. He was a doctor of internal medicine for the Veterans Administration in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Fried began
the wine label collection in retirement circa 1990. Because of his ability in languages (English, Italian, French, Spanish,
Hungarian, Czech, and German), he was able to correspond with many European wineries.
Scope and Content
The collection contains an estimated 50,000 wine labels. Included are extensive labels from Europe (France, Italy, and Spain)
as well as from the United States. They are arranged in binders by country and region. The labels range in date from circa
1928-2007.
Arrangement of the Collection
The collection is arranged in three series: 1. Europe, 2. United States, 3. Special.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Fried, Juan--Archives.
Wine labels
Access
Collection is open for research.
Processing Information
Sara Gunasekara processed this collection with assistance from student employee Michele Ko.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Maria Fried in 2013.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Juan Fried Wine Label Collection, D-564, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University
of California, Davis.
Publication Rights
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items
and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.