Beverly C. Chappell Collection
Russell Michalak
Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
800 North Dartmouth Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711
Email: specialcollections@claremont.edu
URL: https://library.claremont.edu/scl/
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Beverly C. Chappell Collection
Dates: 1933-1968 and undated
Collection number: H.Mss.0175
Creator:
Chappell, Beverly C.
Extent:
0.2 Linear Feet
(1 half-size document box)
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Library. Special Collections, The Claremont
Colleges Library, Claremont, CA 91711.
Abstract: This collection of
papers consist of information about wine and wine vineyards in Rancho Cucamonga,
California.
Physical Location: Please consult repository.
Languages of Material: Languages represented in the
collection: English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to
Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Beverly C. Chappell Collection (H.Mss.0175). Special Collections,
The Claremont Colleges Library, The Claremont Colleges Services, Claremont, California.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Acquired in 2003.
Accruals
No additions to the collection are anticipated.
Processing Information
Arranged and processed by Special Collections staff in 1975.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
This collection of papers consists of information primarily about about wine and vineyards
in Rancho Cucamonga, California. The collection includes correspondence from Beverly C.
Chappell and materials related to her study of wine through the Wine Institute in San
Francisco, California. Other materials include pamphlets and brochures related to the wine
industry.
Organization and Arrangement
The majority of the collection is arranged at the item level.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library’s online public access catalog.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California
Chappell, Beverly C.
Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.)
Southern California wine grapes
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1945-
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1890-1945
Wine
Wine Institute (San Francisco, Calif.)
Genre and Form of Materials
Brochures
Correspondence
Pamphlets
Box 1, Folder 1, Item 1
Correspondence with H.P. Olmo, University of California, College of
Agriculture, Davis, California
1950
Box 1, Folder 1, Item 2
Questions on Wine Handbook No. 4, The Wine Study Course
1953 October 15
Note
Exam questions and answers sent to the Wine Institute, San Francisco, California from
Mrs. Beverly C. Chappell.
Box 1, Folder 1, Item 3
Letter from H.A. Caddow, Wine Institute, San Francisco, California and
Certificate of Merit
1953 October 30
Note
Includes flyer to order Wine Study Course Handbook enclosed with letter.
Box 1, Folder 1, Item 4
Letter to Mr. Geoff Edwards regarding name origin of Cucamonga
1965 September 6
Wine Institute (San Francisco, California) and the Wine Advisory Board
publications
1950-1959
Box 1, Folder 2, Item 1
"Prohibition threatens your livelihood! Fight It Now"
1956
Box 1, Folder 2, Item 2
"Uses of Wine in Medical Practice (A Summary)"
circa
1950-1959
Box 1, Folder 2, Item 3
"The Wine Industry"
1956 May
Note
Wine Advisory Board. Wine Handbook Series - No. 1.
Box 1, Folder 2, Item 4
"Wine Growing and Wine Types"
1956 January
Note
Wine Advisory Board. Wine Handbook Series - No. 2.
Box 1, Folder 2, Item 5
"The Sale of Wine in Stores"
1955 November
Note
Wine Advisory Board. Wine Handbook Series - No. 3.
Box 1, Folder 2, Item 6
"The Sale of Wine in Restaurants"
1955 July
Note
Wine Advisory Board. Wine Handbook Series - No. 4.
Box 1, Folder 2, Item 7
Questions on Wine Handbook No. 1, the Wine Study Course
circa 1950-1959
Box 1, Folder 2, Item 8
Questions on Wine Handbook No. 3, the Wine Study Course
circa 1950-1959
Box 1, Folder 2, Item 9
Questions on Wine Handbook No. 4, the Wine Study Course
circa 1950-1959
Box 1, Folder 3
Guasti Vineyard pamphlet
undated
Cucamonga-related material
1933-1968 and undated
Box 1, Folder 4, Item 1
"Cucamonga California, The Home of Fine Wines" pamphlet
1933
Box 1, Folder 4, Item 2
Cucamonga Alta Loma Woman's Club Yearbook
1967-1968
Box 1, Folder 4, Item 3
Cucamonga informational and agricultural fact card
undated
Note
Includes poem "Cucamonga" by Sadie M. Smith.
