Maynard A. Amerine Papers, 1926-2008, bulk 1935-1996

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Summary

Creators:
Amerine, Maynard A. (Maynard Andrew), 1911-1998
Abstract:
Maynard A. Amerine (1911-1998) was Professor of Viticulture and Enology at the University of California, Davis. He was an author, lecturer, bibliographer, and consultant on wine matters. The collection includes correspondence, teaching files, research, and writing on grape growing, wine production and sensory evaluation. Also present are copies of Amerine's speeches, travel diaries and itineraries, collected foreign and domestic wine labels, menus, photographs, and memorabilia.
Extent:
74.4 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Maynard A. Amerine Papers, D-060, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Background

Scope and content:

The Maynard A. Amerine Papers document Amerine's lifelong career in viticulture and enology. The collection includes Amerine's teaching files, research, and writing on grape growing, wine production and sensory evaluation, as well as his correspondence with publishers, researchers, and enologists around the world. Also present are copies of Amerine's speeches, travel diaries and itineraries, collected foreign and domestic wine labels, menus, photographs, and memorabilia.

Additional materials related to Amerine's work may be located in the Department of Viticulture and Enology Records, AR-059.

Biographical / historical:

Maynard A. Amerine (1911-1998) was Professor of Viticulture and Enology at the University of California, Davis. He was born in San Jose and spent his childhood on his family's farm near Modesto, California, where he attended school with Ernest and Julio Gallo. In 1935, while still completing his doctorate, Amerine became UC Davis's new Department of Viticulture and Enology's first official researcher. He became a full professor in 1952 and chaired the Department of Viticulture and Enology from 1957 to 1962. Amerine retired from the department in 1974, but remained active in teaching, public speaking, and travel until his death in 1998. Amerine's sixteen books and hundreds of articles remain foundational texts in the study of wine making and sensory evaluation.

Awards and achievements:

1962: All-University Lecturer

1964: University of California, Davis, Faculty Research Lecturer

1967: American Society for Enology and Viticulture Merit Award

Andre Simon Prize by the London Wine and Food Society (for Wine, an Introduction )

Croix d'Officier du Order National du Mérite Chevalier de Mérite Agricole

1985: Wine Spectator's Distinguished Service Award

1989: Wine Man of the Year (Wines & Vines)

Sources:

Borg, Axel. "Maynard A. Amerine" (https://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/bioag/collections/vitic/amerine.php) Accessed 28 January 2016

Kunkee, Ralph, Dinsmore Webb, and Vernon Singleton. "Maynard A. Amerine, Viticulture and Enology: Davis." In Memoriam, University of California. 1998.

O'Neill, Molly. "Maynard Amerine, 87, California Wine Expert." New York Times, March 12, 1998 (http://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/13/us/maynard-amerine-87-california-wine-expert.html) Accessed 28 January 2016.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Maynard Amerine, Amerine family and friends, and the Napa Valley Wine Library, 1972-2017.
Processing information:

This finding aid is a work in progress. It currently covers Series 1-6 and Series 8: Biographical Materials, Correspondence and Notes, Teaching and Research Files, Travel Itineraries and Diaries, Writings, Speeches, and Menus and Wine Labels.

The collection was processed by Liz Phillips with help from student assistants Kelley Liang, Monica Doan, Fiona Sun, Ana Rodriguez, Megan Peterson, Alina Nalyvayko, Dana Aros, and Alicia Josey.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in ten series: 1. Biographical Materials; 2. Correspondence and Notes; 3. Teaching and Research Files; 4. Travel Itineraries and Diaries; 5. Writings; 6. Speeches; 7. Subject Files; 8. Menus and Wine Labels; 9. Photographs; and 10. Realia.

Physical location:
Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. 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 Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Maynard A. Amerine Papers, D-060, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292, US
Contact:
(530) 752-1621
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
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