Bob (Robert G.) Thompson Papers on Wine Writing, 1960-2014

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Summary

Creators:
Thompson, Bob, 1934-
Abstract:
Bob (Robert G.) Thompson (1934-) is a California-based wine writer. He is the author or co-author of several books on California wines, and the author of the San Francisco Examiner's weekly wine column from 1970 to 2000. His papers include correspondence, manuscripts, published writings, menus and invitations to California wine events, reference files, ephemera, and a small set of materials related to Mr. Thompson's professional activities as a whole.
Extent:
4.5 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Bob (Robert G.) Thompson Papers on Wine Writing, D-625, Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection includes correspondence; draft manuscripts; articles written by Bob Thompson, including an extensive set of articles for the San Francisco Examiner; menus and invitations to California wine events; reference files on California wine and wineries; ephemera; and a small set of materials related to Mr. Thompson's professional activities as a whole.

Biographical / historical:

Bob (Robert G.) Thompson (1934-) is a California-based wine writer. During his forty-year career, Thompson focused on California wines with an emphasis on wine as a beverage to accompany food. He is the author or co-author of several books on wine, including Pocket Encyclopedia of California Wine, Wine Atlas of California and the Pacific Northwest, and The California Wine Book (with Hugh Johnson). Bob Thompson is perhaps best known as a wine journalist: most notably, he wrote the San Francisco Examiner's weekly wine column from 1970 to 2000. Thompson has also written for Decanter, Sunset Magazine, the Slow Food publications Slow and Slowline, California Magazine, and American Wine and Food: The American Institute of Wine and Food Monthly among many others.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Bob Thompson, 2017.
Processing information:

Liz Phillips processed this collection with the help of student assistants Monica Doan and Robyn Lam.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in six series: 1. Correspondence; 2. Writings by Bob Thompson; 3. Professional Activities; 4. Reference Files on California Wines and Winemakers; 5. Invitations and Menus; and 6. Ephemera.

Physical location:
Researchers should contact 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], Bob (Robert G.) Thompson Papers on Wine Writing, D-625, 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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