Adams (Leon David) Papers, 1940-1975

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Scope and content:: Reports and brochures from the Wine Advisory Board and Wine Institute, files for The wines of America, correspondence and clippings, wine cookbooks and ephemera.
Biographical / historical:: Bureau Chief, McClatchy Newspapers, San Francisco (1928-1935); organized and led the Wine Institute (1938-1954) and the Wine Advancement Board (1938-1954); author of The commonsense book of wine (1958), The commonsense book of drinking (1960), and The wines of America (1973).

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by UC Davis, Special Collections staff.
Date Prepared:: 1940-1975
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

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Restrictions:: Collection is open for research.
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Location of this collection:: UC Davis, Special Collections

University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library

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Davis, CA 95616-5292, US