William F. Heintz papers, 1960-2000
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William F. Heintz papers, 1960-2000
Sonoma County Library
Title: William F. Heintz papers
Date (inclusive): 1960-2000
Identification: SPC.00060
Creator:
Heintz, William F.,1933-2012
Physical Description:
8 linear feet
8 archival storage boxes
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Repository:
Sonoma County Wine Library
Abstract: The collection contains personal papers and research materials accumulated by author and wine historian William F. Heintz.
Includes business records, correspondence, newspaper clippings, personal records, transcripts of audio recordings, photographic
material, video recordings, winery history manuscripts, notes and memorabilia.The materials focus on the history of wine and
wineries in Sonoma and Napa Counties California, particularly in the areas of Alexander Valley and Sonoma Valley.
Biography/Organization History
William Heintz, an author and wine historian, was born on February 9, 1933 in Rudyard, Montana. His parents were Carl and
Marguerite Heintz. Heintz attended college in Helena, Montana but later moved to California. He earned his bachelor's degree
in journalism at San Francisco State University and later received a master's degree in history at Sonoma State University.
Heintz wrote about wine history in books and various publications, with extensive writings about the wine industry in Napa
and Sonoma County, and Chinese and women in the wine industry. His books on wine history include California's Napa Valley:
One Hundred and Sixty Years of Wine Making and Temecula: A Grape and Wine History. Heintz had just turned 79 when he died
on February 10, 2012.
The collection contains personal papers and research materials accumulated by author and wine historian William F. Heintz.
Includes business records, correspondence, newspaper clippings, personal records, transcripts of audio recordings, photographic
material, video recordings, winery history manuscripts, notes and memorabilia.The materials focus on the history of wine and
wineries in Sonoma and Napa Counties California, particularly in the areas of Alexander Valley and Sonoma Valley.
Removed or Separated Material
William F. Heintz Papers, Collection no. 0030, Southern California Wine and Wine Industry Collection;Special Collections and
Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona;Finding aid: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8fx7h0q/
Related Material
William F. Heintz Papers, Collection no. 0030, Southern California Wine and Wine Industry Collection;Special Collections and
Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona;Finding aid: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8fx7h0q/
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
California Wine Association
Wine industry--California--History
Wine and wine making--California--Sonoma County
Wine and wine making--California--Napa County
Viticulture--California
Prohibition--United States--History
Business records
Correspondence
Clippings (information artifacts)
Records (documents)
Transcripts
Photographs
Video recordings (physical artifacts)
Manuscripts
Memorabilia
Notes (documents)
Archival materials
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[Identification of item], William F. Heintz papers,1960-2000, SPC.00060, Sonoma County Wine Library, Sonoma County Library,
Healdsburg, CA.
GIft: Estate of William Heintz,
2012