The Finding Aid of the William F. Heintz Papers 0030
Rob Strauss
The processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid was funded by the generous support of the National
Historical Publications and Records Commission.
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Special Collections and Archives
August 2018
3801 West Temple Avenue
Pomona, CA 91768
speccollections@cpp.edu
909-869-3775
Title: William F. Heintz Papers
Creator:
Heintz, William F.
Identifier/Call Number: 0030
Contributing Institution:
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Special Collections and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2.09 Linear Feet
(5 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1888-2002, bulk 1974-1992
Abstract: The collection contains correspondence, clippings, photographs, oral history audiotapes and transcripts, and other research
materials accumulated by author and wine historian William F. Heintz. The materials focus on the history of wine and wineries
in Southern California, particularly in the areas of Temecula and Rancho Cucamonga.
Sponsor
The processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid was funded by the generous support of the National
Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository
and the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], 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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
William F. Heintz donated the collection to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in 2000 and 2002.
Biographical / Historical
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. 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. His research topics included studying the history of wine and viticulture in the Temecula Valley in California. He also
conducted research on the origin date of Thomas Vineyards in Cucamonga and its claim of being "California's Oldest Winery."
Heintz had just turned 79 when he died on February 10, 2012.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, clippings, photographs, oral history audiotapes and transcripts, and other research
materials relating to the history of wine and wineries in Southern California, particularly in the areas of Temecula and Rancho
Cucamonga. There are drafts of Heintz's book,
Temecula: A Grape and Wine History and research materials relating to the book, including photocopies of articles from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Heintz
also conducted research for a petition to designate a viticultural area named "Temecula."
The oral history interviews that Heintz conducted address wine and viticultural history in Southern California, particularly
in the Temecula area. For example, Philo Biane, the former president of Brookside Winery in Guasti, discusses the Italian
Vineyard Company and the concept behind Fruit Industries, which made grape concentrate during Prohibition. Several interviews
also address the historical vineyards in the Temecula area.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Separated Materials
The following items have been removed from the collection and added to the Special Collections and Archives Rare Books Collection.
Adams, Leon David.
The Wines of America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1973.
Baird, Joseph Armstrong, Christian Brothers Art Collection, and the Wine Museum of San Francisco.
Wine and the Artist: 104 Prints and Drawings from the Christian Brothers Collection at the Wine Museum of San Francisco. New York: Dover Publications, 1979.
The BATF Archive: BATF Records of California Wineries, 1920 to 1950, Held at the University of California, Davis. Davis, CA: n.d.
Black, Esther Boulton.
Rancho Cucamonga and Doña Merced. Redlands, CA: San Bernardino County Museum Association, 1975.
Blout, Jessie Schilling.
A Brief Economic History of the Califonia Wine-Growing Industry.. Sacramento: Bureau of Markets, California State Dept. of Agriculture, 1943.
Guttadauro, Guy and Agricultural History Center.
A List of References for the History of Grapes, Wines, and Raisins in America. Davis, CA: Agricultural History Center, University of California, Davis, 1976.
Heintz, William F.
California's Napa Valley: One Hundred Sixty Years of Wine Making. San Francisco: Scottwall Associates, 1999.
Heintz, William F.
An Examination of Records and Related Documents with Regard to the Claim by the Thomas Winery, 8916 Foothill Boulevard, Cucamonga,
California, to be "The First Commercial Winery in California."
n.p., 1982.
The High Country. Temecula, CA: High Country, 1967-1984.
Leggett, Herbert B.
Early History of Wine Production in California. San Francisco: Wine Institute, 1941.
Related Materials
Southern California Wine and Wine Industry Oral History Collection, Collection no. 0024, Southern California Wine and Wine
Industry Collection, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Rob Strauss in August 2018.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Wine industry - California - History
Wine and wine making--California--Temecula Valley
Viticulture - California
Prohibition - United States - History
Guasti (Calif.) -- History
California Wine Association
Garrett & Company (Weldon, N.C.)
Brookside Winery
Oral histories
box 1
Articles on Wine History and Commerce
circa 1943 - 1948
box 1
Audiocassette - Oral History Interview - Biane, Philo
1982 November 13
Interview Audio Recording (Digital Version)
box 1
Audiocassette - Oral History Interview - Freeman, Dorothy
1980 July 15
Interview Audio Recording (Digital Version)
box 1
Audiocassette - Oral History Interview - Poole, John H.
1981 March 19
Interview Audio Recording (Digital Version)
box 1
Audiocassette - Oral History Interview - Thompson, Max and Ira Rail
1980 July 15
Interview Audio Recording (Digital Version)
box 1
Audiocassette - Oral History Interview - Wilkinson, James Vail
1981 March 19
Interview Audio Recording (Digital Version)
Physical Description: The cassette has been sent to the California Audiovisual Preservation Project for digitization.
box 1
Business Card - Joseph A. Filippi
before 1993
box 1
Clippings - California Wine History
1890, circa 1974-1980
box 2
Clippings - Temecula History
1888, circa 1940-1980
box 2
Notebooks - Temecula Research
circa 1980
box 2
Oral History Transcript - Biane, Philo
1982-1992
box 2
Oral History Transcript - Freeman, Dorothy - Temecula
1980 July 15
box 2
Oral History Transcript - Freeman, Pat C.
1980 September 25
box 2
Oral History Transcript - Poole, John H. - Mount Palomar Winery
1981 March 19
box 2
Oral History Transcript - Rail, Ira - Murietta, California
1980 July 15
box 2
Oral History Transcript - Scorsatto, Primo
1992 August 28
box 3
Oral History Transcript - Thompson, Max - Temecula
1980 July 15
box 3
Oral History Transcript - Travaglia, Dominic
1992 September 26
box 3
Oral History Transcript - Volpa, Tony - Roma Wine Company
1992 September 25
box 3
Oral History Transcript - Wilkinson, James Vail - Temecula
1981 March 19
box 3
Petition for Establishment of Viticultural Area - Temecula
1981 June 15
box 3
Photograph - Cucamonga Vintage Company
circa 1910
box 3
Photographs - Temecula Landmarks
1982
box 3
Postcard - Italian Vineyard Company
1915
box 3
Research Materials and Correspondence - Biane, Philo and Family, Rancho de Philo Winery
1911, 1949-1983
box 3
Research Materials and Correspondence - Temecula
1890, 1912, 1936, 1977-1983
box 4
Research Materials and Correspondence - Temecula - Mission San Luis Rey
1981
box 4
Research Materials and Correspondence - Thomas Vineyards
1904, 1926, circa 1951-1982
box 4
Research Notecards (Photocopies)
before 2002
box 4
Research Notecards - Wine - San Bernardino County
before 2002
box 4
Research Notecards - Wine - Southern California
before 2002
box 4
Research Notecards - Wine - Temecula
before 2002
box 5
Writing Drafts -
Temecula: A Grape and Wine History
1981