Roy Brady Collection
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UC Davis. Special Collections
2015
University of California, Davis, Department of Special Collections, General Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, California 95616-5292
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Title: Roy Brady Collection
Dates: 1790-1998
Collection Number: D-202
Creator/Collector:
Brady, Roy.
Extent: 74.2 linear feet
Repository:
UC Davis. Special Collections
Davis, California 95616-5292
Abstract: Collection includes wine labels, buyers' guides, bibliographies, directories, wine lists, menus, antiquarian booksellers'
catalogs. It consists mostly of wine catalogs, some of which date back to 1835, and wine labels (over 50,000) with vintages
back to 1790. It also includes notes on wines, and the people and events surrounding the wine industry.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
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.
Roy Brady Collection. UC Davis. Special Collections
Biography/Administrative History
Collector of catalogs, lists, and other documents pertaining to wine merchants and antiquarian booksellers. He also collected
restaurant menus and wine labels.
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection includes wine labels, buyers' guides, bibliographies, directories, wine lists, menus, antiquarian booksellers'
catalogs. It consists mostly of wine catalogs, some of which date back to 1835, and wine labels (over 50,000) with vintages
back to 1790. It also includes notes on wines, and the people and events surrounding the wine industry.
Wine and wine making -- Catalogs.
Wine and wine making -- Bibliography.
Wine labels.
Wine industry -- Directories.
Wine lists.
Menus.