Description
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.
Background
Collector of catalogs, lists, and other documents pertaining to wine merchants and antiquarian booksellers. He also collected
restaurant menus and
wine
labels.
Restrictions
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.