Scope and content
The American Wine Society records from 1967 to 2003 contains many documents from the Society, including its meeting records, publications, letters, documents, tax returns, and more. Some of the print are formally presented, such as the meeting records or the numerous publications by the Society. Others are very personal, such as letters between various members of the Society, many from three individuals, Margaret Jackisch and Angel Nardone, who were both executive secretaries of AWS, and A.W. Laubengayer, the first president of AWS. Minutes of the Board of Directors' meetings, Executive Advisory Board meetings and General meetings of the American Wine Society from its founding in 1967 until 1995. Also photographs of events including many important figures in the wine industry. Images include Konstantin Frank, Philip Wagner, Herman Weimer, Leon Adams, Charles Fournier, Adhémar de Chaunac and others. Materials from the 1990 and 1992 conferences with notes by Nelson Shaulis.
Dates
- 1967-2003.
Creator
- American Wine Society (Organization)
- Eastern Wine and Grape Archive (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
2 cubic feet. (2 cubic feet.)
Abstract
Historical records, documents, and publications from American Wine Society from 1967 to 2003
Physical Description
Correspondence, Publications, Printed material
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by RMC Staff
- Date
- June 2011
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)