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American Wine Society records

 Collection — Box: 3
Identifier: 6694

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

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

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
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