Sonoma County Visionaries, Immigrants and Winemakers about 1865-2005

Summary

Creators:

Sonoma County Wine Library

Abstract:

Collection contains images, postcards, maps, wine bottle labels and other emphemera that portray the wine makers and companies of Sonoma County, past and present, from the 1860s through the 2000s. They document the immigrants and Utopians who founded the early wineries, wine families, the vineyards and wine production and the many varieties of wine created in Sonoma County.

Extent:

191 items (approximately 1.0 linear feet) Size of entire repository approximately 120 linear feet (of which 3 linear feet are file drawers, 97 linear feet are map/poster drawers, and 20 linear feet are miscellaneous items including framed prints), 462 online items (191 objects in this collection/271 digitized photographs in other collections). Pictorial materials are housed in: 1 three-foot drawer of photographs; five 54" x 42" flat files; and two sets of custom wine label drawers, totaling ten drawers, with each drawer 2 feet deep.

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Sonoma County Visionaries, Immigrants and Winemakers. SPC.00086. Sonoma Wine Library, Healdsburg, California

Background

Scope and content:

The Sonoma County Wine Library's online local history collection includes images of historical interest of the Sonoma County wine industry from the 1870s through the 1990s. These images portray the wine makers and companies of Sonoma County, past and present. They document the immigrants and Utopians who founded the early wineries, wine families, the vineyards and wine production, promotional postcards, and the many varieties of wine created in Sonoma County.

Most photographic postcards and a selection of photographs were taken by commercial photographers and include captions. Many of the wine labels include vintage information. Items were selected from a wide range of wine-related collections comprising the Sonoma County Wine History Collection, housed in the Sonoma County Wine Library. Some may also be found in the library online public access catalog. Consult the library for more information.

Acquisition information:

Collected by Sonoma County Wine Library staff and others, 1988-2009.

Processing information:

Processed by Sonoma County Wine Library staff before 2009.

These photographs and other images were assembled primarily from the Sonoma County Library's Sonoma County Wine Library collection. The digitization project was part of the California Local History Digital Resources Project (LHDRP), a multi-year program supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. Leveraging the infrastructure of the California Digital Library (CDL) in partnership with Califa and Infopeople, the LHDRP explores a model to aggregate, preserve, and provide permanent public access to local history materials maintained by California cultural heritage institutions via a single statewide online access point.

Physical location:

Sonoma County Wine Library Closed Stacks

Rules or conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard, Second Edition (DACS)

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Advertisin
Advertising campaigns
Advertising--California--Alexander Valley
Advertising--California--Healdsburg
Alexander Valley (Calif.)--History--20th century
Auctions--California--Alexander Valley
Auctions--California--Sonoma County
Bald eagle in art
Beverage containers
Brandy--California--Asti
Business cards--California--Alexander Valley
Coopers and cooperage--California--Asti
Dionysus (Greek deity)--In art
Draft horses--California--Geyserville
Festivals--California--Healdsburg
Football teams--California--San Francisco
Forified wines--California--San Francisco
Fortified wines--California
Fortified wines--California--Geyserville
Fortified wines--California--Healdsburg
Fortified wines--California--Sonoma County
Fortified wines--California--Sonoma
Fountain Grove Ranch (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
Grape juice--California--Sonoma County
Italian-Americans
Labels--California--Sonoma County
Luncheons--California--San Francisco
Mural painting and decoration--California--Asti
Parties--California--Asti
Plowing--California--Geyserville
Railroad cars--California--Santa Rosa
Railroad stations--California--Geyserville
Red wines--California--Alexander Valley
Red wines--California--Geyserville
Red wines--California--Healdsburg
Red wines--California--Sonoma
Red wines--California--Sonoma County
Rose wines--California--Geyserville
Rose wines--California--Healdsburg
Scholarships--California--Healdsburg
Soldiers
Sparkling wines--California
Sparkling wines--California--Healdsburg
Sparkling wines--California--Sonoma
Utopias--California--Santa Rosa
Varietal wines
Varietal wines--California
Varietal wines--California--Alexander Valley
Varietal wines--California--Geyserville
Varietal wines--California--Healdsburg
Varietal wines--California--San Francisco
Varietal wines--California--Sonoma
Varietal wines--California--Sonoma County
Vineyards--California--Asti
Vineyards--California--Geyserville
Vineyards--California--Healdsburg--History
Vineyards--California--Healdsburg--Travel and description
Vineyards--California--Vineburg
Vineyards--California, Northern
Vineyards
Vintners--California--Alexander Valley
Vintners--California--Asti
Vintners--California--Geyserville
Vintners--California--San Francisco
Vintners--California--Santa Rosa
Vintners--California--Sonoma Valley
Vintners--California--Alexander Valley
Vintners--California--Healdsburg
Wagons--California--Geyserville
White wines--California
White wines--California--Alexander Valley
White wines--California--Geyserville
White wines--California--Healdsburg
White wines--California--Sonoma
White wines--California--Sonoma County
Wine
Wine and wine making--California--Alexander Valley
Wine and wine making--California--Asti--Illustrations
Wine and wine making--California--Asti
Wine and wine making--California--Geyserville
Wine and wine making--California--Vineburg
Wine and wine making--Equipment and supplies--California--Alexander Valley
Wine and wine making
Wine and winemaking--California--Santa Rosa
Wine barrels--California--Alexander Valley
Wine barrels--California--Santa Rosa
Wine bottles--California--Alexander Valley
Wine bottles--California--Healdsburg
Wine bottles--California--Sonoma County
Wine bottles
Wine labels--California--Alexander Valley
Wine labels--California--Asti
Wine labels--California--Geyserville
Wine labels--California--Healdsburg
Wine labels--California--San Francisco
Wine labels--California--Santa Rosa
Wine labels--California--Sonoma
Wine labels--California--Sonoma County
Wine tasting--California--Asti
Wine tasting--France--Pari
Wine--California
Wine--California--Alexander Valley
Wine--California--Alexander Valley County
Wine--California--Geyserville
Wine--California--Healdsburg
Wine--California--San Francisco
Wine--California--Santa Rosa
Wine--California--Sonoma
Wine--California--Sonoma County
Wine--California--Sonoma County--Price
Wine--California, Northern
Wine--France--Paris
Wine--Marketing
Wineries--California--Alexander Valley
Wineries--California--Alexander Valley--History
Wineries--California--Alexander Valley
Wineries--California--Asti--History
Wineries--California--Asti
Wineries--California--Geyserville
Wineries--California--Healdsburg
Wineries--California--Healdsburg--History
Wineries--California--Santa Rosa
Wineries--California--Sonoma County
Writers
Admission tickets
Advertisements
Aerial photographs
Bottle labels (paper labels)
Brochures
Business cards
Drawings
Photographs
Portraits
Postcards
Price lists
Programs
Archival materials

Preferred citation:

Sonoma County Visionaries, Immigrants and Winemakers. SPC.00086. Sonoma Wine Library, Healdsburg, California

Location of this collection:

Sonoma County Library

6135 State Farm Drive

Rohnert Park, CA 94928, US

Contact:

(707) 545-0831

digital@sonomalibrary.org

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