William F. Heintz papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains personal papers and research materials accumulated by author and wine historian William F. Heintz. Includes business records, correspondence, newspaper clippings, personal records, transcripts of audio recordings, photographic material, video recordings, winery history manuscripts, notes and memorabilia.The materials focus on the history of wine and wineries in Sonoma and Napa Counties California, particularly in the areas of Alexander Valley and Sonoma Valley.
Dates
- Creation: 1960-2000
Creator
- Heintz, William F., 1933-2012 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access:
This collection is unprocessed. Please contact the Sonoma County Wine Library for physical access; for contact info and current hours, see link
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is unprocessed. Please contact the Sonoma County Wine Library for physical access; for contact info and current hours, see link
Conditions Governing Use
Collection does not circulate and may be photocopied or photographed by arrangement only.
Publication Rights
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Biographical / Historical
William Heintz, an author and wine historian, was born on February 9, 1933 in Rudyard, Montana. His parents were Carl and Marguerite Heintz. Heintz attended college in Helena, Montana but later moved to California. He earned his bachelor's degree in journalism at San Francisco State University and later received a master's degree in history at Sonoma State University. Heintz wrote about wine history in books and various publications, with extensive writings about the wine industry in Napa and Sonoma County, and Chinese and women in the wine industry. His books on wine history include California's Napa Valley: One Hundred and Sixty Years of Wine Making and Temecula: A Grape and Wine History. Heintz had just turned 79 when he died on February 10, 2012.
Extent
8 linear feet (8 archival storage boxes)
Abstract
The collection contains personal papers and research materials accumulated by author and wine historian William F. Heintz. Includes business records, correspondence, newspaper clippings, personal records, transcripts of audio recordings, photographic material, video recordings, winery history manuscripts, notes and memorabilia.The materials focus on the history of wine and wineries in Sonoma and Napa Counties California, particularly in the areas of Alexander Valley and Sonoma Valley.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
GIft: Estate of William Heintz, 2012
Separated Materials
William F. Heintz Papers, Collection no. 0030, Southern California Wine and Wine Industry Collection;Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona;Finding aid: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8fx7h0q/
- Title
- William F. Heintz papers, 1960-2000
- Author
- Processed by Sonoma County Library staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Geoffrey Skinner.
- Date
- Published Dec. 20, 2019
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard, Second Edition (Dacs)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in:English
Repository Details
Part of the Sonoma County Wine Library Repository
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Healdsburg CA 95448 United States
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