Papers, includes letter to Professor Emile Chamot also letters to various New York State Agriculture Experiment Station employees, Hedrick, Wellington, Boyce, etc., also a United States map from 1951 showing the percentages of individuals who eat meals out in principal cities, importace of hotels and resteraunts, hotel and resteraunt business statistics, number of important resteraunts, number of hotels open year round with 50 or more rooms, etc. all by state, from Ahrens Publising Company.., 1947-1952

This collection documents administrative and financial affairs of the Pleasant Valley Wine Company through its founding in 1860 through the 1950s. Included are grape growing and vineyard records, business ledgers, retail sales reports and statistics, correspondence from manufacturers, wholesalers and clients, advertising material, tax returns and other government correspondence. Correspondence with the company's traveling salesmen document the economic and social conditions of the time, especially in the period leading up to and during Prohibition. Government legislation, taxation, and regulation of alcohol is documented through legal forms, permits, and correspondence. Also included are various types of ephemera such as bottle labels, menus, advertising, and other promotional material, including a videotape, The Story of Wine, and a Betacam SP videotape, Pleasant Valley Wines. Also contains extensive business and personal correspondence of Champlin, Bauder, and Masson.