Copy of bill of complaint from equity suit filed by California Wine association of New York in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, April 21, 1926 against Internal Revenue for not allowing them to sell of wine to Jewish Rabbis for sacramental purposes. Inventories, Misc, Champlin Deed/Mortgage, Advertising (some nice color ones ca. 1930), Clippings, Scrapbook pages, blank forms. 1919 NY Liquor tax license. Also includes a handwritten history of the winery written ca. 1873, that includes lists of all awards won and text from press coverage on the winery. Also History of the Officers and Directors and Dividends, 1860-1933, compiled by F. M. Aulls September 1970, includes James Champlin Bauder obituary. Also 1862 letter from directors to firm discussing the requirements for building new cellar. Several letters from 1861-1862 in German to John F. Weber, PV superintendent, showing distillery plans.

File — Box: 59

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

From the Collection:

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.