COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Collection includes information about Benmarl, press kits, publication clippings, photographs other ephemera. Drafts of Mark Miller's book For the Love of Wine. Speeches given by Mark Miller about the wine industry and legislation. Videos and audio tapes regarding the winery. Information on the Benmarl Societe des Vignerons. Also some artwork by Miller. Farm Winery License FW1 and the pen used by Governor Hugh Carey to sign the act.
Dates
- Majority of material found in [1970-1990].
Creator
- Miller, Mark, 1919-2008. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Benmarl uses the slogan America's Oldest Vineyard. The winery is located in the Hudson Valley. Mark Miller and family took over the estate in 1957 naming it Benmarl. Ben is Gaelic for hill and marl describes soil. Miller helped lobby to pass winery legislation in New York. Benmarl holds N.Y. State Farm Winery Act license #1. Miller is also a noted wardrobe designer, illustrator and author.
Extent
4.3 cubic feet. (4.3 cubic feet.)
Abstract
Collection includes information about Benmarl and Mark Miller.
SERIES LIST
Series I. General Boxes: 1, 2, 4
Series II. Photographs Box 2
Series III. Magazines Box 2
Series IV. Newspaper Articles and other Publications Boxes 2, 5
Series V. Audio and Video Box 3
Series VI. Posters, Publication materials, Miller Art work and Drawings Box 4
Physical Description
Audio Recordings, Correspondence, Newspapers Photographs, Printed Materials, Publications, Video
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- RMC Staff
- Date completed:
- March 2008
- EAD encoding:
- RMC Staff, March 2008
- Grape industry -- New York (State) -- Hudson Valley Region.
- Grape industry -- New York (State).
- Grape industry.
- Illustrations
- License system.
- Liquor industry.
- Liquor laws.
- Marlboro (N.Y.)
- Miller, Mark, 1919-2008.
- Viticulture -- New York (State).
- Viticulture.
- Wine -- Marketing.
- Wine and wine making -- Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)
- Wine and wine making -- New York (State).
- Wine and wine making -- United States.
- Wine and wine making.
- Wine bottles.
- Wine industry -- New York (State) -- Hudson Valley Region.
- Wine industry -- New York (State).
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by RMC Staff
- Date
- March 2008
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu