Mill Park Wine Company Letterbook, 1885/1888

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Mill Park Wine Company Letterbook, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.20 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Mill Park Wine Company Letterbook, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

2003.50

The letterpress copybook of the Mill Park Wine Company of Haymarket, Virginia contains about 90 letters written by Christian A. Heineken and Franz Peters regarding business matters of the firm. The correspondence refers to ordering corks, labels, and other business affairs. The collection also includes two original wine labels.

2003.72

2 labels (Concord and Ives seedling) from F. Peters Vineyard, Haymarket, Va.

Concord label printed by Price Bros., N.Y.

Lithographed in color.

Biographical / historical:

Founded in 1869, the Mill Park Wine Company, of Haymarket, Va., was owned and operated by Christian Abraham Heineken where wine was made from the locally 'Batavia' grown grapes. Heineken was also a business partner of Franz Peters, who owned a 200-acre farm called 'Batavia' near Haymarket, Va. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Carmen D. Valentino Rare Books dealer of Philadelphia, PA on 8/29/2003.
Physical description:
5 items