Papers relating to Foley's career as an authority, consultant, auctioneer, writer, and educator on the subject of food and wine: newsletters and publications, catalogs and programs for auctions, menus, photographs, wine tasting notes, labels, business records, and an interview of Foley conducted by John Fleckner.
Arrangement:
The collection is divided into 7 series.
Series 1: Personal Papers, 1964-2002
Series 2: Business Papers, 1972-2002
Series 3: Charity Events, 1979-2002
Series 4: Auction House and Wine Merchant Catalogues and Newsletters, 1970-2004
Series 5: Esquin Imports Wine Merchants, 1963-1981
Series 6: Reference
Series 7: Interview with Dennis Foley
Biographical/Historical note:
Authority on food and wine.
Related Materials:
Materials in the Archives Center
Colonna, Farrell Wine Label Collection, 1975-1997(NMAH.AC.0626)
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Documentation Project, 1960-2002 (NMAH.AC.0816)
American Wine Documentation Project, 1976-2002 (NMAH.AC.0817)
Provenance:
Collection donated by Dennis Foley, 2005.
Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
