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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Whiskey, Liquor, and Spirits
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Whiskey
- Creators:
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
- Dates:
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1743-1963bulk 1846-1962
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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7.38 Cubic feetconsisting of 12 boxes, 2 folders, 11 oversize folders, 1 map case folder, 3 boxes (1 full, 2 partial), plus digital images of some collection material.
- Repository:
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Accounting and Bookkeeping forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
In 1953, Warshaw launched a year-long collecting campaign, soliciting material on whiskey and wine. He expanded this effort to also include items related to the drinking habit of notable persons. This category was originally labeled "whiskey" but has been retitled as the content covers a wide variety of distilled beverages, spirits, liquors, liqueurs, and hard alcohol.
The bulk of the content is print material in the form of advertising, circulars, price lists, marketing and promotional items with also a sampling of business records consisting of transactional documents such as receipts, invoices, correspondence, and import/export paperwork. Some bottle labels and a couple of packaging examples are present, as are drink recipe booklets and entertainment/pairing guides. Only a small portion of this series covers regulatory aspects such as licensing and taxation, including a Prohibitionists' Text-Book from 1880. The rich volume of advertising provides much in the way of visuals regarding the culture of drinking and entertainment through several 19th and 20th Century eras.
The Warshaw Survey Campaign Records series provides insight to his collection building strategy. Samples of his outbound solicitations exist and to a greater extent, the inbound replies help demonstrate his process and some of the relationships he had with institutions, businesses, and individuals. Of particular note are some of the anecdotal responses, plus several essays and memoir pieces related to the effects of alcohol consumption; not always positive, not always negative.
See also Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions, Liquor & Wine Labels and Advertisements, 1893-1905, which contains two additional boxes of scrapbooks filled with printed advertisements, dealers' receipts, labels and drink recipe books.
Arrangement note
Arrangement note
Whiskey, Liquor, and Spirits is arranged in five subseries.
- Business Records and Marketing Material
- Genre
- Subject
- Warshaw's Whiskey and Wine Survey and Collecting Campaign Records
- Oversize Material
Administration
Author
Nicole Blechynden
Sponsor
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Whiskey, Liquor, and Spirits is a portion of the Business Ephemera Series of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Accession AC0060 purchased from Isadore Warshaw in 1967. Warshaw continued to accumulate similar material until his death, which was donated in 1971 by his widow, Augusta. For a period after acquisition, related materials from other sources (of mixed provenance) were added to the collection so there may be content produced or published after Warshaw's death in 1969. This practice has since ceased.
Processing Information note
In 2016, with funding provided by the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund, the Archives Center at the National Museum of American History implemented the use of minimal level processing standards to increase information about and facilitate access to more of our collections.
For this subject, minimal processing included arrangement to the folder level, based on prior processing and preservation action, with retention of the pre-existing arrangement when possible, if applicable. Otherwise, an order was imposed by the Processing Archivist. Some materials were consolidated to eliminate excess bulk but items within folders were not arranged further. The guide may or may not include a more refined list of folder contents. Nonarchival housing was replaced for long-term stability, but staples and other fasteners have not all been removed.
The name of this subject category was modified from "Whiskey" to "Whiskey, Liquor, and Spirits" to better reflect the content.
Minimal level processing and machine-readable finding aid completed by Nicole Blechynden, September 2016.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
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Preferred Citation note
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More Information
Brand Name Index
Brand Name Index
The following is a list of brand names for various alcoholic beverages and related names that appear on this list is a compilation of those found on materials in the vertical document boxes. It is not a complete list of all the brand names for whiskey.
- Brand Name Index
Brand Name
Manufacturer
Adam Schneider's Dutch
Seagram Distillery
Alleghany
Phoenix Mills Dist.Co.
Ambassador
Taylor & Ferguson
Ancestor
John Dewar & Sons
Anderson Co. Club
Phoenix Mills Dist. Co.
Angostura Bitters
Philip Goldberg
Antiquary
Jas. Hardie
Apry
Schieffein & Co.
Arkansas Traveler
Seagram Distillers
B & B
Wright & Taylor
Bailey' s
Huey & Christ
Banquet
Ginter Co.
Barton
Revere Distilling Co.
Bay State
Revere Distilling Co.
Beechwood
Applegate & Sons
Beefeater
Kobrand Corp.
Big Cat
General Distillers Corp.
Black & White
Fleischmann Dist.
Black Warrior, The
Seagram Distillers
Blue Blood Club
Kentucky Liquor Co.
Blue Ribbon
Altschul Distilling Co.
Bombay
A. M. Penrose
Bond & Lillard
W.H. McBrayer
Bonnie Brae
Cobb Hersey Co.
Bos
Pease Son & Co.
Bottoms Up
Brown-Forman Distillery Co.
Briar Mint
Cincinnati Distillers
Briar Mint
General Distillers Corp.
Brunswick Club
H.& H.W. Catherwood
Buckingham
Venable & Heyman
Burks Spring
Thos. L. Smith & Sons
Cabinet
Woodrow & George
Canadian Club
Hiram Walker & Son
Cap'n Jack
Cincinnati Distillers
Carioca
Schenley Co.
Carstairs
Stewart Distilling Co.
Cedar Brook
Wm.H. McBrayer
Cedar Valley
Weideman, Holmes & Co.
Cee Bee Sloe Gin
Cook & Bernheimer Co.
Celery
Cook & Bernheimer Co.
Charteuse
Shieffein & Co.
Cherry Heering
Schenley Import Co.
Chivas Regal
General Wine & Spirits Co.
Churchill 88
Fleischmann Distilling Corp.
Clover Club
Boyle & McGlinn
Club, The
G.F. Heublein & Bros.
Club House
M. Shaughnessy & Co.
Cold Spring Jockey Club
John Kissel & Son
Commodore
J. Brown & Co.
Commonwealth Club
Cobb Hersey Co.
Corby's
Jas. Barclay & Co.
Cordon Bleu
Martell
Coates Plymouth
Schiefflin & Co.
County Chairman
General Distillers Corp.
Courvoisier
W.A. Taylor & Co.
Crcaker Jack
General Distillers Corp.
Creme Yvette
Sheffield Co.
Cuckoo
Rex Distilling Co.
Cutty Shark
Berry Bros . & Rudd Ltd.
Dekuyper
National Distillers Products
Dewey's Victory
A.B. Sheaffer
Dews of Erin
Cobb Hersey Co.
D.J.A.
David & John Anderson Ltd.
D.O.M. Benedictine
Julius Wile Sons
Drambuie
W.A.Taylor & Co.
Drip Rock
Cold Spring Distilling
Duff Gordon
Munson G. Shaw Co.
Eagle Liqueur
Rheinstrom Bros .
Early Times
Brown-Forman Distillery
Gold Dust
A.R. Champney Co.
El Bart
Camberwell Distillery
Embassy Club
Continental Distilling
Empire Club
G.F. Coshland & Co.
Everett Spring
Cobb Hersey Co.
Fairfax County
Austin, Nichols & Co.
Fairview
Schmidt & Ziegler, Ltd.
Fellsglen
John E. Fells
Fenbrook
Charles S. Gove Co.
Fig Rye
F. Madlener
Four Roses
Frankfort Distilleries
Fulton
Myers & Co.
Fundador
Canada Dry Import Co.
Gair Loch
Stromness Dist. Co.
Galliano
McKesson & Robbins
Gaston Fontaine's
Cobb Hersey Co.
Geneva
United Dist. Co.
George Mills
Woodrow & George
Geyser
Peoples Distilling Co.
Gilbey' s Gin
National Distillers Prod.ucts
Gold Fax
Clune & Torpy
Golden Seal
W. Scott Gillespie
Golden Truth
Despres Distilling Co.
Grand Marnier
Carillon Importers Ltd.
Grant 63
Revere Distilling Co.
Grandpa' s Delight
Pembrook Distilling Co.
Grant's Stand Fast
Austin, Nichols & Co.
Green River
McCulloch
Greensboro
Cobb Hersey Co.
Grouse
Seggerman Slocum
Harrisville
Cobb Hersey Co.
Harvest Home
Seagram Distillers
Hazel Dell
Rheinstrom Bros.
Heather Blossom
B.H.R. Distilling Co.
Hennessy
Schieffein & Co.
Hillside
Steinhardt Bros. & Co.
Hine Cognac
21 Brands Inc.
Hoffman House
P.H. Hamburger
Holland Process
Rosenberger Bros.
Home Comfort
Max Stiner & Co.
House of Lords
Wm.Whitely & Co.
House of Lords
W.A. Taylor & Co.
Hunter
Wm. Lanaham & Sons
Imperial
Hiram Walker & Sons
Inverness Club
J.W. Cheesman Co.
Irish Mist
Munson G. Shaw Co.
Jackson Club
O'Bryan Bros.
Jefferson
Seagram Distillers
Jessie Moore
General Distillers Corp
Joel Hill
Woodrow & George
Jockey Club
Excelsior Distilling Co.
J.& F. Martell's Brandy
G.S.Nicholas & Co.
Kenton Belle
Simon Kenton Co.
Kentucky Favorite
United Dist. Co.
Kentucky Gentleman
Barton Distilling Co.
Kentucky Nectar
General Distillers Corp
Kentucky Tavern
Glenmore Distillers
Keuka Club
O'Dea Home Supply Co.
Keystone
Wm.H.Graham & Co.
Kilty
R.Thorne & Sons, Ltd.
King
Brown-Forman Distillery
King's Ransom
Edradour Distillery
King's Ransom
Wm. Whitely & Co.
Kuban
General Distillers Corp
Laganda Club
Altschul Distilling Co
Lamplighter
J.& w . Nicholson Co.
Latonia Club
Sheldon Co.
La Rojena (Jose Cuervo)
Young' s Market
Lechmere
Doyle, F.M. & Co.
Lemon Hart
Julios Wile Sons
Lick Run
General Distillers Co.
Lindenwood
Spiess & Bachenheimer
London Dry
Sir Robert Burnett & Co
London Gin
Wm. Reed
Lorraine Club
Felix Coblentz & Co.
MacNaughton
Schenley Co.
Maker' s Mark
Star Hill Distilling Co
Mammoth Cave Springs
Seagram Distillers
Manhattan Club
Mac Stiner & Co.
Maryland Club
John Belt & Co.
Mentor
Ginter Co.
Monitor
J.C. Childs & Co.
Mosaic
People's Distilling Co.
Mount Vernon
Cook & Bernheimer
Mount Vernon
Mannis Distilling
Mouquin
Austin, Nichols & Co.
Myers
General Wine & Spirits Co. Thos. Smith Co.
M & Z
Thos. Smith Co.
Nectar
Woodrow & George
Nelson County
Wm.S.Turner Dist.Co.
Novena
Rheinstrom Bros.
Number 30
General Distillers Corp.
O.F.C.
Geo. T. Stagg Co.
O.F.C.
Schenley Co.
Old Amor Rye
H.W .Huguley Co.
Old Angus
Train & Mcintrye, Ltd.
Old Anvil
General Distilleries Corp.
Old Benton
Excelsior Distilling C
Old Boone
Wm.S.Turner Dist.Co.
Old Charter
Wright & Taylor
Old Chuck
General Distilleries Corp.
Old Crow
Hermitage Distillery
Old Crow
H.B.Kirk & Co.
Old Elk
Stoll, Vanatta & Co.
Old Fitzgerald
Stitzel-Wellwe Distillery
Old Forester
Brown-Forman Distillery Co.
Old Goodenough
United Distributing Co.
Old Grain Belt
Pure Food Dist. Co.
Old Grist Mill
John F.Gillespie
Old Hickory Hollow
Wm. S.Turner Dist.Co.
Old Homestead
Seagram Distillers
Old Home Still
Sheldon co. Cocktail
Old Hundred
Wm.S.Turner Dist.Co.
Old Judge
Altschul Distilling Co.
Old Lanark
York Distilling
Old Maid
Irene Parker Co.
Old Maysville
Manufacturer Unknown
Old Minden
Revere Distilling
Old Pilgrim
Revere Distilling Co.
Old Prentice
J.T.S.Brown & Sons
Old Pugh
R.S.Strader & Son
Old Rampart
General Distillers Corp.
Old Richmond
Thos. L. Smith Co
Old Rip
J.C. Childs & Co
Old Saratoga
Rosskam, Gerstley & Co.
Old '67 Rye
Wm.S.Turner Dist. Co
Old Star
A & G J.Caldwell
Old Talent
Cobb Hersey Co
Old Time
John N.Thomas & Co.
Old Tom
Wm.Reed
Old Tom Gin
DuVivier & Co.
Old Underoof
Chas.Dennehy & Co
Old Valley
Woodrow & George
Owl Club
Wm.S.Turner
Oxford
Simon Kenton Co.
Paddy
Cork Distributer
Paddy
York Distilleries
Paddy
Austin, Nichols & Co
Paul Jones
Frankfort Distilleries
Perfection
D.& J. Mc Callum's
Pernod
Julius Wile Sons
Pilgrimage
W.H.McBrayer
Pioneer, The
Seagram Distillers
Pimm's Cup
Julius Wile Sons
Pointer
Gottschalk Co.
Pot Still Gin
Milshire
Prince Hurbert Polignac
Dennis & Hippert
Private Stock
Cincinnati Distillers
Queen Louise
Rose City Importing Co
Ramshead
Hannah & Hogg
Red Top Rye
Ferdinand Westheimer & Sons
Remy Martin
Renfield Importers Ltd
Richwood
W.H. McBrayer
Robin Olg
Geo. Beer & Son
Rock Hill
Wm.S.Turner
Rock Spring
Dudley P.Ely
Rock & Rye
Sheldon co.
Rogers
United Distributing Co
Ronrico
General Wine & Spirits Co
Rose Annoo
Henry Hollander
Rosebud
Applegate & Sons
Rose Wood
General Distillers Corp.
Royal Club
John N.Thomas & Co.
Secrestat Bitters
G.S.Nicholas & Co.
Sheridan Club
Despres Distilling Co
Silver Lake
Seagram Distillers
Silver Thistle
Hannah & Hogg
Stag
A.M. Bininger & Co
Stand Fast
Grant's
Standard
Steinhardt Bros. & Co.
Sterling
Steinhardt Bros, & Co.
Storm King
J.C. Childs & Co.
Strega
Canada Dry Imprt Co.
Summerfield
Cobb Hersey Co.
Sunbeam
Cobb Hersey Co
Sunny Valley
Revere Distilling Co.
Susquehanna
W.H. McBrayer
Swan Gin
Ferd.Ruttman & Son
Sweet Home
Altschul Distilling Co
Tea Kettle
W.H.McBrayer
Tia Maria
W.A.Taylor & Co.
Trimble
White, Hentz & Co.
Tullamore Dew
Munson G.Shaw Co.
Upper Ten
H.& H.W Catherwood
Usher's Whiskey
G.S.Nicholas & Co.
Virginia Gentleman
Austin, Nichols & co.
Waterfill & Frazier
W.H. McBrayer
Whipple Creek
General Distillers Corp
White Dove
Revere Distilliing Co.
White Label
John Krissel & Son
White Label
John Dewar & Sons
White Lily
Cobb Hersey Co.
White Horse
Mackie & Coy
White Seal
Carstairs
Wild Cat
Seagram Distillers
Wolf Creek
Frankfort Distilleries
Woodland
Crigler and Crigler
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Angela Myers
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