Guide to the Robert J. Zehnder Papers,

Collection Number: 6763

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

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Compiled by:

RMC Staff

Date completed:

January 2008

EAD encoding:

Evan Fay Earle, January 2008

© 2008 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:

Robert J. Zehnder papers,

Correspondence, Research Materials

Repository:

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

Abstract:

Correspondence, grape vouchers, and notes.

Language:

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Robert Zehnder was an amateur viticulturist in Summerville, South Carolina who specialized in breeding "southern" grapes.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Correspondence, grape vouchers, card file, research, and notes.

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:

Robert J. Zehnder papers, #6763. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

Titles taken from folders as labeled by Zehnder.

RELATED MATERIALS

Also see The Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium for grape hybrid vouchers, grape leaf pressings and notes from this collection.

Accession folder has photos of Zehnder, his grapes, and his vineyard. Some photos are on CD-ROM, also two video interview clips.

Forms part of the Eastern Wine and Grape Archive. (EWGA)

CONTAINER LIST

Date	Description	Container
1979-1980, 1986	J. Gavin Applleby	Box 1	Folder 1
1994	Hoyt Adair	Box 1	Folder 2
1987, Jan. 1989	A.J. Bullard	Box 1	Folder 3
July, 1983	B.J. Bull	Box 1	Folder 4
1973, 1986-1991	Dr. H.C. Barrett	Box 1	Folder 5
1992	Herbert Barrett	Box 1	Folder 6
1983-1990	Jeff Bloodworth	Box 1	Folder 7
May-June, 1980	Dr. David W. Cain	Box 1	Folder 8
Dec 20, 1999	Lee Sharp - Citrus	Box 1	Folder 9
1999-2000	Lee Sharp	Box 1	Folder 10
Dec 13, 1988	Lon J. Rombough- 1900's USDA	Box 1	Folder 11
1990-1995	Lester H. Davis	Box 1	Folder 12
1971-1973	Notes - Dunstans Vineyard	Box 1	Folder 13
1961-1962	Dunstans OIV article and Translation	Box 1	Folder 14
July 29, 1993	DRX 61-6	Box 1	Folder 15
May 27, 1968	DRX 67-4	Box 1	Folder 16
May 5, 1995	Dunstan Rotundi Hybrids DRX 68-19 Tet	Box 1	Folder 17
1989	DRX-Dunstan 70-13	Box 1	Folder 18
1997	DRX 72-26	Box 1	Folder 19
April 23, 1995, April 30, 1999	DRX 73-26	Box 1	Folder 20
1962-1963, 1967	Dunstans Publications	Box 1	Folder 21
1975	D340	Box 1	Folder 22
1963-1964	Dustans Early Hybrids	Box 1	Folder 23
1990, 1999, 2000	Deoring	Box 1	Folder 24
2001-2005	Aurelia Dunstan Wallace	Box 1	Folder 25
1987-1998	Dunstan Wallace	Box 1	Folder 26
1989, 1995	Florida Numbers	Box 1	Folder 27
1967, 1971-1980, 1988-1990	Dr. John Mortensen	Box 1	Folder 28
1958-1965, June 24, 1999	Joseph L. Fennell	Box 1	Folder 29
1999	Joseph L. Fennell	Box 1	Folder 30
1965	Joseph Fennell Part II	Box 1	Folder 31
1995-2004	Fennells 3way Hybrid, May 23, 1995, June 12-17, 2004, May 30, 1998, May 23, 1995	Box 1	Folder 32
April 30, 1999	CB9-23	Box 1	Folder 33
1993-1997, 1989	Flo AA 12-3	Box 1	Folder 34
1963-1964, 1986, 1998	Ferrer Seedlings	Box 1	Folder 35
1961, Sept 6, 1997	Ferrer Seedlings	Box 1	Folder 36
1962-1968, 1981, April 4, 1984	B.O. Fry	Box 1	Folder 37
1998	Pione Golet	Box 1	Folder 38
March 16, 1998	Bob and Sandra Gamble	Box 1	Folder 39
July 12, 1993	Ga 1-6-1 or 31-16-1 or 31-6-1 Higgins X F30 Seedling	Box 1	Folder 40
1990-1991	S.C. Henson-Chesnee	Box 1	Folder 41
1992	W.L. Hagerman	Box 1	Folder 42
1964, 1993, 1995	C.P. 'Pat' Hegwood	Box 1	Folder 43
1994-1995	James Harris	Box 1	Folder 44
1999-2005	David Johnson	Box 1	Folder 45
1992, 1996, 1998-2000	David Johnson	Box 1	Folder 46
1990-1995	John Kreutziger	Box 1	Folder 47
2006	Kowalski	Box 1	Folder 48
1989	Larry Little	Box 1	Folder 49
1978, 1988, 1990	T. Votney Munson	Box 1	Folder 50
May 1984, June 1984	Dr. John McGrew	Box 1	Folder 51
1991-1993	Jack E. McCoy - Kaki Test Group Grifton N.C.	Box 1	Folder 52
1990-1992	Michael McConkey	Box 1	Folder 53
Jan, 1993, Dec 2, 1992	Glen Melcher	Box 1	Folder 54
October 9, 1988, 1993-1994	Keith Moon	Box 1	Folder 55
1983-1984, Jan 26, 2005, Dec 16, 2003	William E. Minnis	Box 1	Folder 56
1988-1990	William C. Olien	Box 2	Folder 1
April 16, 2002	Palms	Box 2	Folder 2
Feb, 1998	Jim Plymel	Box 2	Folder 3
May, 1994	Rice	Box 2	Folder 4
Sept 11, 1991	Rotundifolias	Box 2	Folder 5
Sept 28, 1997, April 1, 1998, 1988-1991	Marvin "Trey" Lewis	Box 2	Folder 6
1989-1995, 1999-2000	L. Reep	Box 2	Folder 7
July 29, 1991	Reep's Photo 82.3.1	Box 2	Folder 8
1999, 2003-2005	Ramming	Box 2	Folder 9
1988, 1991-1994	Clivi Simms	Box 2	Folder 10
Dec 12, 1992, May 10, 1995	Elmer Swenson	Box 2	Folder 11
1986, 1995	Trace Element Deficiency	Box 2	Folder 12
June 1, 1962, Sept 1967	Vitis Specimens	Box 2	Folder 13
1965-1969, April 22, 1973, 1977, 1979	Frank A. Watlington	Box 2	Folder 14
1991	Martin Waterman	Box 2	Folder 15
1961, 1957	Dr. Wylie-Chester	Box 2	Folder 16
n.d.	Yarnell Collection	Box 2	Folder 17
Nov-Dec 1987, Jan-Feb 1988	Pierces Disease Color Photos	Box 2	Folder 18
1967	Southern Home	Box 2	Folder 19
1997-1999, 1988-1994	J.S. Akin "Sherwood"	Box 2	Folder 20
1964-1965	Southeast Nurseries	Box 2	Folder 21
Feb 9, 2005	Dan Berry	Box 2	Folder 22
2004-2005	Cliff Ambers	Box 2	Folder 23
n.d.	Joseph W. McRoe	Box 2	Folder 24
2001-2002	Total Solids	Box 2	Folder 25
March, 2001	Pistillate Vines	Box 2	Folder 26
Jan 22, 1978	Ph Agri	Box 2	Folder 27
April 1, 1994, 1999, March 24, 2004, August, 2005	Plant Locations	Box 2	Folder 28
1950-1952	French Hybrids	Box 2	Folder 29
June 1999	Anthony Fischinger	Box 2	Folder 30
1962-1965	Photo Reproductions	Box 2	Folder 31
1962-1974	Color Copies	Box 2	Folder 32
March 3, 1964	Luke Clark	Box 2	Folder 33
Dec, 2005, Feb, 2006	Dave Griffin	Box 2	Folder 34
2000, 1981-1984, 1973-1975	Grape Breeders	Box 2	Folder 35
1980	1980 Symposium	Box 2	Folder 36
March 1, 2004, 1990-1991	Don Kelsey	Box 2	Folder 37
2005	Daniel R. Berry	Box 2	Folder 38
July 5, 2006	Reep - Lewis	Box 2	Folder 39
2006	Stark	Box 2	Folder 40
1999-2006	Cornell-Geruva, cousins	Box 2	Folder 41
2006	Gregor Mendel	Box 2	Folder 42
2005	Paul H. Zmoda	Box 2	Folder 43
1987-1988	1987 Seed Crop Copy	Box 2	Folder 44
1999-2000	Seed Production	Box 2	Folder 45
2000-2003	Breeding Records	Box 2	Folder 46
1961-1998	Breeding Records, Number Assignments	Box 2	Folder 47
2006	USDA	Box 2	Folder 48
1996-2003	David Ramming	Box 2	Folder 49
Feb, 1972	Robert Louis Farrer	Box 2	Folder 50
2005-2006	Don Slinger	Box 2	Folder 51
1991-1995, 2004-2006	Citrus etc.	Box 2	Folder 52
1989-1990	Dr. Katie Rigert	Box 2	Folder 53
Dec 19, 2005	David Griffin	Box 2	Folder 54
1972	Euvitis-Rotundifolia Hybrids	Box 2	Folder 55
1972	Vitis	Box 2	Folder 56
1993	Pirovano	Box 2	Folder 57
1997-1999, June 20, 2007	"gold"	Box 3	Folder 1
2005-2007	Misc Zehnder Related Materials	Box 3	Folder 2
n.d.	Selected Clones in Zehnder's Vineyard	Box 3	Folder 3
1970's-1980's	Color Photos	Box 3	Folder 4
n.d.	Color Seedlings	Box 3	Folder 5
1989, 1997-2000	Cveighton Gupton	Box 3	Folder 6
n.d.	Cooking-Measurements, Substitutions	Box 3	Folder 7
2001	Carolina Bays	Box 3	Folder 8
n.d.	Earth Measurement	Box 3	Folder 9
1981, 1990, 1999	Christian Crusade	Box 3	Folder 10
1985, 1988	Attilio Scienza	Box 3	Folder 11
2003	William Minnis	Box 3	Folder 12
2000	William H. Collins	Box 3	Folder 13
June 1997	Bob Gamble	Box 3	Folder 14
1998-2000	Montmorenei Vineyards	Box 3	Folder 15
1973, 1988, 1991, 1999	Dr. Ronald Lane	Box 3	Folder 16
1954-1955, 1964-1970, 1996, 1980	Dr. H.P. Olmo	Box 3	Folder 17
1996-1997	New Enitis	Box 3	Folder 18
1979, 1988-1989, 1993, 1999	Correspondence: Cain, Ramming, Tarailo	Box 3	Folder 19
1997-2001	Pierces Disease	Box 3	Folder 20
1998	Z67-7-5 (3way hybrid x F30)	Box 3	Folder 21
1996	Z70-5-2 ie Bonne Chance	Box 3	Folder 22
1993	Z70-8-1	Box 3	Folder 23
1991, 1986	Z74-21-5	Box 3	Folder 24
1990	Z74-23-3	Box 3	Folder 25
Oct, 2002, Feb, 2003	Z74-26-1	Box 3	Folder 26
May 14, 1990	Z77-3-1	Box 3	Folder 27
Jan 1, 1994, July, 1986	Z77-80-1	Box 3	Folder 28
2001	Z77-85-1	Box 3	Folder 29
July 1988, April 1989	Z78-99-1	Box 3	Folder 30
May 2, 1991	Z82-3-2	Box 3	Folder 31
Feb 6, 1997, Dec 2, 1985, July 1988, May 15, 1994	Z82-49-1	Box 3	Folder 32
May-June 1996, May-June 1989	Z83-1-1	Box 3	Folder 33
Sept 1983, May 19, 1990, July 26, 1989	Z81-4-1	Box 3	Folder 34
May 30, 1994	Z85-7-86-31	Box 3	Folder 35
April 25, 2001	Z86-30-1	Box 3	Folder 36
May 2, 1991, April 27, 1991	Z86-30-1	Box 3	Folder 37
May 30, 1994	Z86-31-8	Box 3	Folder 38
May 4, 2002	Z86-31-10	Box 3	Folder 39
May 10, 1998, August 29, 1999	Z88-22-1	Box 3	Folder 40
May 4, 2002	Z89-9-3	Box 3	Folder 41
July 17, 1996, Sept 1991	Z90-6-1	Box 3	Folder 42
Dec 20, 1996, Aug, 1999, Dec 31, 1996	Z90-8-2, Z91-45-5, 81-4-1	Box 3	Folder 43
July 17, 1996	Z90-6-1,2,4	Box 3	Folder 44
Oct 27, 2001	Z90-31-2	Box 3	Folder 45
Oct 17, 2001, Aug 10, 1999, Sept 6, 1997	Z91-45-5	Box 3	Folder 46
July 30, 1999, Aug 20, 1999	Z91-52-1	Box 3	Folder 47
May 19, 1996, April 17, 1993, Aug 26, 1994	Z92-8-4	Box 3	Folder 48
Feb 11, 1995	Z94-8-1 through 18	Box 3	Folder 49
Sept 1, 2000, May 20, 2000, October 1996	Z94-63-10	Box 3	Folder 50
April 9, 1997	Z76-4-1,2,3	Box 3	Folder 51
n.d.	Z96-5-1,2	Box 3	Folder 52
Aug 10, 1999, Nov 7, 1998	Z97-60-Series	Box 3	Folder 53
Nov 25, 2002, May 25, 2002	Z97-64-Series	Box 3	Folder 54
May 21, 1999	Z97-66-17	Box 3	Folder 55
Aug 1986, July 25, 2002	Z00-21-Series	Box 3	Folder 56
May 14, 2002	Z00-21-Series	Box 3	Folder 57
March 29, 2001	Z00-36-1 and 2	Box 3	Folder 58
2005	Z00-46-1	Box 3	Folder 59
1989-1996	Background Charts/Analyses, June 1, 1996, July 1986, January 30, 1994, Nov 15, 1993, Jan 13, 1994, April 13, 1990, Sept 10, 1989	Box 3	Folder 60
1988-1995	Background Charts, May 10, 1995, July 1988, April 13, 1990, January 28, 1993	Box 3	Folder 61
1987-1988, 1993-1995	Lon Rombough	Box 3	Folder 62
1984-1987	Lon Rombough	Box 3	Folder 63
n.d.	Misc.	Box 3	Folder 64
1966, May 1990	Misc	Box 4	Folder 1
1983-1988	Aleksei Gimbol	Box 4	Folder 2
1950-1960	Grapes	Box 4	Folder 3
1957-1968, 1987	R.L. Forrer	Box 4	Folder 4
1954-1971	R.T. Dunstan	Box 4	Folder 5
1973, 1999	Grape Varieties, Developing Disease	Box 4	Folder 6
2005-2006	Life Alert	Box 4	Folder 7
1989-1993, 1997	Lon Rombough	Box 4	Folder 8
1998-1999, 2002, 2005	Tom DeWolf	Box 4	Folder 9
Oct 1968, 1979	A Practical Ampelography, Engineers' Cross Section Book	Box 4	Folder 10
n.d.	Card File	Box 5

Guide to the Robert J. Zehnder Papers,

Collection Number: 6763

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Cornell University Library

© 2008 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library