Dan Smith Summer School 1968 History of Napa Valley

Name/Title

Dan Smith Summer School 1968 History of Napa Valley

Entry/Object ID

1983.24.5

Description

A typewritten transcription of the original typed document (1983.24.4). History of the Napa Valley. A collection of papers on the subject written by summer school students. Title page reads "Students' Individual Research Projects." Many of the stories are told in first-person as if from the point of view of the historical figures. Papers and titles included are: Indian lore of Napa County / Cynthia Bardessono Our plants / Cheryl Kay How the Indians made bows and arrows / Dan Smith Food of the California Indians / Paul Doka Two recipes and a joke / Mark Steven Harris Black Bart / Jeff Rode The Berryessa Valley / Chipper Bouillon My great-great grandfatehrs the early settlers / Linda Van Polen George Calvert Yount / Kristi Smith Parts of Napa History / Jill Barwick Colonel J. P. Jackson (Ghost) / Jill Barwick The Chinatown of Napa / Scott Lund Napa Soda Springs then and now / Tracy Harris The chemistry of mercury cinnabar mining / Frank Eichler Robert Louis Stevenson / Julie Irwin Napa Valley revisited (a ghost story) / Laurie Henderson Llewellyn Perry Holmes -- western author / Paul Doka Ms. Bertha Beringer The Rhine House A study of the Napa Valley (Summer Session Courses 1968) Forward / Adelle Iverson and David Duddles Course outline and rubric.

Collection

Manuscripts

Acquisition

Accession

1983.24

Source or Donor

Smith, Daniel W.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

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Manuscript

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Other Documents

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Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Beringer Brother's Distillery, Beringer Brothers Inc. Winery, Beringer Winery, Berryessa Rancho, Berryessa Valley, Bows (Archery), Chinatown, Chinese, Cinnabar, Flora, Huichica, Indian arrowheads, Indian artifacts, Indian basketry, Indian Clothing, Indian death rate, Indian dwellings, Indian food sources, Indian life, Indian massacres, Indians, Napa, Napa Soda Springs, Napa Soda Springs water, Obsidian, Patwin Indians, Plants, Rhine House, Robberies, Robbers, Wine, Wine cellars, Wines and Vines of California

Publication Details

Date Published

1968

Publication Language

English

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Adams, John

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Alison, Mary Ann

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Bardessono, Cynthia

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Barwick, Jill

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Beringer Jr, Frederick

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Beringer Jr., Jacob

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Beringer, Agnes

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Beringer, Anita

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Beringer, Bertha C.

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Beringer, Charles

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Beringer, Eda

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Beringer, Frederick

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Beringer, Jacob L.

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Beringer, Martha

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Beringer, Otto

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Berryessa, Jose Jesus

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Berryessa, Sisto

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Black Bart

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Bouillon, Chipper

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Cage, Edward

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Callajomanas

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Clark, Andrew

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Doka, Paul

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Duddlew, David

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Ewing, James D.

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Gardner, George

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Hardin, Captain

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Harris, Mark Steven

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Harris, Tracy

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Holmes, Llewelyn Perry

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Irwin, Julie

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Iverson, Adelle

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Jackson, Colonel

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Kay, Cheryl

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Loeber, Miss Ivy

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Lund, Scott

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Maggetti, James

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Muoro, William

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Osborne, Fanny

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Parrott, Thburcio

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Peacock, Ezra

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Richler, frank

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Rode, Jeff

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Seiffert, Mr.

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Shultz, Mr.

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Smith, Dan

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Southern, Dr.

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Stevenson, Robert Louis

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Tscheinig, Agnes

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Webster, Andrew

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Yount, George C.

Create Date

July 11, 2026

Update Date

July 16, 2026