Descriptive Summary
Gould, Francis Lewis, 1884-1979
Gould, Francis Lewis, papers
[ca.
1890-1993]
Materials are written in English.
2000-022
3 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Consisting of printed material and
photographs, the Francis Lewis Gould Papers, [ca. 1890-1993], document Gould’s life
and work with wineries in Napa Valley, California.
Biographical Note
Born to Arabella (Ludlow) and Edward Gould in New York, Francis Lewis Paco Gould (1884-1979) graduated from New York
University in 1905. He served in the New York National Guard during World War I
before engaging in investment banking and serving as vice president of R. W. Halsey
& Company and president of Distributors Guild Inc. Following his retirement
in 1932, Gould worked in Boston, Massachusetts, as a wine consultant and importer.
In 1948, he married Romilda Romie Peri
(1904-1999), and the couple split their time between Switzerland and St. Helena,
California. In 1949, Gould founded the public relations program of the Charles Krug
Winery in St. Helena and edited its newsletter, Bottles and Bins. In 1972, Gould
published an autobiography, My Life with Wine. Following her husband’s death in
1979, Romie published two books about their lives,
Con Brio:
Romie & Paco (1989) and Paco!: The World
and Work of Francis Lewis Gould (1993).
Scope and Contents
Consisting of printed material and photographs, the Francis Lewis Gould Papers, [ca.
1890-1993], document Gould’s life and work with wineries in Napa Valley, California.
Photographs and negatives depict Gould and his wife Romilda Peri Gould, while an
historical sketch discusses the 7th Regiment of the National Guard of New York
through the First World War. Printed material primarily illuminates Gould’s work as
editor of the Charles Krug Winery’s Bottles and Bins newsletter and the publication
of Romie Gould’s books,
Paco!: The World and Work of Francis
Lewis Gould and Con Brio: Romie &
Paco. Printed material also contains biographical information, including
membership certificates, a genealogical chart, a brief biography of Gould, and a
copy of the Goulds’ 1948 marriage certificate.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Gould, Francis Lewis, 1884-1979 --
Archives.
Gould, Romilda Peri.
Subjects (Organizations)
Charles Krug Winery.
New York (State). National Guard. Regiment,
7th.
Subjects
Wine and wine making -- California.
Places
Saint Helena (Calif.) -- History --
20th century.
Preferred Citation
Francis Lewis Gould Papers, [ca. 1890-1993], Dolph Briscoe Center for American
History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Separated Material
Some material has been separated to the Library Unit.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the
National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe
Center’s “History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project,” 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2.325/J80
Printed material
2.325/J80
Photographs
2.325/J80
Historical Sketch of the Seventh Regiment National Guard of New
York