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[Certificate of Award: Grape Exhibit, 1893]

Description: Award certificate issued to T. V. Munson in recognition of his display illustrating all of the parts of the grape vine, with other documentation about viticulture. There is detailed text in the center of the certificate describing the exhibit, surrounded by extensive illustrations. Among the images, there is a canoe at the bottom with a series of seals on the side with persons in the boat representing various cultures; at left, a woman is holding a trumpet and lifting a laurel wreath; and at … more
Date: 1893
Creator: United States. World's Columbian Commission.
Partner: Dallas Historical Society

[Columbian Exposition Medal]

Description: Souvenir medal from the world's fair in Chicago. One side has an image of Christopher columbus wearing armor, with his arms outstretched as he makes landfall, with the text "Christopher Columbus Oct-XII MCCCCXCII" at right. On the reverse, there are a number of images around the central text: "World's Columbian Exposition in Commemoration of the Four-Hundredth Anniversary of the Landing of Columbus. MDCCCXCII - MDCCCXCIII to T.V. Munson." Images include (at top) a globe with an angel on eit… more
Date: 189X
Creator: Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907 & Barber, Charles E., 1840-1917
Partner: Dallas Historical Society

[Letter from Roy Klotz to Roy Renfro, December 1, 1986]

Description: Letter from Roy Klotz to Dr. Renfro at Grayson County College discussing the letters written by Mr. Dancy that Klotz is sending to be part of the T. V. Munson Viticulture and Enology Center. He also expresses a desire to visit the Center and the Memorial Vineyard in the future.
Date: December 1, 1986
Creator: Klotz, Roy
Partner: Grayson College Foundation

[Letter from W. E. Dancy to Roy Klotz, January 31, 1975]

Description: Letter from W. E. Dancy to Roy Klotz discussing the Big Bend area of the Rio Grande in Texas, his experiences with Munson grapes as a child and his current experiences growing grapes on his property in Arkansas. Dancy also addresses some questions about grape growing and specific grape varieties, and includes several sources of information for Klotz to reference.
Date: January 31, 1975
Creator: Dancy, W. E.
Partner: Grayson College Foundation

[Letter from W. E. Dancy to Roy Klotz, January 17, 1975]

Description: Letter from W. E. Dancy in Eureka Springs, Arkansas to Roy Klotz in Chicago discussing, briefly, a book about the life of T. V. Muinson, with a longer discussion of different grape varieties including both cultivated and wild grapes to which Dancy has access, as well as other growers that Dancy knows about. It includes several postscripts about additional contacts for information about grape growing and Munson varieties.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dancy, W. E.
Partner: Grayson College Foundation
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