Peter Joseph Callizo Papers
Guide to the Peter Joseph Callizo Papers
Megan Jones, 2013
Alexandra Post, 2014
Maxine Brown, 2015
Descriptive Summary
Peter Joseph Callizo Papers
1986-2020
1856-2020
SC 2015.22
Callizo, Peter Joseph
7 small archival document cases and two flat boxes.
Peter Joseph“Joe”Callizow as an amateur historian and wildlife enthusiast of PopeValley and Napa County.The collection consists of the notes, research materials, and personal papers of Joe Callizo and research notes given to him by Curabitur blandit mollis lacus. Pellentesque libero tortor, tincidunt et, tincidunt eget, semper nec, quam. Aenean massa. Pellentesque auctor neque nec urna. Etiam iaculis nunc ac metus.Robert Smith, a contemporary amateur historian. It includes many genealogies of PopeValley andNapa County as well as histories of the region.
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Administrative & Access Information
Note
Napa County Historical Society
Goodman Library
1219 First Street
Napa, California 9455
Peter Joseph Callizo Papers, [Box/Series #, Folder #], Napa County Historical Society.
Donated by Joe Callizo Estate , 2013
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Some folders in this collection may be restricted. See container list for more information.
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Approval must be explicitly given by NCHS or copyright holder for publication.
Maxine Brown
Biography / History
Peter Joseph“Joe”Callizo was born May 25, 1937 in St. Helenaand lived most of his life in Pope Valley.He received a BA from UC Berkeley and served the US Army as a dog trainer, before returning to Pope Valley. Callizo was a well-known local botanist, serving on the board of the Land Trust of Napa County and caretaking at the Wantrup Preserve for over 20 years. Callizo wrote articles for the Pope Valley News on matters oflocal genealogies and history.He died in 2011, at the age of 74.RobertR. ‚Bob’Smith, 1922-2002, served in the Navy during WWII and was a soil engineer in Oakland for over 20 years.He retired to Napa where he began studying and collecting the history and genealogies of the region.
Sources:
Joe Callizo’s Obituary at The Napa Register
Robert R Smith’s Obituary at The Napa RegisterScope & Conte
Scope & Content
The collection consists of the notes, annotated photocopies,newspapers,newsletters,and genealogical research of Joe Callizo and Robert Smithpertainingto Pope Valleyand Napa County.The collection also contains research materialsand personal papersof Joe Callizo. The subjectsof the notesinclude farming, livestock, wineries, nature,mining, springs, roads, land plots,and the history of California,Napa, Pope Valley andNative Americans.One item of note is thebook by William Heintz, studying the historyof theuse of theword Napato describe the region.
Indexing Terms / Controlled Heading Access
Napa County (Calif.) – Genealogy
Pope Valley (Calif.) – Genealogy
Napa County (Calif.) – History
Pope Valley (Calif.) – History
Container List
Series 1: Correspondence
Subseries 1: Personal letters
Box 1, Folder 1: Letters to/from Theodore “Teddy” Altman, 2005-2006
Box 1,Folder 2: Letters to/from America Chavez, 2013-2014
Subseries 2: Professional Correspondence
Box 1, Folder 3: 2005-2014
Series 2: Messages
Subseries 1: Personal letters
Box 1, Folder 1: Letters to/from Theodore “Teddy” Altman, 2005-2006
Box 1,Folder 2: Letters to/from America Chavez, 2013-2014
Subseries 2: Professional Correspondence
Box 1, Folder 3: 2005-2014