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Linfield University DigitalCommons@Linfield Linfield Archives Finding Aids Linfield Archives 6-9-2016 Guide to the Oregon Wine Board Collection Linfield College Archives Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/lca_findingaids Part of the Viticulture and Oenology Commons Recommended Citation Linfield College Archives, "Guide to the Oregon Wine Board Collection" (2016). Linfield Archives Finding Aids. Finding Aid. Submission 19. https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/lca_findingaids/19 This Finding Aid is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It is brought to you for free via open access, courtesy of DigitalCommons@Linfield, with permission from the rights-holder(s). Your use of this Finding Aid must comply with the Terms of Use for material posted in DigitalCommons@Linfield, or with other stated terms (such as a Creative Commons license) indicated in the record and/or on the work itself. For more information, or if you have questions about permitted uses, please contact [email protected]. Oregon Wine Board Guide to the Oregon Wine Board Collection 1970 to 2009 Creator: Oregon Wine Board Title: Oregon Wine Board Collection Dates: 1970 to 2009 Quantity: 27 linear feet Collection Number: OWHA12 Summary: The Oregon Wine Board collection provides a history of the involvement of the Board in Oregon’s wine industry. In addition, it includes the many processes that allow for an organization like the OWB to function properly and provide functional services to its community, including planning, research, marketing and education. Digital items selected to highlight the collection are available here: http://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/owha_owb_comm/. Collection items available in the digital repository can include documents, photographs and/or oral history interviews. Repository Jereld R. Nicholson Library Linfield College 900 SE Baker Street McMinnville, OR 97128 Reference Number: 503-883-2734 Reference Email: [email protected] Language: English Historical Note As the Oregon wine industry grew to have a significant impact on the state’s economy, the early vineyard owners and winemakers were savvy enough to know that there would be need for a collaborative effort to protect the land, establish funding for research and development of grape growing, and to strategize on marketing plans for Oregon wines. It took several years for the Oregon Wine Board to evolve and settle into the role that it plays today, which is a semi- independent Oregon state agency managing marketing, research and education initiatives that support and advance the Oregon wine and wine grape industry. The Board works on behalf of all Oregon wineries and independent growers throughout the state's diverse winegrowing regions. In the early 1970s the modern-day wine pioneers in Southern Oregon created an association called the Oregon Wine Growers Association (OWGA). The OWGA was a group of growers and winemakers who made worked together on legislation, marketing and education issues regarding the wine industry. Early members were Paul Bjelland, Charles Coury, Bets Coury, Dick Erath, Gary Fuqua, Jerry Preston, Bill Fuller, Marj Vuylsteke, Bill Blosser and Jim Maresh. The group hosted meetings and seminars about grape growing in Oregon. The Oregon’s Wine Advisory Board (OWAB) was created in 1984 to focus on wine marketing and wine-grape research. In 2004, the OWAB evolved into the Oregon Wine Board (OWB) – with the same funding model as OWAB but no longer under the auspices of the Department of Agriculture. Content Description This collection contains information on the internal affairs of the OWAB: financials, office management, board meetings, membership data, and correspondence. Tax and legal information about the development of wine and the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) and state government is documented. The collection also contains information on the external affairs of the Oregon wine industry as a whole which includes regional data, varietal information, Oregon wine events, news, marketing and botany research, newsletters, winery information, and tourist information and research. Restrictions on Access Access is by appointment only. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment. Preferred Citation Oregon Wine Board Collection. Jereld R. Nicholson Library. Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon. Gift of Charles Humble acting on behalf of the Oregon Wine Board, August 27, 2012. Provenance Oregon Wine Board donated Oregon Wine Board Collection to the Linfield College Archives on August 2012. Location of Originals Jereld R. Nicholson Library, Linfield College Related Material Oregon Pinot Camp Collection International Pinot Noir Celebration Collection Erath Winery Collection Amity Vineyards Collection Fred Delkin and Monica Sopke Cory Papers William Fuller Papers Gary Fuqua Papers Processing Information Processed by archives technician Terran Sobel-Smith and Kathie Byers, with the assistance of archivist Rachael Cristine Woody. Arrangement The collection is arranged into two series: Series 1: Internal Information, 1979-2004 Series 2: External Information, 1972-2009 Series 3: Newspaper and Magazine, 2004-2015 Series 1: Oregon Wine Board General Administrative Documentation This series contains documentation and materials pertaining to the day-to-day administration of the Oregon Wine Board Office, such as bylaws, meeting agendas, minutes. Box 1 Folder 1: OWGA Minutes and Agendas 1979-1981 Folder 2: OWGA Minutes and Agendas 1982 Folder 3: OWGA Minutes and Agendas 1983 Folder 4: OWAB Marketing Surveys 1984 Folder 5: OWAB Minutes and Marketing Surveys 1985 Folder 6: OWAB Minutes and Marketing Surveys 1986 Folder 7: OWAB Meeting Minutes 1987 Box 2 Folder 1: OWAB Meeting Minutes 1988 (Folder 1 of 2) Folder 2: OWAB Meeting Minutes 1988 (Folder 2 of 2) Folder 3: OWAB Meeting Minutes 1989 (Folder 1 of 3) Folder 4: OWAB Meeting Minutes 1989 (Folder 2 of 3) Folder 5: OWAB Meeting Minutes 1989 (Folder 3 of 3) Folder 6: OWAB Meeting Minutes 1990 Box 3 Folder 1: OWAB Meeting Minutes 1991 (Folder 1 of 5) Folder 2: OWAB Meeting Minutes 1991 (Folder 2 of 5) Folder 3: OWAB Meeting Minutes 1991 (Folder 3 of 5) Folder 4: OWAB Meeting Minutes 1991 (Folder 4 of 5) Folder 5: OWAB Meeting Minutes 1991 (Folder 5 of 5) Folder 6: OWAB Meeting Minutes 1992 Box 4 Folder 1: OWAB Meeting Minutes 1993 Folder 2: OWAB Meeting Minutes 1994 Folder 3: OWAB Meeting Minutes 1995 Folder 4: OWAB Meeting Minutes 1995 Folder 5: OWAB Meeting Minutes 1996 Folder 6: OWAB Meeting Minutes 1997 Folder 7: OWAB Meeting Minutes 1998 Folder 8: OWAB Meeting Minutes 1999 Folder 9: OWAB Meeting Minutes 2000 Folder 10: OWAB Meeting Minutes 2001 Box 5 Folder 1: OWA State Boards Meetings 1983 Folder 2: OWA State Board Meetings 1984 Folder 3: OWA State Board Meetings 1986 Folder 4: OWA State Board Meetings 1987 Folder 5: OWA State Board Meetings 1988 Folder 6: OWA State Board Meetings 1989 Folder 7: OWA State Board Meetings 1990 Folder 8: OWA State Board Meetings 1991 Folder 9: OWA State Board Meetings 1992 Folder 10: OWA State Board Meetings 1993 Folder 11: OWA State Board Meetings 1994 Folder 12: OWA State Board Meetings 1995 Box 6 Folder 1: OWA Board of Directors Meetings 1984 Folder 2: OWA Board of Directors Meetings 1985 Folder 3: OWA Board of Directors Meetings 1986 Folder 4: OWA Board of Directors Meetings 1987 Folder 5: OWA Board of Directors Meetings General Meetings Box 7 Folder 1: Wine Politics (newspaper clippings, correspondence, etc.) Folder 2: Tourism Research Folder 3: IKON Business Proposal Folder 4: OWAB Bylaws Folder 5: Memos, 1983-1995 Folder 6: State Legislation Folder 7: Publicity and Awards AD’s Folder 8: Miscellaneous Newsletters Folder 9: Correspondence, Hand Notes & Member Lists, 1974-1994 Folder 10: Northwest Wine Coalition Admin. (Agendas, Minutes, etc.), 1999 Box 8: Printing Samples and Invoices Box 9 Folder 1: 400017-01 FY 2001-2002 Folder 2: 400050-01 Folder 3: 400054-02 International Relations Folder 4: 400075-01 Memberships Folder 5: 400075-02 Staff Travel Folder 6: 400075-04 Telephone Folder 7: 400075-05 Supplies Folder 8: 400075-07 Postage Folder 9: 400075-08 Miscellaneous Folder 10: 400075-11 Office Expenses Folder 11: 400076-01 Equipment/Furniture/Maintenance Folder 12: 400077-01 Board Meetings and Lunches Folder 13: 400078-02 Miscellaneous Costs Folder 14: 400104-01 Grapevine Folder 15: 400105-01 Folder 16: Standing Requisition FY 2000-2001 Folder 17: FSI Folder 18: Incidental Income 2001-2002 Folder 19: 400011-01 FY 2001-2002 Folder 20: 400052-04 Folder 21: 400052-08 Lane Marketing Folder 22: 400053-06 FY 2001-2002 Folder 23: 400054-01 FY 2001-2002 Folder 24: 400050-09 Folder 25: 50-10 Folder 26: 400050-11 Folder 27: 400050-13 FY 2001-2002 Brochure Reprint Folder 28: 400052-01 FY 2001-2002 Folder 29: 400052-02 FY 2001-2002 Folder 30: 400050-05 Subscriptions Folder 31: Request to Pay, 2001-2002 Folder 32: Requisitions—Inquiries in Process Box 10 Folder 1: Correspondence, 1994-1999 (Folder 1 of 2) Folder 2: Correspondence, 1994-1999 (Folder 2 of 2) Folder 3: BD Memos Folder 4: OWB Applications/Appointments (Folder 1 of 2) Folder 5: OWB Applications/Appointments (Folder 2 of 2) Box 11 Folder 1: Restaurant Database Folder 2: Forms: OLCC OWB Tax Report Folder 3: Forms: Oregon Viticulture Folder 4: Assigned Membership Numbers, 2002 Folder 5: Winery Report Statistics Folder 6: Legislative Accomplishments “Historic,” 1999-2001 Folder 7: Sample Service Letter Folder 8: OWA IRS Tax Exemption Letter Folder 9: Directory Corrections,
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