Elaine Cohen and Richard Hopkins papers
Scope and Contents
This collection was gathered by Elaine Cohen and Richard Hopkins, founders of the Oregon Wine Press magazine. The collection consists of wine bottle labels, posters, and other marketing materials relating to the wine and spirits industry in Oregon. It represents all the state's major wine-producing areas, especially the Willamette and Umpqua River valleys, and includes materials marketing specific products as well as wineries, distilleries, and the wine industry in general.
Dates
- Creation: 1978-2002
Creator
- Cohen, Elaine (Compiler, Person)
- Hopkins, Richard (Compiler, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Biographical note
Elaine Cohen and Richard Hopkins founded the Oregon Wine Press magazine in 1984. Both actively promoted the wine industry in Oregon through publishing and involvement in organizations such as the Oregon Winegrowers Association, where Hopkins served as director and Cohen as executive secretary. Cohen was also a founder of the Oregon chapter of Women for WineSense in 1992, and received the Outstanding Service Award from the Oregon Wine Board in 1990.
Extent
2 Cubic Feet (5 document cases; 5 oversize folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oregon wine promoters Elaine Cohen and Richard Hopkins gathered this collection of marketing materials representing the wine and spirits industry in its formative years. The collection includes wine bottle labels, posters, and other ephemera from all of Oregon's major wine-producing areas, especially the Willamette and Umpqua River valleys.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in two series:
- Series 1: Oregon wine labels, 1978-1996
- Series 2: Oregon wine posters and marketing materials, 1981-2002
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifts of Elaine Cohen and Richard Hopkins, July 2007 (Lib. Acc. 262900) and August 2007 (Lib. Acc. 26330).
- Title
- Guide to the Elaine Cohen and Richard Hopkins papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Shawna Gandy
- Date
- 2010; revised 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2024-12-18: Revised to reflect rehousing of materials in Series 2 into multiple oversize folders, and to conform to current standard.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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