Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1969 - 1986 (Creation)
Extent
2.25 linear feet.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Jim McDaniel Papers include correspondence, newspaper articles, land sale documents and loan documents pertaining to the purchase of the land and equipment used to create and maintain the McDaniel Vineyard. The paper records also contain written records of grape crops and sales contracts. Photographs include images of the early days of the vineyard plantings, harvest parties, neighboring vineyard and winery owners, the family home and photos of the area surrounding the vineyard.
System of arrangement
Described to box level only.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Access is by appointment only. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated on January 9, 2013.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Jereld R. Nicholson Library, Linfield University
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
General note
The Jim McDaniel papers consist of paper records, photographs, books about Northwest wine country and a memoir written by Kerry McDaniel Boennisch, the daughter of Jim McDaniel. The paper records include correspondence, newspaper articles, land sale documents and loan documents pertaining to the purchase of the land and equipment used to create and maintain the McDaniel Vineyard. The paper records also contain written records of grape crops and sales contracts. Photographs include images of the early days of the vineyard plantings, harvest parties, the bottling process, neighboring vineyard and
winery owners, the family home and photos of the area surrounding the vineyard.
General note
In 1972, Jim McDaniel left the family grain and seed business known as McDaniel Grain Co. and moved his family from McMinnville, Oregon to Dundee, Oregon with plans to build a vineyard. By 1973, Jim McDaniel was producing and selling grapes to the small group of winery owners in western Oregon. The McDaniel Vineyards sold grapes to some of the more prominent wineries in Western Oregon such as Erath Vineyards, Sokol- Blosser Vineyards and Eyrie Vineyards. In 1985, McDaniel sold his vineyard and home to Dr. Donald Olson and it was renamed the Olson Vineyard Estate. Jim McDaniel continued to manage the vineyard for a few years after the sale to Dr. Olson.
Specialized notes
- Citation: Jim McDaniel Papers. Jereld R. Nicholson Library. Linfield University, McMinnville, Oregon. Gift of James B. McDaniel on January 2013.
- Processing information: Processed by archive technician Kathie Byers, with the assistance of archivist Rachael Cristine Woody. Added to AtoM by Tori Neitzke in 2023.
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Description control element
Rules or conventions
Description based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard.
Sources used
LCSH
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- James (Jim) B. McDaniel (Subject)