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Pete Dunlop Papers, 1852-2020

By Alyssa Collins, Tiah Edmunson-Morton

Collection Overview

Title: Pete Dunlop Papers, 1852-2020

Predominant Dates: 1980-2020

ID: MSS Dunlop

Primary Creator: Dunlop, Pete

Extent: 8.7 gigabytes. More info below.

Arrangement: The Pete Dunlop Papers are arranged into four series: 1. Research Documents, 1985-1994; 2. Photographs, 1852-2013; 3. Oregonian Articles, 1903-2010; 4. Interview Materials, 2010-2013; 5. Pete Dunlop Blog, Beervana Buzz, 2011-2020.

Date Acquired: 00/00/2014

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The Pete Dunlop Papers consists of both born digital materials and electronic copies, which were assembled by Dunlop in the course of researching and writing the book Portland Beer: Crafting the Road to Beervana. Dunlop is a Portland resident and has an active blog called Beervana Buzz where he talks about Oregon's micro breweries.

This collection includes born-digital materials. The Pete Dunlop Blog, which is described in Series 5, is available online. Reference access to the digital files in Series 2 and 3 are available upon request.

Scope and Content Notes

The Pete Dunlop Papers are residing in electronic form as Word, PDF, TIF, and JPG files, these materials are made up of articles from the Oregonian newspaper, digital images, transcribed interviews with people in the Portland brewing community, and documents relating to state Senate Bill 813, more commonly known as the Oregon brewpub bill. Beervana Buzz, a blog written by Dunlop, is included in this collection.

The collection's electronic articles are arranged in folders by decade and date from 1852 to 2010. The images consist of both published and unpublished photographs that include portrait shots of brewers as well as shots of artifacts such as coasters, Portland beer festivals, and restaurants connected with breweries. All images are protected by copyright and are not for publication without written permission of Dunlop.

This collection includes born-digital materials. The Pete Dunlop Blog, which is described in Series 5, is available online. Reference access to the digital files in Series 2 and 3 are available upon request.

Biographical / Historical Notes

Pete Dunlop was raised in Eastern Washington and earned degrees in Liberal Arts (BA) and History (MA) from Washington State University. Dunlop is a freelance writer, but has also worked in marketing communications and as a high school journalism teacher. A resident of Portland since 1989, Dunlop has maintained a longtime interest in homebrewing and publishes a blog, beervanabuzz.com. He also contributes to several publications, such as BeerAdvocate, Willamette Week, and the Oregon Beer Growler.

Author: Alyssa Collins and Tiah Edmunson-Morton

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 306 files, including approximately 103 digital images

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research. All photographs held in this collection are protected by copyright and are not for publication without written permission of Pete Dunlop.

Acquisition Note: Pete Dunlop donated the collection to the Special Collections and Archives Research Center.

Related Materials:

The Pete Dunlop Papers is complemented by the Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives Oral History Collection (OH 35), which includes interviews from industry professionals, journalists and community members.

The Brewing and Fermentation Collection (MSS BFRC) consists of materials collected by the OSU Special Collections and Archives Research Center pertaining to the history, growth, and culture of the Pacific Northwest brewing industry, including regional hops and barley farming, commercial craft and home brewing, and craft cider and mead.

Further information regarding the values, logistics, and goals of the burgeoning regional brewing community can be found in organizational collections like the Heart of the Valley Homebrewers Records (MSS HOTV), McMenamins Brewery Collection (MSS McMenamins), and the Ninkasi Brewing Company Collection, 2012-2014 (MSS Ninkasi). The personal research collections of Fred Eckhardt (MSS Eckhardt), Denny Conn (MSS Conn), Fred Bowman (MSS Bowman), and Robert Daly (MSS Daly) contain additional information regarding the beer writing process and Portland-area beer culture.

Collections linked to Oregon State University research, as well as other manuscript collections are described on the Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives research guide. More information pertaining to the history of hop growing and brewing in Oregon can be found on the Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives website.

Preferred Citation: Pete Dunlop Papers (MSS Dunlop), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Creators

Dunlop, Pete

People, Places, and Topics

Beer--Oregon--Portland--History.
Beer--Periodicals.
Beer--United States.
Beer industry--United States--History.
Brewing industry--Oregon.
Dunlop, Pete
Hops and Brewing
Microbreweries--Oregon--Portland--History.
Microbreweries--United States.
Oregon--History.

Forms of Material

Born digital.


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