The Culinary History Collection
Culinary Research at Virginia Tech and other Collections
Several Virginia Tech theses and dissertations have focused on culinary topics. Many are available (full-text) online.
Spencer, Maryellen. Food in Seventeenth Century Tidewater Virginia: A Method for Studying Historical Cuisines, Ph.D. 1982. (Chair, Dean Laura Harper)
Merrell, Mindy. Societal food-related values as reflected in magazine advertisements: A content analysis. 1933 -1983. 1985 (Chair, Dr. Janet Johnson)
Sheffield, Rebecca. The Nutritional Quality of the Diet of 18th Century Moravians (1775-1800) in Salem, North Carolina: A comparison of present dietary trends. 1993 (Chair Dr. Nancy Barclay)
Miles, Saranette Denise. A Fighter To The End: The Remarkable Life and Career Of Laura Jane Harper. Master of Arts
McSorley, Charles P. Forming A Culinary Architecture, Master of Architecture, 2003 (Chair, Prof. Paul Emmons)
Parrett, Matthew Barton. The Give and Take on Restaurant Tipping, PhD, Economics, 2003 (Chairs, Dr. Catherine Eckel, Dr. Mark Stegeman)
Stauffer, Heather Elizabeth. Grocery Store, Master of Architecture, 1999 (Chair, Prof. Marco Frascari)
Other Historical Culinary Arts Collections
- Cookery in academia: Culinary collections in libraries grow up, and out
C&RL News, April 2005- Cornell University
Core Historical Literature of Home Economics- University of Denver
Margaret Husted Culinary Collection- Culinary Institute of American
Conrad N. Hilton Library- Indiana University, Lilly Library
Food and Drink- Johnson and Wales University (RI)
Culinary Archives & Museum,- Kansas State University Libraries, Special Collections
Rare Books Cookery Collection- Library of Congress
Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell Collection including their cookbook collection
Food History Tracer Bullet 07-10- Michigan State University Libraries, Special Collections
Cookery and Food Collection- New York Public Library
Culinary History Guide to the Collections of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building- University of Pennsylvania
Household Words: An Exhibition from the Esther B. Aresty Collection of Rare Books in the Culinary Arts- Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard, Schlesinger Library
Culinary Collection
A Taste of History: A Sampling from the Schlesinger Library’s Culinary Collection (2007 display)- Rutgers University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
Sinclair Jerseyana Cookbooks- Tulane University, Nadine Vorhoff Library and Newcome College Center for Research on Women
The Culinary Collection
Regional culinary history resources- University of Denver, Penrose Library, Special Collections and Archives
Margaret Husted Culinary Collection- University of Iowa Libraries, Special Collections
Szathmary Culinary Archives
If you have materials that may be appropriate for the library's Culinary History Collection, please contact Special Collections at 540-231-6308, or write to at Newman Library, Virginia Tech, P.O. Box 90001, 24062-9001.
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