Lynnette E. Foucher Cookbook Collection, 1902-2000
429 items (8 linear feet).
1929 cookbook
Assembled by Lynnette E. Foucher, this collection consists chiefly of cookbooks produced by food companies between the 1920s-1970s. These cookbooks reflect the changing role of women in the home as well as new food trends and innovative technology. Taken together, the collection offers a glimpse into the way meal preparation changed in the U.S. during the second half of the twentieth century and how this change transformed the way we eat today.
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Subjects- Convenience foods--United States--History--20th century
- Cooking, American--History--20th century
- Cooking--Social aspects
- Diet--United States--History
- Food--Social aspects
- Women consumers--United States--History
- Women in advertising--United States--History
ContributorsTypes of material
Call no.: MS 684
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Beatrice A. McIntosh Cookery Collection, ca.1880-2005
ca.8,000 items (200 linear feet).
Know sparkling gelatin
The McIntosh Cookery Collection includes books, pamphlets, and ephemera relating to the history of cookery in New England. Of particular note are nearly 7,500 cookbooks prepared by community organizations from the 1880s to the present, usually for fund-raising or charitable purposes. These cookbooks were produced by a variety of organizations, including parent-teacher groups, churches and synagogues, social service agencies, private clubs, and historical societies as fund-raising projects.
These cookbooks document important aspects of the lives of families and women in the region, as well as ethnic groups and their adaptation of traditional foods to New England. The collection is focused primarily on New England, but includes cookbooks from other states for comparative purposes.
Subjects- Cookbooks
- Cookery--New England
Call no.: MS 395
View related collections: Civic organizations, Cookery, New England, Printed materials, Women : : No Comments
Athena Savas Cookbook Collection, 1890s-2007
(ca.1,000 items linear feet).
A lifelong resident of Springfield, Mass., Athena Savas was a passionate collector who assembled a massive collection of cookbooks over the course of almost forty years.
The Savas Cookbook Collection contains many hundreds of commercially-produced and community cookbooks, primarily from New England. As a collector, Savas was particularly interested in ethnic and regional cookery, but she ranged widely to include corporate cookbooks and works relating to subjects such as waitressing, home entertainment, and restaurants.
Subjects- Cookbooks
- Cookery, American
Contributors
Call no.: Rare Book Collections
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