El Mirador Hotel Cocktail Menu
Scope and Content
This collection contains an undated cocktail menu for the South Pacific Room of the El Mirador Hotel. The menu's cover depicts South Pacific art and the El Mirador Hotel name. On the inside the menu shows colorful depictions of the cocktails offered by the hotel bar. The name and price of each drink is written below the drink depictions.
Dates
- n.d.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the El Mirador Hotel Cocktail Menu must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
Raymond Ray
Ryan was born January 9, 1904 in Watertown, Wisconsin. He made his fortune in the oil industry in during the 1940s. In the 1950s, Ryan moved to Palm Springs, California, and began dealing in real estate development. Along with other investors, Ryan purchased and began restoring the rundown El Mirador Hotel in 1960. Ray Ryan was murdered on October 18, 1977, after someone wired a bomb to his car's ignition switch. His murder remains unsolved.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains an undated cocktail menu for the South Pacific Room of the El Mirador Hotel. The menu's cover depicts South Pacific art and the El Mirador Hotel name. On the inside the menu shows colorful depictions of the cocktails offered by the hotel bar. The name and price of each drink is written below the drink depictions.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by type of material.
Acquisition Information
El Mirador Hotel Cocktail Menu was purchased by Special Collections in 2014.
Alternate Form Available
This item has been digtized and is available online.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the El Mirador Hotel Cocktail Menu was completed in July 2015.
- Title
- A Guide to El Mirador Hotel Cocktail Menu, n.d.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ryan Mair
- Date
- © 2015 Virginia Tech. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu