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The Major School of Bartending Manual

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2019-008

Scope and Content

This binder contains a 1965 revised edition of a 1937 manual for students at the Los Angeles Modern Bartending School, later The Major School of Bartending. The manual has directions for tips and hints for bartenders, as well as a wide selection of standard and tropical cocktail recipes. There are also two pages of handwritten lists and notes inside the back cover. Standard recipes and tropical recipes are in two separate sections, but recipes are in alphabetical order in each section. The name in the inside cover suggests that the previous owner was Gabriel Scholler.

Dates

  • 1965

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from must be obtained from The Major School of Bartending Manual Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This binder contains a 1965 revised edition of a 1937 manual for students at the Los Angeles Modern Bartending School, later The Major School of Bartending. The manual has directions for tips and hints for bartenders, as well as a wide selection of standard and tropical cocktail recipes.

Acquisition Information

The Major School of Bartending Manual was purchased by Special Collections in 2018.

Related Materials

This item is related to Ms2017-007, the Los Angeles Modern Bartending School Collection. The finding aid for the collection is available online.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the The Major School of Bartending Manual was completed in February 2019.

Title
The Major School of Bartending Manual, 1965
Status
Completed
Author
AnnRea Fowler, Student Assistant and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
Date
2019 (CC0)
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

Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308