Ralph Keyes Papers
Scope and Content
This collection contains 5 boxes of research files, subject files, and papers relating to food, appliances (especially toasters), household, and food culture. Keyes intended to author a book on toasters, and the collection also includes research, drafts, and manuscript book chapters of "The Tao of Toasters." The bulk of the materials are not clearly dated, but were likely collected between the 1980s and early 2000s.
Dates
- ca. 1980s-early 2000s
Creator
- Keyes, Ralph (Person)
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Extent
6.1 Cubic Feet (5 boxes)
Abstract
This collection contains 5 boxes of research files, subject files, and papers relating to food, appliances (especially toasters), household, and food culture. The bulk of the materials are not clearly dated, but were likely collected between the 1980s and early 2000s.
Arrangement
This collection is in its original order, as recived from the donor. The materials were refoldered, and in some cases split into multiple folders. Several publications were removed from the collection and cataloged for the Special Collections and University Archives' rare book collection.
Source of Acquisition
The materials were donated to Special Collections in March 2018.
Separated Materials
The following publications were removed from the collection and cataloged for Special Collections and University Archives' Rare Book Collection: Kitchens and Kitchenware; American Foodways: What, When, Why and How We Eat in America; Women's Life (Winter Quarter 1954); Journal of Living (October 1950); American Cookery (October 1938).
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Ralph Keyes Paper by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Ralph Keyes Papers commenced in September 2021 and completed in October 2021. Some additional description was completed in February 2022.
- Title
- Ralph Keyes Papers, ca. 1980s-early 2000s
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Maddy Altobelli, Student Intern, and Kira Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- 2022 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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