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Gary Ann Giovanni Culinary Papers
This collection includes the papers of Gary Ann Giovanni, a chef, caterer, and cooking teacher active in Blacksburg, Virginia. The collection contains records, menus, and recipes from her catering jobs and from the cooking classes she taught for the local YMCA Open University. Materials also relate to the various community organizations for which Gary worked or volunteered, and some materials are associated with her sister, poet Nikki Giovanni.
Hotel Roanoke Menus
June 1942 menu, Hotel Roanoke Congratulates J. Ed Brown...60 Years Service, is signed by J. Ed Brown. Leather bound menu is undated. Assorted menus from reopened Hotel Roanoke, 1993.
Ivanhoe, Virginia, Moonshine Still Glass Plate
This collection contains a glass plate with the image of a moonshine still near Ivanhoe, Virginia, c.1932. There are also two black and white prints from the plate.
Thomas Lilley Distilling Account
The Thomas Lilley Distilling Account contains a record of rum distilling from 1820-1821 kept on a repurposed printed Virginia Militia inventory return.
Litchfield Family Household Ledger,
The collection consists of a handwritten collection of recipes, household accounts, and schoolwork from Litchfield family of Abingdon, Virginia. In addition to recipes for pickles and preserving, cakes, puddings, breads, and meats, there are also directions for home products like furniture polish, and lists of greenhouse plants.
Norfolk & Western Railway Menus
The collection contains breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, and beverage menus from the Norfolk & Western Railway, as well as two unused carbon copy checks for Norfolk & Western Railway's Dining Car Service.
Peacock-Harper Culinary History Friends Records
This collection contains materials from Peacock-Harper Culinary History Friends, including meeting notes and materials, ephemera, memorabilia, photos, and artifacts relating to the organization and general culinary history. The collection includes records about events hosted or sponsored by the organization, such as the "Chef's Challenge," Artifacts include a woven vest, tote bags, and a framed quote about home economics.
Porterfield Family Papers
Materials associated with the William and Florence Mae Wren Porterfield family of Giles County, Virginia, consist of World War II ration stamps, Office of Price Administration ration point tokens, Selective Service classification notices, and receipts.
Peter Saunders Family Papers
Southwest Virginia Counties Collection
The Southwest Virginia Counties Collection includes correspondence, manuscript memoranda and recipe books, and family papers from the Godwin, Young, Trevey, Williams and other families of Botetourt, Rockbridge, and Roanoke Counties.
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