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 Subject

Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

James Beard papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2813
Abstract

Papers of chef and author James Beard (1903-1985), including clippings and typescripts of articles and recipes that he wrote; materials relating to books that he wrote; appointment books; correspondence; menus he collected; photographs; and biographical information. Beard grew up in Portland, Oregon, but spent most of his adult life living in New York City. He championed regional American dishes, and became known as the "Dean of American cookery."

Dates: 1906-1988; Majority of material found within circa 1940-1985
Found in Subjects:  Restaurants -- Menus
Found in Notes:  collaborator Isabel Callvert and letters from readers of his book "Beard on Bread"; restaurant menus that he

Richard H. Engeman collection on Oregon food history

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1069
Abstract

Collection of Oregon-related cookbooks, menus, postcards, and ephemera. The collection was compiled by historian Richard H. Engeman of Oregon, and also includes a printouts of blog entries that he wrote about Oregon food history.

Dates: 1889-2021
Found in Subjects:  menus
Found in Notes:  The collection consists of cookbooks, menus, postcards, ephemera, and other materials relating to

Henry Thiele's Restaurant menu

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 304
Abstract

Menu from a popular restaurant in Portland, Oregon, with autographs of singer Nelson Eddy, restaurant owner Henry Thiele, and others.

Dates: circa 1939
Found in Subjects:  menus

Zefiro menus and ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 922
Abstract

Menus, business cards, and a poster for Zefiro, a restaurant that operated in northwest Portland, Oregon, in the 1990s.

Dates: 1990-1995
Found in Subjects:  menus
Found in Finding Aid Title:  Guide to the Zefiro menus and ephemera
Found in Notes:  The collection consists of seven menus, three business cards, and a poster from the Portland