Chicago Foodways: Newberry Libary Culinary Collections 9/20

Chicago Foodways Roundtable

Exploring the Culinary Collections at the Newberry Library

Presented by
Riva Feshbach,
Exhibits Manager

Saturday, September 20th, 2008
10 AM

Kendall College
900 North Branch Street, Chicago
(West of Halsted Street, North of Chicago Avenue)
Free Parking

Cost: $2 per person, free to Kendall students and faculty with ID.

What happens when you search the Newberry Library catalog using terms such as “cookery,” “menu,” “chocolate” “tea” and “foodways”? You discover an unexpected trove related to the history of food, from classical works such as De honesta voluptate [et] valetudine (On Right Pleasure and Good Health, 1494), to items of more local interest, such as John Drury’s Dining in Chicago (1931). Other highlights include early texts on chocolate, Gouffé’s heavily illustrated Le Livre de cuisine, and an array of books on “domestic economy and husbandry.” With a backdrop of illustrations from the Library’s eclectic collections, Riva Feshbach will discuss some of her favorite food-related finds, review tips for accessing these intriguing materials, and offer ideas for how to use the Newberry’s non-food-related collections to aid in your research.

Riva Feshbach is the exhibits manager at the Newberry Library, where in addition to mounting exhibitions on a wide range of subjects, she has been able to explore topics of personal interest, from scientific illustration to culinary history. She has a masters degree in art history from the University of Oregon and a masters in library science from the University of Illinois. She has been at the Newberry since 1999.

This program is hosted by the Chicago Foodways Roundtable. To reserve, please PM Cathy2, then leave your name and how many people in your party or e-mail: chicago.foodways.roundtable@gmail.com