Menu Collection
Scope and Contents
The menus in the collection span 1849-2013, with a concentration in the mid to late 20th century when restaurants became more ubiquitous. Menus range from affordable diners to lavishly planned meals for specific occasions. Some menus are for dining services aboard airplanes, cruise ships or railroads. Menus can provide evidence of the breadth of cultural and regional culinary influences in a region, as well as the availability of various types of food in a particular place and time.
Dates
- 1849-2013
Language of Materials
English, Spanish, French
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.
Biographical / Historical
The Menu Collection is comprised of original menus from restaurants and cafes across the globe, with an emphasis on locations in the Rocky Mountain Region and in Colorado and Denver. Some menus are set for a specific, named occasion. Menus in the collection were assembled from various donors and places of origin. Some menus were transferred from other archival collections, and many were donated to the library as single items.
Extent
26 oversize boxes
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift; various donors; various years.
Physical Description
The menus in the collection are mostly in good condition.
General
Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.
- Menus Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Menus. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Restaurants -- Colorado -- Denver -- Menus. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Restaurants -- West (U.S.) -- Menus. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
