Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons: SOCL 4252: Food in American History and Culture: Menus and Cookbooks

Historical Restaurant Menus

New York Public Library (NYPL Labs) - What's on the Menu?
Over 17,000 historical restaurant menus, transcribed dish by dish, to see what people were eating back in the day.
Menus from Boston Hotels, 1843-1865
Courtesy of the Boston Athenaeum.

More than just recipes, a cookbook is a collection that curates an experience for its readers.

19th Century Cookbooks - Hathi Trust
232 Cookbooks.
Boston Cooking School Cookbook - Fannie Farmer
Classic American cookbook widely used. Classic 1918 edited by Fannie Farmer.
Community Cookbooks from the General Collection - LIbrary of Congress
Early American Cookbooks - Hathi Trust
Cookbooks published in the United States from 1800 to 1920.
Historic American Cookbook Project - MSU Libraries
Cookbooks from the late 18th to early 20th century. Includes 76 titles.
Indiana University - Purdue
Includes many church & charity cookbooks. About 90 titles.
Project Gutenberg - Cookery Bookshelf
117 fully digitized cookbooks.
Texas Tech Historical Cookbooks
Recipe booklets from food companies, extension service publications, and charity cookbooks. About 100 titles.
Vintage Cookbooks - Archive.org and Google Books
Virginia Tech
American cookbooks, including many well-known authors of the 19th century. About 200 titles.