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SOCL 4252: Food in American History and Culture

Interdisciplinary exploration of what food means to Americans by examining food writing, history, production, and consumption.

Newspaper Archives at Wentworth Instittue of Technology

Use newspapers to look up individual recipes in context. 

More Newspaper Archives via the Boston Public Library (BPL)

Try looking at even more historical newspapers with a BPL eCard, which is free for all MA residents and students.

  • America's Historical Newspapers

  • Boston Globe (1872-1983)

  • Boston Globe (1980-)

  • Boston Herald (2004-2011)

  • New York Times (1851-2007)

  • New York Times (1985-present)