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Inventory to the Garson Menu Collection

By Catherine Babikian

April 2016

Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.

Finding aid encoded in EAD, version 2002 by Tara Maharjan, January 2018
Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State.

Descriptive Summary
Creator: Garson, Otto A.
Title: Garson Menu Collection
Dates: 1843-1963
Quantity: 3 cubic feet (9 boxes)
Abstract: Menus from the United States and Europe, collected by Otto A. Garson.
Language: English
Repository: Rutgers University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

Scope and Content Note

The Garson Menu Collection contains menus collected by Otto A. Garson from restaurants, hotels, clubs, trains and other locations throughout the United States and Europe. The collection features standard breakfast, lunch and dinner menus as well as menus for a wide variety of special occasions, including inaugurations, honorary events and anniversaries.

The collection is arranged into three series: GARSON MENUS, ADDITIONAL MENUS, and SUBJECT FILES.

Otto A. Garson’s original menu collection comprises the Garson Menus series. While a substantial portion of these menus originate from Chicago and New York, this series also includes menus from other U.S. cities; England, Japan, and France; and finally railway lines and cruise ships. The menus are arranged in chronological order. Restaurant name and location are provided where known. Undated menus are placed at the end and arranged alphabetically.

The Additional Menus series contains menus collected by Charles K. Kenter and shelved with the Otto A. Garson collection, as well as some menus placed with the Garson collection by previous archivists. These are arranged by date where possible.

The final series, “Subject Files,” contains correspondence, publicity material, and ephemera relating to Garson’s collection. Additional biographical and manuscript material shed light on Garson’s career at Armour & Company.

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Related Collections

Sinclair New Jersey Restaurant Menu Collection, 1873-present. Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.

A group of take-out menus, primarily from New Brunswick establishments, can be found in the Sinclair New Jersey Miscellaneous Printed Collections (GB).

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Garson Menu Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.

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Detailed Description of the Collection/Container List

This section provides descriptions of the materials found within each series. Each series description is followed by a container list, which gives the titles of the "containers" (for example, folders, volumes, or cassettes) and their locations in the numbered boxes that comprise the collection. The availability of any digital items from a container is indicated with a hyperlink.

GARSON MENUS
Box Folder
1 1 Delmonico's, New York, NY, 1834
Reproduction.
2 City Hotel, New York, NY, 1845
3 Island House, Bellows Falls, NY, 1851
4 Young's Cornhill Coffee House, Boston, MA, 1853
Dinner for City of Boston, Committee on Public Buildings.
5 Masonic Ball, El Dorado Lodge, El Dorado, CO, 1853
Facsimile.
6 Eutaw House, Baltimore, MD, 1854
7 Boston Light Infantry, Boston, MA, 1854
8 Saint Nicholas Hotel, 1854
9 Saint Nicholas Hotel, 1854
Settling Dinner for the Stewards of the St. Nicholas Society.
10 Revere House, Boston, MA, 1855
Dinner for the Boston Board of Trade.
11 Parker House, Boston, MA, 1856
Dinner for Twenty-Six Gentlemen.
12 Delevan, 1856
13 Commercial Hotel, Memphis, TN, 1857
14 Barnum's City Hotel, Baltimore, MD, 1858
15 Thomas Swann-- Mayor of Baltimore,
[Empty].
16 Revere House, Boston, MA, 1858
Rear Admiral Mehemet Pasha of Turkey: Dinner by the City Government of Boston.
17 Planters House, St. Louis, MO, 1859
18 Burnet House, Cincinnati, OH, 1859
19 Gibson House, Cincinnati, OH, 1859
20 Osburn House, Rochester, NY, 1860
21 Steamer John Walsh, St. Louis, MO, 1861
22 Gayoso House, Memphis, TN, 1863
23 Parker House, Boston, MA, 1863
Annual Dinner of the Boston City Guard Association.
24 Delmonico's, New York, NY, 1864
Dinner for Senor Matias Romero, Envoy from Mexico.
25 Delevan House, Albany, NY, 1866
26 Tremont House, New Haven, CT, 1866
Dinner for Yale Literary Editors.
27 Steamer William Tibbets, Boston, MA, 1866
Dinner for Boston Stock and Exchange Board.
28 Banquet at Guildhall, London, UK, 1866
29 Willis Rooms, 1868
Commemorative banquet.
30 [Unknown], Boston, MA, 1869
National Peace Festival. [Empty].
31 Barnum's St. Louis Hotel, St. Louis, MO, 1870
32 Crosby's Opera House, 1871
33 R.M.S. China, 1871
Menu produced by British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.
34 R.M.S. Algeria, 1871
Menu produced by British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.
35 New Pavilion, Belmont Mansion, Philadelphia, PA, 1871
Grand Citizens' Banquet dinner.
36 Humphrey House, New Britain, CT, 1872
Dinner given by Putman Phalanx.
37 Gilsey House, New York, NY, 1872
38 R.M.S. Parthia, 1873
Menu produced by British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.
39 Haynes Hotel, Amherst, MA, 1873
Dinner for Amherst College class of 1873.
40 Collingwood Opera House, Poughkeepsie, NY, 1873
Commemorative banquet given by the citizens of Poughkeepsie, NY.
41 Rossin House, Toronto, Canada, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877
42 Lindell Hotel, 1874
43 Sherman House, Chicago, IL, 1874
Thanksgiving menu.
44 [Unknown], Boston, MA, 1875
[Empty]
45 Weddell House, Cleveland, OH, 1875
Christmas dinner.
46 The Spencer, Niagara Falls, NY, 1876
47 United States Hotel, Saratoga Springs, NY, 1876
48 Metropolitan Hotel, New York, NY, 1876
49 The Brunswick Hotel, 1877
Dinner for General Ticket and Passenger Agents' Association.
50 Kirby House, 1879
51 Palmer House, Chicago, IL, 1879
Dinner for sophomore class of the University of Chicago.
52 Hotel Madison, Toledo, OH, 1879
53 Hotel Madison, Toledo, OH, 1880
54 Palmer House, Chicago, IL, 1880
Dinner for the Virginia Society.
55 Forest City House, Cleveland, OH, 1880
56 Fremont House, Chicago, IL, 1880
Dinner for Phi Kappa Psi symposium.
57 Hotel Madison, Toledo, OH, 1880
58 Hotel Madison, Toledo, OH, 1880
59 Boody House, Toledo, OH, 1880
60 Hotel Madison, Toledo, OH, 1880
61 Hotel Madison, Toledo, OH, 1880
62 Chicago and North Western Railroad, 1881
Menu for railroad's own dining cars.
63 Metropolitan Hotel, New York, NY, 1881
Dinner for the Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association.
64 Hotel Madison, Toledo, OH, 1881
65 Memphremagog House, Newport, VT, 1881
66 Mount Pleasant House, White Mountains, NH, 1881
67 Mount Pleasant House, White Mountains, NH, 1881
68 Banquet at Guildhall, London, UK, 1881
69 Hotel Madison, Toledo, OH, 1881
Thanksgiving menu.
70 [Unknown], 1881
Christmas Greeting menu.
71 Baldwin's, 1882
Dinner given by "The Big Six".
72 Hotel Madison, Toledo, OH, 1882
Menu for the "Owl Club" party.
73 Hotel Madison, Toledo, OH, 1882
74 Grand Hotel, Brussels, Belgium, 1882
75 Columbia Hall, Lebanon Springs, NY, 1882
76 Saint George Hotel, 1882
Thanksgiving dinner for the McCaull Opera Comique Company.
77 Hotel Brunswick, New York, NY, 1883
78 Hotel Brunswick, New York, NY, 1883
Annual dinner of the trustees and alumni of Rutgers College. [Empty].
79 [Unknown], 1883
Veterans' reunion for the 1st infantry regiment, Illinois National Guard.
80 [Unknown], 1883
Albany Association of Rutgers Alumni.
81 [Unknown], Chicago, IL, 1883
Dinner for General Porfirio Diaz.
82 Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1883
Ninth anniversary reunion dinner, 1st infantry, Illinois National Guard.
83 Palace Hotel, Cincinnati, OH, 1883
84 Palace Hotel, Cincinnati, OH, 1883
Dinner for Woodward High School alumni.
85 Palace Hotel, Cincinnati, OH, 1883
86 Palace Hotel, Cincinnati, OH, 1883
87 Palace Hotel, Cincinnati, OH, 1883
88 [Unknown], 1884
Queen Victoria Dinner on the Isle of Wight (Summer Home).
89 Northern Hotel, Big Rapids, MI, 1884
Big Rapids Lumbermen Banquet.
90 Queen City Hotel, Cumberland, ND, 1884
91 Jennings House, Elgin, IL, 1884
Dinner in honor of Mr. and Mrs. D.J. Wile.
92 Lake House, Lake George, NY, 1884
93 Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, NY, 1885
94 Hotel Madison, Toledo, OH, 1885
Thanksgiving menu.
95 Hotel DeHartshorn,
96 [Unknown], 1886
Not in folder.
97 Hotel Richelieu, 1887
Dinner for Mr. Henry E. Dixey.
98 Hotel Goldstone, Des Moines, IA, 1887
Dinner celebrating the 100th performance of E.H. Macoy.
Box Folder
2 1 Michigan Club, Detroit, MI, 1888
2 Hotel del Coronado, Coronado, CA, 1888
3 [Unknown], 1888
Dinner for Pacific Coast Amateur Photographic Association.
4 The Quincy, 1888
5 [Unknown], Madison, WI, 1889
Dinner given by the Hon. George B. Burrows.
6 [Unknown], 1889
Dinner for bachelor Bernhard Gillam.
7 Sherman's Cafe, Chicago, IL, 1890
8 Palmer House, Chicago, IL, 1890
Dinner for the Chicago Underwriters Association.
9 Michigan Club, Detroit, MI, 1890
10 Revere House, Boston, MA, 1890
Dinner for the class of 1855.
11 The Nicholson, Nashville, TN, 1890
12 [Unknown], 1891
Dinner for New England Associated California Pioneers.
13 Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1891
Fifth Annual Game Dinner.
14 [Unknown], 1892
Massachusetts Charitable Fire Society anniversary dinner.
15 [Unknown], Chicago, IL, 1892
Dinner for the Columbia Wheelmen.
16 [Unknown], Chicago, IL, 1892
Fellowship Club of Chicago anniversary dinner.
17 R.M.S. Teutonic, 1892
18 Kingsley's, Washington, D.C., 1892
Dinner for the World's Columbian Commission.
19 The Gridiron Club, Washington, D.C., 1893
20 Hotel Ponce de Leon, St. Augustine, FL, 1893
21 Hotel Mecca, Chicago, IL, 1893
Convention dinner for the National Editorial Association.
22 Columbia Casino, 1893
23 Electric Restaurant, World's Fair Grounds, Jackson Park, MO, 1893
Dinner provided by the Wellington Catering Company.
24 [Unknown], Milwaukee, WI, 1892
Dinner for the Milwaukee Press Club.
25 R.M.S. Majestic, 1893
26 Grand Hotel, Cincinnati, OH, 1894
Complementary banquet for the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce.
27 Algonquin Club, Boston, MA, 1895
Dinner for the Boston Bicycle Club.
28 The Thorndike, Boston, MA, 1895
Dinner for the Star and Garter Club.
29 [Unknown], Chicago, IL, 1895
Dinner held at residence of Mr. Edward B. Butler.
30 Manhattan Beach Hotel, New York, NY, 1896
31 [Unknown], Falmouth Heights, MA,
[Empty].
32 Hawkins House, Ypsilanti, MI, 1896
Thanksgiving menu.
33 Splendid Hotel, Nice, France, 1897
New Year's Day Menu.
34 Splendid Hotel, Nice, France, 1897
35 [Unknown], London, UK, 1897
Dinner for Dr. and Mme. Nansen.
36 Mercantile Club, St. Louis, MO, 1897
Washington University alumni dinner.
37 Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1898
Dinner held by the Arlington Club.
38 Kinsley's, Chicago, IL, 1898
Chicago Underwriter's Association banquet.
39 [Unknown], New York, NY, 1898
Dinner in honor of Mr. Joseph Jefferson.
40 American Fine Arts Society , New York, NY, 1898
Dinner for the National Sculpture Society.
41 The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY, 1898
42 Boston Oyster House, Chicago, IL, 1898
43 Lincoln Park Refectory, Chicago, IL, 1898
44 [Unknown], Chicago, IL, 1898
Dinner for the Union League Club.
45 Unity Restaurant, 1898
46 S.H. Thomson's Restaurant, Chicago, IL, 1898
47 The Denison, 1898
Dinner in honor of James Whitcomb Riley.
48 The Hampton, 1898
49 Auditorium Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1898
Dinner in honor of Hon. Ferdinand W. Peck.
50 The Masonic Temple, 1899
51 The Union, Chicago, IL, 1899
52 American Restaurant and Oyster Bar, 1899
53 Maxim's, Paris, France, 1899
54 [Unknown], 1899
Dinner given by the Lotos Club in honor of Sir Henry Irving.
55 Cabassud's Restaurant, New York, NY, 1900
Dinner for the Twilight Club, autographed by Edwin Markham.
56 Henrici's, Chicago, IL, 1900
57 Hotel Ronceray, Paris, 1900
Dinner for the Ecole Internationale de l'Exposition.
58 The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY, 1900
Special wedding breakfast menu.
59 Hotel Mowry, Syracuse, NY, 1900
Thanksgiving menu.
60 [Unknown], 1900
Dinner held by the Aldine Association in honor of Mark Twain.
61 Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1901
Dinner held by the Chicago Bar Association.
62 Hotel Cadillac, Detroit, MI, 1901
63 Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1901
Dinner held by the Arlington Club.
64 Auditorium Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1902
Dinner in honor of H.R.H. Prince Henry of Prussia.
65 Grand Restaurant Vivienne, Paris, France, 1903
66 Des Peres Restaurant and Roof Garden, St. Louis, MO, 1904
Dinner for Louisiana Purchase Exposition at 1904 World's Fair.
67 The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY, 1904
Dinner held by the American Institute of Electrical Engineers.
68 The Edelweiss, 1904
69 The Dakota, Chicago, IL, 1904
70 The Hofbrau, Chicago, IL, 1904
New Year's Eve menu.
71 Columbia Club, Indianapolis, IN, 1905
Dinner held by Sigma Chi Fraternity of Indiana.
72 Ministere de la Marine, Paris, France, 1905
73 S.S. Vaderland, 1905
Birthday dinner for General Stewart L. Woodford.
74 Frisco House, Denver, CO, 1905
75 The Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1905
Box Folder
3 1 The Albany Hotel, Hastings, 1906
2 Savoy Hotel, Berlin, Germany, 1906
Wedding banquet menu.
3 Hotel de Rome, Berlin, Germany, 1907
4 Lenox Avenue Collegiate Reformed Church, New York, NY, 1907
Dinner held by the Collegiate Club.
5 The Auditorium Annex, Chicago, IL, 1908
Dinner in honor of Professor Albert A. Michelson.
6 Hotel Astor, New York, NY, 1908
Dinner in honor of Drs. Rudolf Leonhard and John W. Burgess.
7 M.S. Blucher, 1908
8 The Press Club, Chicago, IL, 1908
Dinner in honor of John J. Flynn.
9 The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY, 1915
10 Auditorium Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1909
Dinner held by the Press Club of Chicago.
11 The Illinois State Armory, Chicago, IL, 1909
Dinner held to commemorate 100th birthday of Abraham Lincoln.
12 Appledore Hotel, Appledore Island, Isle of Shoals, NH, 1909
13 The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY, 1909
Dinner held by the Pilgrims of the United States.
14 Hotel LaSalle, Chicago, IL, 1909
Dinner held by the American Meat Packers Association.
15 Hotel Astor, New York, NY, 1909
Dinner held by the Explorers Club.
16 The Grand Hotel, Yokohama, Japan, 1910
17 The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY, 1910
Dinner held alongside Horse Show Week 1910 (2 folders).
18 The Emerson, Baltimore, MD, 1911
not in folder.
19 The Emerson, Baltimore, MD, 1911
Dinner in honor of Isaac Edward Emerson.
20 Blackstone Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1911
Dinner held by the New England Society of Chicago.
21 The Congress Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1911
New Year's Eve menu.
22 [Unknown], Berlin, Germany, 1912
Private dinner menu.
23 [Unknown], Berlin, Germany, 1912
24 Auditorium Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1912
Dinner held by the Fisherman's Club of Chicago.
25 Rendezvous, South Duxbury, MA, 1912
Clam bake menu.
26 Hotel Medea, Mount Clemens, MI, 1912
Dinner held by Mount Clemens Business Men's Association.
27 Wellington Hotel, New York, NY, 1912
Thanksgiving menu.
28 Hotel du Palais, Paris, France, 1913
29 Aldine Club, New York, NY, 1913
Dinner in honor of Alexander Drake.
30 The Press Club, Chicago, IL, 1913
Luncheon to commemorate 100 years of peace.
31 Astor House, New York, NY, 1913
Farewell menu (2 copies).
32 S.S. Minnehaha, 1913
33 Hotel Astor, New York, NY, 1914
Dinner held by the Explorers Club.
34 Liederkranz Club, St. Louis, MO, 1914
Dinner held by board of trustees, Missouri Botanical Garden.
35 Auditorium Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1914
Dinner held by Chicago Writer's Guild.
36 Hotel Deming, Terre Haute, IN, 1915
Dinner held by the Rose Polytechnic Alumni Association.
37 [Unknown], Fall River, MA, 1916
Independence Day dinner menu.
38 Great Northern Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1916
Dinner held by Chicago Manx Society.
39 Delmonicos, New York, NY, 1917
Rutgers College Alumni.
40 Hotel St. Francis, San Francisco, CA, 1917
Special meatless menu.
41 University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 1917
Thanksgiving menu.
42 Mouquin Restaurant & Wine Co., 1918
43 Great Northern Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1918
Dinner held by the National Amateur Press Association.
44 S.S. Rochambeau, 1919
45 U.S. Army Base Hospital, Fort Sam Houston, TX, 1919
Christmas dinner menu.
46 Delmonico's, New York, NY, 1919
Dinner held by Seniors' Golf Association.
47 Young's Hotel, Boston, MA, 1919
Dinner held by Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company.
48 The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY, 1919
Dinner in honor of Rev. Charles Sumner Burch.
49 Murray's Roman Gardens, New York, NY, 1919
Thanksgiving menu.
50 The Roycroft Inn, East Aurora, NY, 1920
51 Hotel de Ville, Paris, France, 1920
Reception for Myron T. Herrick, U.S. Ambassador to France.
Box Folder
4 1 Bohemian Club, 1921
Dinner in honor of William Laughlin.
2 Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, 1921
Dinner held by the Engineers Club of Philadelphia, in honor of Herbert Hoover.
3 [Unknown], Chicago, IL, 1921
Dinner held by Armour and Company.
4 Hotel Pennsylvania, New York, NY, 1921
Dinner held by American Field Service Association.
5 The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY, 1921
Christmas menu.
6 Hotel Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA, 1922
Dinner held by Slovak Gymnastic Union School.
7 Casino Schaffhouse, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 1922
8 Hotel Brevoort, New York, NY, 1922
9 Twentieth Century Limited (train), New York Central Lines, 1923
10 [Unknown], Chicago, IL, 1924
Dinner held by Armour Plant Executives Club.
11 Auditorium Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1924
Dinner held by Dickens Fellowship Club.
12 Restaurant Lucas, Paris, France, 1924
13 New Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C., 1924
Dinner held by the eastern conference of the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity.
14 Guildhall, London, UK, 1924
Dinner held by the Association of British Advertising Agents.
15 Hotel Carls-Rite, Toronto, Canada, 1924
16 [Unknown], Oak Park, IL, 1925, 1926, 1927
Dinners held by Austin, Oak Park, and River Forest Art League.
17 Congress Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1925
Dinner held by American Railway Engineering Association.
18 Bancroft Hotel, Worcester, MA, 1925
Dinner in honor of Lt. Erik H. Nelson.
19 New Palmer House, Chicago, IL, 1926
Dinner held by Chef's de Cuisine Association of Chicago.
20 Hotel Astor, New York, NY, 1926
Dinner held by Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus.
21 Congress Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1926
Dinner held by the Italians of Chicago club.
22 The Vendome, Boston, MA, 1926
Dinner held by The Epicurean Club of Boston.
23 Palmer House, Chicago, IL, 1927
Dinner in honor of H.R.H. Prince Wilhelm of Sweden.
24 M.V. "Asturias" cruise liner, 1927
25 [Unknown], Chicago, IL, 1927
Dinner held by Austin, Oak Park, and River Forest Art League.
26 Palmer House, Chicago, IL, 1927
Dinner in honor of Clarence Darrow.
27 Tokatlian Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey, 1927
Farewell luncheon held in honor of Admiral and Mrs. Mark L. Bristol.
28 Hotel Ambassador, Paris, France, 1927
Dinner held by American Club of Paris, offered to Charles Lindbergh.
29 Palmer House, Chicago, IL, 1927
Dinner held by Electric Association of Chicago.
30 Palmer House, Chicago, IL, 1928
Dinner held by Chicago Jeweler's Association.
31 Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston, MA, 1928
Dinner held by Boston Automobile Club.
32 Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1928
33 Palmer House, Chicago, IL, 1928
Dinner held by the Italian Community of Chicago.
34 The Connaught Rooms, London, UK, 1929
Dinner held by the Third International Congress of Master Printers.
35 Hotel Clinton, Springfield, MA, 1929
36 Mount Vernon Inn, Mount Vernon, VA, 1930
37 T.S.S. Statendam, 1930
38 The Raleigh, Washington, D.C., 1930
39 Palmer House, Chicago, IL, 1930
Dinner given by Northwestern University, in honor of Walter Dill Scott.
40 Palmer House, Chicago, IL, 1931
Dinner held by the Bohemians of Chicago.
41 Belden-Stratford Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1931
42 [Unknown], Boston, MA, 1931
Dinner held by the American Bandmasters' Association.
43 Palmer House, Chicago, IL, 1931
Dinner held by the Japan America Society.
44 Belden-Stratford Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1931
Dinner in honor of F. Willis Rice.
45 Mansion House, London, UK, 1932
Dinner in honor of Alderman Sir George Wyatt Truscott.
46 Belden-Stratford Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1932
Dinner held by Illinois State and Chicago Dietetic Associations.
47 Burlington Rute, Grand Island, NE, 1932
48 Belden-Stratford Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1932
Independence Day dinner.
49 S.S. Paris, 1932
50 Belden-Stratford Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1933
New Year's dinner.
51 Belden-Stratford Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1933
Dinner held by Illinois State and Chicago Dietetic Associations.
52 Hotel Washington, Chicago, IL, 1933
Inauguration dinner.
53 Stevens Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1933
Dinner in honor of Lorado Taft.
54 Drake Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1933
55 Drake Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1933
Dinner for the Formosan government of Japan.
56 The Armour Restaurant, Chicago, IL, 1934
Dinner in celebration of previous 100 years.
57 S.S. Victoria, 1934
58 S.S. President Coolidge, 1934
59 The Mikado, 1934
[Empty].
60 Fujiya Hotel, Miyanoshita, Japan, 1934
61 Toyko Kakan, Tokyo, Japan, 1934
62 Nara Hotel, Nara, Japan, 1934
63 The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY, 1934
64 S.S. Europa, 1934
65 S.S. Mayon, 1934
66 S.S. President Monroe, 1934
67 S.S. Mariposa, 1934
68 The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY, 1934
Box Folder
5 1 Harmon's Stadium Grill, 1935
2 [Unknown], 1935
Dinner in honor of the Duke of Africa.
3 Medinah Club, Chicago, IL, 1935
4 The Olympic Club, San Francisco, CA, 1935
5 Ville de Soissons, France, 1935
Dinner in held of Albert Lebrun, president of France.
6 S.S. Normandie, 1935
7 Palmer House, Chicago, IL, 1935
Dinner held by the Geographic Society of Chicago.
8 [Unknown], Chicago, IL, 1935
Annual Buffalo Bill birthday dinner held by the Adventurers Club of Chicago.
9 The New York Athletic Club, New York, NY, 1936
10 Royal Hotel, London, UK, 1936
Dinner in honor of Tom Mann, organized by the National Trade Union Club.
11 Restaurant de la Porte Dauphine, Bois de Boulongne, Paris, France, 1936
Dinner in honor of Mme. Segond-Weber, in honor of her cross of the Legion of Honor.
12 Lake Shore Athletic Club, Chicago, IL, 1936
Luncheon held by Herald and Examiner Homemakers' Club.
13 [Unknown], France, 1936
Dinner in honor of Baron Mercide Rothschild (?).
14 The Sherman Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1937
Dinner held by the Ohio Society of Chicago.
15 Palmer House, Chicago, IL, 1937
Dinner held by the Traffic Club of Chicago.
16 Saddle and Sirloin Club, Chicago, IL, 1937
Luncheon in honor of the French ambassador and the mayor of Chicago.
17 Guildhall, London, UK, 1937
Royal luncheon in honor of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's coronation.
18 S.S. Normandie, 1937
19 [Unknown], Chicago, IL, 1937
Armour's Beefsteak Party, held in honor of the Art Directors Club of Chicago.
20 Hotel Sherman, Chicago, IL, 1937
Silver anniversary banquet held by Chicago Showmen's League.
21 S.S. Champlain, 1938
22 Normandy House, 1938
Autographed on back.
23 S.S. Deutschland, 1938
24 S.S. Roma, 1938
25 Hotel Galvez, 1938
Dinner in honor of Mr. Douglas Corrigan.
26 S.S. Normandie, 1938
27 [Unknown], Buffalo, NY, 1938
Anniversary dinner held by the Buffalo Athletic Club.
28 Arcade Cafe, Yukon Territory, Canada, 1939
29 Williams Restaurant, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA, 1939
30 Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C., 1939
"Jackson Day Dinner" held by Democratic National Committee.
31 Palmer House, Chicago, IL, 1939
Dinner held by the Old-Time Printers' Association of Chicago.
32 Stevens Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1939
Dinner in honor of the Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark and Iceland.
33 The Chicago Club, Chicago, IL, 1940
Dinner in honor of E. Harrison Powell and Walter Yust.
34 [Unknown], Quebec, Canada, 1939
Dinner in honor of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth - [Empty].
35 Stevens Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1939
Dinner held by the Patriotic Foundation of Chicago.
36 Harvard Club of Boston, Boston, MA, 1939
Thirtieth class dinner of Harvard class of 1909.
37 Motorliner Oslofjord, 1939
38 S.S. Wangoni, 1939
39 Palmer House, Chicago, IL, 1939
Dinner held by alumni of Armour and Company.
40 Restaurant Antoine, New Orleans, LA, 1940
41 S.S. Suwa Maru, 1940
42 Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C., 1940
"Jackson Day Dinner" held by Democratic National Committee.
43 The Blackstone, Chicago, IL, 1940
Special Hawaiian luncheon.
44 The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY, 1940
"Help Finland Cabaret" dinner held by the Finnish Relief Fund.
45 Town Hall Club, New York, NY, 1940
Dinner held by the Collectors Club.
46 Banff Springs Hotel, New York, NY, 1940
47 Hotel Statler, Boston, MA, 1940
Dinner held by the American Legion.
48 Union League Club, Chicago, IL, 1940
Dinner in honor of Charles Arthur Tilt.
49 Stevens Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1940
Dinner held by the Indiana Society of Chicago.
50 Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1941
Dinner held by the American Warehousemen's Association.
51 Stevens Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1941
Dinner held by the International Cooks Association.
52 The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY, 1941
Dinner held by Overseas Press Club of America.
53 Lake Shore Drive Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1941
54 Memorial Union Hotel, Lawrence, KS, 1941
University of Kansas seventy-fifth anniversary dinner.
55 "Saddle and Sirloin Club", Chicago, IL, 1941
56 Palmer House, Chicago, IL, 1941
Dinner held by Friends of American Writers club.
57 Hotel del Prado, Barranquila, Colombia, 1941
58 Gran Hotel Jardin, Maracay, Venezuela, 1941
59 The Bohemian Club, 1941
60 The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY, 1941
Dinner held by the National Association of Manufacturers.
61 Hotel Hawthorne, Salem, MA, 1941
Anniversary dinner held by the Salem Marine Society.
62 "Saddle and Sirloin Club", Chicago, IL, 1941
63 Stevens Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1941
Dinner held by the Indiana Society of Chicago.
64 Lotos Club, New York, NY, 1942
65 [Unknown], New York, NY, 1942
Dinner in honor of Gen. Douglas MacArthur-- [Empty].
66 Hotel Algonquin, New York, NY, 1942
67 1st WAAC Training Center, Fort Des Moines, IA, 1942
Thanksgiving dinner.
Box Folder
6 1 The Waldorf-Astoria hotel, New York, NY, 1943
Fiftieth anniversary dinner.
2 Palace Hotel, San Francisco, CA, 1943
Dinner in honor of Madame Chiang Kai-shek.
3 Quartermaster Corps, 1943
4 The Cortile, New York, NY, 1943
5 Hotel Book-Cadillac, Detroit, MI, 1943
Dinner in honor of Gen. Henri Giraud.
6 The Golden Pheasant, San Francisco, CA, 1943
7 La Salle Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1943
8 Tip Toe Inn, New York, NY, 1943
9 Cock Horse Inn, Cambridge, MA, 1944
10 U.S.S. Yosemite, 1944
Thanksgiving menu.
11 Gateway Restaurant, Chicago, IL, 1944
Dinner held by Armour and Company.
12 Palace Hotel, San Francisco, CA, 1944
Jackson Day Dinner" held by Democratic National Committee.
13 La Salle Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1944
Dinner in honor of John Nieder.
14 U.S. Maritime Service Training Station, Avalon, CA, 1944
General mess menu.
15 Beekman Arms, Rhineback, NY, 1944
Thanksgiving menu.
16 U.S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, IL, 1944
17 Bohemian Club, 1944
18 The Fable Restaurant at the Hotel Drake-Wiltshire, San Francisco, CA, 1944
19 Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C., 1945
Dinner in honor of Gen. George C. Marshall.
20 Stevens Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1945
Dinner held by the Illinois St. Andrew Society.
21 Dearborn Inn, Dearborn, MI, 1946
22 Stevens Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1946
Dinner in honor of His Eminence Samuel Alphonsus.
23 Blackstone Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1946
Luncheon in honor of President Harry S Truman.
24 Rendezvous Hotel, Fairbanks, AK, 1946
Dinner in honor of the Secretary of the Interior.
25 Hotel Statler , Washington, D.C., 1946
Dinner held by Famine Emergency Committee.
26 Fujiya Hotel, Miyanoshita, Japan, 1946
27 Palace Hotel, San Francisco, CA, 1947
28 Fujiya Hotel, Miyanoshita, Japan, 1947
29 Stevens Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1947
Anniversary dinner held by the Chicago Tribune.
30 The Carpenter, Manchester, NH, 1947
31 R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, 1947
32 S.S. America, 1947
33 S.S. President Cleveland, 1948
34 Hotel Astor, New York, NY, 1948
Dinner held by the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
35 Carlton Hotel, Boston, MA, 1948
Dinner in honor of Gen. George C. Marshall.
36 Grand Hotel d'Angleterre, Cauterets, France, 1948
37 S.S. De Grasse, 1948
38 R.M.S. Queen Mary, 1948
39 U.S.A.T. General D.E. Aultman, 1948
40 Le Plaza Athenee, Paris, France, 1948
41 Rainier Club, Seattle, WA, 1949
42 Hotel Statler , New York, NY, 1949
43 New York Athletic Club, New York, NY, 1949
44 Maison A. de Winter, 1949
45 Hotel Kurhaus, Scheveningen, Netherlands, 1949
Dinner held by First European Congress.
46 Victor Hugo Inn, Laguna Beach, CA, 1949
47 S.S. Ile-de-France , 1949
Inaugural banquet.
48 Paradise Inn, Mount Rainier National Park, WA, 1949
49 Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO, 1949
Dinner in honor of William M. Boyle, Jr..
50 Acacia Hotel, Colorado Springs, CO, 1949
51 Westminster Hotel, Le Touquet, France, 1950
52 [Unknown], Montreuil-sur-Mer, France, 1950
Official dinner to inaugurate new monument to Gen. Douglas Haig.
53 S.S. Liberte , 1960
Inaugural luncheon.
54 Marshall Field & Co. Restaurant, 1950
55 Ristorant Alfredo, Rome, Italy, 1950
56 [Unknown], Rouen, France, 1951
Luncheon in honor of the Archbishop of Rouen.
57 Eiffel Tower Restaurant, Paris, France, 1951
58 Sandwichman Restaurant, New York, NY, 1951
59 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1951
Dinner held by Chicago Friends of Literature club.
60 Hotel Continental, Nice, France, 1952
61 Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Switzerland, 1952
62 Statler Hotel, Washington, D.C., 1952
Dinner held by the Aero Club of Washington.
63 Inauguration luncheon for President Eisenhower, Washington, D.C., 1953
[Empty].
64 Blackstone Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1953
Carl Sandburg 75th anniversary dinner.
65 Bismarck Coffee Shop, Chicago, IL, 1953
66 M.S. Italia, 1953
67 Illinois Athletic Club, Chicago, IL, 1943
Dinner held by Illinois Woman's Press Association.
68 Canyon Hotel, Yellowstone Park, WY, 1953
69 American Restaurant of the U.S., Brussels World's Fair, Belgium, 1958
70 Lotos Club, New York, NY, 1958
71 House of Representatives Restaurant, Washington, D.C., 1958
72 Hotel Custer, Galesburg, IL, 1958
73 Lotos Club, New York, NY, 1958
Dinner in honor of the Prince and Princess of Monaco.
74 Statler Hotel, Washington, D.C., 1959
Anniversary dinner held by the Alfalfa Club.
75 House of Representatives Restaurant, Washington, D.C., 1959
76 Lotos Club, New York, NY, 1959
Dinner in honor of His Eminence Francis Cardinal Spellman.
77 Guild Hall, Chicago, IL, 1959
Luncheon in honor of Queen Elizabeth II.
78 Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1959
Dinner in honor of Queen Elizabeth II.
79 [Unknown], Savannah, GA, 1960
Bynes family reunion menu.
80 The Postilion, Fond du Lac, WI, 1962
81 Cercle de L'Union, Paris, France, 1963
82 Cercle de L'Union, Paris, France, 1963
Box Folder
7 1 Presidential Palace, undated
Luncheon in honor of John J. Abbott.
2 Hotel de l'Aigle Noir, Fontainebleau, France, undated
3 Antoine's Restaurant, New Orleans, LA, undated
4 Antoine's Restaurant, New Orleans, LA, undated
5 Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad, undated
6 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, undated
7 Brevoort Hotel, New York, NY, undated
8 Burlington Railroad, undated
9 Burlington Railroad, undated
10 Canadian Pacific Railway, undated
11 Canadian Pacific Railway--Alaska Service, undated
12 Capital Airlines, undated
13 Carlton Grill, Washington, D.C., undated
14 Club Boyar, Chicago, IL, undated
15 Columbia Club, Chicago, IL, undated
16 Connaught Rooms, London, UK, undated
Armour & Company dinner in honor of R.H. Cabell.
17 Dennison Hotel, Indianapolis, IN, undated
Christmas menu.
18 Oskar Davidsen, Copenhagen, Denmark, undated
19 Eugene Field, New Orleans, LA, undated
20 Freeman's, Ogunquit, ME, undated
21 The Gaslight, Chicago, IL, undated
22 Grand Central Terminal Restaurant, New York, NY, undated
Children's menu.
23 Grand Hotel, Council Bluffs, IA, undated
24 Great Northern Railway, undated
25 Fred Harvey Restaurant, Chicago, IL, undated
Children's menu.
26 Fred Harvey Restaurant, Chicago, IL, undated
27 State dinners of President and Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes, Washington, D.C., undated
"Photographs of original menus ".
28 Hotel and restaurant trade cards, undated
29 Hotelkeepers Association, undated
30 Indiana State Bar Association, Indianapolis, IN, undated
Dinner in honor of U.S. Court of Appeals judges.
31 Invitations and programs, undated
32 Japan Government Railways-- Dining Car Service, undated
[Empty].
33 Julius Monk's Downstairs at the Upstairs, New York, NY, undated
34 Koraku, Tokyo, Japan, undated
35 The Kuntz-Remmler Company, Chicago, IL, undated
36 Unknown, signed by Edward Markham, undated
37 Marliave Restaurant, Boston, MA, undated
38 Hotel Marquette, Marquette, MI, undated
39 Mr. Kelly's Restaurant, Chicago, IL, undated
40 Normandy House Restaurant, Chicago, IL, undated
41 Northern Pacific Railroad, undated
42 Pines Hotel, undated
Dinner in honor of Maj. Gen. William Weigel.
43 Press Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL, undated
44 Richardson Mineral Springs, Richardson Springs, CA, undated
45 Robinson's Tea Room, undated
46 Hosteria de Santo Domingo, Mexico, undated
47 Sheffler's of Salome, Salome, AZ, undated
48 Ships' Haven, Lynnfield, MA, undated
49 Sinaloa Mexican Cantina & Restaurant, San Francisco, CA, undated
50 Hotel Sir Francis Drake, San Francisco, CA, undated
Children's menu.
51 Talbott Tavern, Bardstown, KY, undated
52 United Airlines, undated
53 John Wanamaker Restaurant, New York, NY, undated
54 The Ward Advertising Service, Chicago, IL, undated
55 The Webster Hotel, Chicago, IL, undated
Christmas menu.
56 Wedding buffet , undated
57 The White Gull, Gloucester, MA, undated
58 Miscellaneous tickets and badges, undated
Box Folder
8 1-5 Miscellaneous menus (5 folders), undated
6 Miscellaneous foreign menus, undated
ADDITIONAL MENUS
Box Folder
8 7 "Sherry's", New York, NY, 1906
8 Grand Hotel St Leonard's, 1906
Eighty-First Annual Wayzgoose" dinner.
9 The Hall, Bushey, Herefordshire, 1907
10 "Sherry's", New York, NY, 1906
Second annual dinner given by the U.S. Steel Corp..
11 Duquesne Club, Pittsburgh, PA, 1907
Dinner held by operating officials of the Carnegie Steel Co.
12 Savoy Hotel, London, UK, 1907
13 Hotel des Alpes, 1907
Christmas menu.
14 Hotel des Alpes, 1907
15-16 House of E.H. Gary, 1912
Dinners held by Mrs. E.H. Gary at her house.
17 The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY, 1914
Dinner held by the Rice Leaders of the World Association.
18 The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY, 1918
Dinner held by the National Paper Trade Association.
19 R.M.S. Mauretania, 1931
Carnival dinner menu.
Box Folder
9 1 Miscellaneous, 1895-1905
2 Miscellaneous, 1921-1943
3 Miscellaneous, 1950-1957
4 Miscellaneous, undated
SUBJECT FILES
Box Folder
9 5 Biographical information, 1934-1948
6-7 Correspondence, general, 1934-1954
8-9 Correspondence, about menu collection, 1940-1949
10 Manuscript material, 1927-1945
11 Publicity and interviews, 1940