SC - U of Iowa Cookbooks
Decker, Terry D.
TerryD at Health.State.OK.US
Mon Feb 7 11:40:43 PST 2000
This just came in and it looks interesting, so I thought I would forward it.
Bear
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gwenllyan verch Morgan [SMTP:Gwenllyan at AOL.COM]
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 1:36 PM
> To: SCA-GARB at LIST.UVM.EDU
> Subject: off topic but may be of interest
>
> I've make arrangements with David Schoonover, head of the Special
> Collections Dept. at UI, to conduct a research/ show-and-tell presentation
> at
> the UI Main Library on Feb. 26. Please pass this information along to
> anyone
> you think might be interested.
> Mr. Schoonover's main topic is cooking, and the collection does have
> some
> original period cookbooks, which we'll get to see. The session will be
> approximately 1-3 pm. I need to know BY FEB. 20 who will be attending so I
> can give him a headcount. I don't need names (although that would be
> helpful).
> Garb is optional, but Mr. Schoonover has said he may wear "appropriate
> attire". There's a large parking lot at the south end of the building
> (you'll need to feed the meter @ $.01/ minute), it is handicap accessible
> at
> either end (north entrance has limited Handicapped parking ONLY) <A
> HREF="http://www.uiowa.edu/~uipress/browse-ISCAS.htm">University of Iowa
> Press - iscas main</A>
> From the UI Press webpage:
>
> Iowa Szathmáry Culinary Arts Series
> Edited by David E. Schoonover, University of Iowa
> For twenty-five years Louis Szathmáry, renowned chef and owner of the
> famed
> Bakery Restaurant in Chicago, selected and cared for a unique cookbook
> collection eventually numbering over 20,000 items. This magnificent
> collection was donated to the University of Iowa Libraries. The University
> of
> Iowa Press, in conjunction with the University of Iowa Libraries,
> publishes
> reprints, new editions, and translations of important cookbooks from the
> vast
> collection. The series makes a vital contribution to the study-and
> appreciation-of culinary history and the culture of food.
>
> Summary:
> Subject: Period Cookbooks and Research
> Presented by: David E. Schoonover
> Saturday Feb. 26, 2000 start time 1 pm
> University of Iowa, Main Library
> Iowa City, IA
> Contact: Gwenllyan at aol.com to reserve space (no limit, but out of
> courtesy Mr. Schoonover should be told how many people to expect).
> Directions available by request.
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