| Creator |
Library Company of Philadelphia, collector. |
| Contributor |
Parkinson, James W. (James Wood), 1818-1895. |
|
Parkinson's Restaurant (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Girard House (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Continental Hotel (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Ryndam (Steamship) |
|
Ebbitt House (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Shakspere Society of Philadelphia. |
| Title |
Menu collection, 1837-1899. |
| Physical Description |
126 items ; up to 8 x 12 cm. |
| Description |
The collection consists one hundred twenty-six menus primarily from the second half of the 19th century, from Philadelphia.
Includes menus from celebrations and anniversaries as well as standard bills of fare. Among the restaurants included are Parkinson's,
the Continental Hotel, Merchant's Hotel, and Ebbitt House. Some menus are from Civil War commemorations. Outside of the Philadelphia
area, there are menus from New York, Chicago, Niagara Falls, and Syracuse, as well as several menus from the Holland-America
liner S.S. Ryndam.
|
| Biographical / historical note |
The collection was started with menus from the John A. McAllister collection and additional menus have accrued over the years.
Most significantly, in 1984, Charles E. Rosenberg donated eleven menus from the anniversary dinners of the Shakespeare Society,
dating from 1855 to 1874. The collection is open to new additions.
|
| Subject |
Restaurants -- United States. |
| Genre |
Menus. |
|
Ephemera. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts| Rare| Coll LCP Menu Collection 5763.F |
| Accession number |
5763.F |
|
5763.F.83 (Rosenberg) |
|
5763.F.84 (Rosenberg) |
|
5763.F.94 (Levy) |
|
5763.F.111 (Mrs. N. Wainwright) |
