The database contains 26,000 records describing individual menus. Menus
are available in the Rare Book Division.
| FIELD |
CONTENTS |
| DATE: |
given as year/month/date/ |
| ADDITIONAL DATE INFORMATION: |
e.g. UNDATED, date range |
| EVENT: |
Type, e.g. Breakfast for Admiral Dewey. |
| SPONSOR: |
The sponsoring group or organization for the meal, e.g. City of New
York; the host location such as a restaurant or hotel. |
| PLACE: |
City and state, e.g. Claremont Hotel, New York, NY |
| OCCASION (list of the abbreviations) |
| Comp: |
Complimentary/testimonial dinner, luncheon,
or breakfast
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| Patr: |
Patriotic holiday |
(July 4, Presidential birthday, Memorial Day, etc.) |
| Relig: |
Religious holiday |
(Christmas, Easter) |
| Sec: |
Secular holiday |
(Thanksgiving, New Year's Day) |
| Ethnic: |
Ethnic holiday |
(St. Patrick's Day) |
| Natl: |
National event |
(Opening of Statue of Liberty) |
| Rite: |
Rite |
(wedding, funeral, birthday, etc.) |
| Anniv: |
Anniversary |
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| Other: |
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| VENUE (list of the abbreviations) |
For:
Hotel:
Rest:
Lunchroom, coffee shop, café
SS:
RR:
Airl:
Other |
Foreign
Hotel
Restaurant
Steamship
Railroad
Airline
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| ORGANIZATION (list of the abbreviations) |
Com:
Soc:
Gk:
Educ:
Pol:
Prof:
Patr:
Relig:
Mil:
Nav:
Gov:
Other: |
Commercial
Social (club or fraternal)
Greek letter (fraternity or sorority)
Educational institution (or alumni/ae)
Political
Professional
Patriotic
Religious
Military
Naval
Governmental
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| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: |
Format
Broadside—single sheet, printed
on one side only;
Broadsheet—single sheet, printed on both sides;
Booklet;
Folder;
Card;
Illustrated ( illus);
Color ( col);
Size (expressed in inches, to the next ¼ inch,
with fractions indicated decimally, width x height, e.g. 5.5x8.)
Other notes may include the printer, material other than paper, nature of the
illustrations or decorations. |
| NOTES: |
Other noteworthy characteristics may include: a language other than
English; "Includes wine list"; "decorative border of
fruits and flowers," or information about the cover illustration
or its subject. |
| KEYWORDS: |
Other search terms to retrieve menus by personal or corporate name,
the subject of cover illustrations and designs. |
