The Library has several
items which are useful when researching the Menu Collection, and for
menu research in general. Some items relevant to the New York Public Library's
Menu Collection include:
Alejandro, Reynaldo G. Classic Menu Design: From the Collection
of the New York Public Library. (Glen Cove, NY: PBC International, 1988) *R-RMRR NC1002.M4 A44 1988
Williams, Sam P. Guide to the Research Collections of The New York
Public Library (Chicago: American Library Association, 1975): 297.
*R-RMRR Z733.N6 W54 1975.
Grimes, William. "New
York City Exhibit Displays the Art of Eating Out," Nation's Restaurant News 37 (February 23, 2003): 24-25.
*ZAN-V1751 (in PDF 653 KB)
Ryley, Alison. "Miss Frank's Menus" American Book Collector,
n.s. 7 (1986): 3-10. JFM 85-301
Turim, Gayle. "Vintage Menus" Bon Appetit, 39, no. 9
(1994): 26. M-10 826
Ryley, Alison. "The Prime of Miss
Frank Buttolph: Notes Toward a Menu History of New York City,"Biblion:
The Bulletin of The New York Public Library 7 (1998): 56-87. *R-RMRR Z881.N6B (in PDF 19 MB)