Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
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Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Business Number: 540-231-6308
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Administrative Information
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Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Existence and Location of Copies
Between 2001 and 2011, the Peacock-Harper Culinary History Friends produced the Culinary Thymes , a web-based (and later pdf) newsletter. The newsletter are available online .
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Peacock-Harper Culinary History Friends Records, Ms2007-029, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to Special Collections in the early 2000s. Multiple additions have been received.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Peacock-Harper Culinary History Friends Records was completed in June 2022.
Accruals
Accruals are expected in the future.
Scope and Content
The collection contains records from meetings, ephemera, memorabilia, and artifacts relating to the Peacock-Harper Culinary History Friends. The bulk of the materials date from 2001 (the organization's foundation) until about 2019. More materials are expected in the future.
The collection consists primarily of adminstrative documents about the founding of the organization, meeting minutes, internal communiation, and materials from sponsored events and programming. In addition, there are some general culinary history resources and collected information (either collected by individual members or generated in the course of regular organizational activities), and a few culinary or organization related textilesand artifacts.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into three series by material type and subject.
Series I: Administrative Documents is divided further into subseries by topic. The subseries are then arranged in folders by subject. Subseries A: Meeting Materials contains documents such as meeting minutes and notes. Subseries B: Jamestown, VA includes information related to the planning and ultimate cancellation of the 2007 Jamestown Symposium at Virginia Tech, "Cooking Up 400 Years of Culinary History in Virginia." Subseries C: Organization History contains documents related to the history of the Peacock-Harper Culinary History Friends. Subseries D: Publications and Flyers includes newsletters, articles, and posters from the organization, related events, or culinary history.
Series II: Culinary History contains information about culinary history that is not explicitly a part of the organization. This includes documents about the history of Thanksgiving, the food pyramid, and Virginia Tech.
Series III: Artifacts includes physical objects and textiles.
Separated Material
This collection also included a book, Swabia: A Culinary Tour , that was removed from the collection and added to the Rare Book Collection in Special Collections and University Archives.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- History of Food and Drink
- Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
- Peacock Harper Culinary Friends
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Peacock-Harper Culinary History Friends Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).
Container List
- Subseries A: Meeting Materials
- box-folder 1 folder: 7
Peacock-Harper Meetings; Cookery Magazines2003-2008
- box-folder 1 folder: 8
Peacock-Harper Meetings; Cookery Magazines2003-2008
- box-folder 1 folder: 10
Jean Robbins Notebook2014
- box-folder 1 folder: 11
Jean Robbins Notebook2014
- box-folder 1 folder: 19
Cynthia Bertelsen Notes and Pictures
- box-folder 1 folder: 21
Committee Minutes, Purposes, and Bylaws2006-2007
- box-folder 1 folder: 23
Peacock-Harper Collection Committee Minutes2001
- box-folder 2 folder: 5
Peacock-Harper Board Meeting2008
- box-folder 2 folder: 9
Peacock-Harper Meetings2010-2011
- box-folder 2 folder: 10
Peacock-Harper Meetings2010-2011
- box-folder 2 folder: 12
A Selective Guide to Culinary Library Collections in the United States
- box-folder 5 folder: 4
Peacock-Harper Culinary History Friends Advisory Committee2017
- box-folder 6 folder: 1-3
Peacock-Harper Meetings Binder2000-2017
- box-folder 1 folder: 7
- Subseries B: Jamestown, VA
- box-folder 1 folder: 1
Jamestown Newspaper Clippings
- box-folder 1 folder: 24
Peacock-Harper Jamestown Symposium Speakers2007
- box-folder 1 folder: 26
Peacock-Harper Jamestown Symposium Mailing Lists and Contacts2006-2007
- box-folder 1 folder: 27
Peacock-Harper Jamestown Symposium: Cost Estimate, Budget, and Sponsorships2007
- box-folder 1 folder: 28
Peacock-Harper Jamestown Symposium: Cost Estimate, Budget, and Sponsorships2007
- box-folder 2 folder: 1
Jamestown Symposium at Virginia Tech2007
- box-folder 1 folder: 1
- Subseries C: Organization History
- box-folder 1 folder: 16
Ann Hertzler; Collection Events
- box-folder 1 folder: 22
Peacock-Harper Committee History and Recipe Collection
- box-folder 1 folder: 25
Hertzler Nomination for Mary Abbott Hess Award2001
- box-folder 5 folder: 1-2
Peacock-Harper Culinary History Friends Collection Historyundated
- box-folder 1 folder: 16
- Subseries D: Publications and Flyers
- box-folder 2 folder: 13
Peacock-Harper Talks and Articlesundated
- box-folder 2 folder: 14
Peacock-Harper Programs and Brochuresundated
- box-folder 2 folder: 15
Chef's Challengeundated
- box-folder 2 folder: 16
Articles and Brochuresundated
- box-folder 2 folder: 17
Culinary Historians of Washington, D.C. (CHOW) Lineundated
- box 4
Cooking Up 400 Years of Culinary History in Virginia
- box-folder 5 folder: 5-7
Peacock-Harper Promotions and Programs Binderundated
- box-folder 6 folder: 4
Jean Robbins Articlesundated
- box-folder 2 folder: 13
- box-folder 1 folder: 2
Peacock-Harper Culinary History Friends2011
- box-folder 1 folder: 3
Peacock-Harper Culinary History Friends2011
- box-folder 1 folder: 4
Peacock-Harper Culinary History Friends Program Report and Collection Update2010-2012
- box-folder 1 folder: 5
Janet Lowe Cameron and Jean Allen Phillips Scholarshipsundated
- box-folder 1 folder: 6
American Cookeryundated
- box-folder 1 folder: 9
Peacock-Harper Funding
- box-folder 1 folder: 12
Peacock-Harper Collection Committee2007
- box-folder 1 folder: 13
Peacock-Harper Collection Committee2001-2007
- box-folder 1 folder: 14
Peacock-Harper Collection Committee (Other Suggested Collectibles)
- box-folder 1 folder: 15
Gail McMillan Handouts
- box-folder 1 folder: 17
Books and Cookbooks (Peacock-Harper Collections)2003-2004
- box-folder 1 folder: 18
Books and Cookbooks (Peacock-Harper Collections)2004
- box-folder 1 folder: 20
Peacock-Harper Scholarship Committee and Applicants2014
- box-folder 2 folder: 2
Peacock-Harper General Information and Strategic Design2006
- box-folder 2 folder: 3
Peacock-Harper IRS (Incorporation Process)2003-2008
- box-folder 2 folder: 4
Peacock-Harper Photographs
- box-folder 2 folder: 6
Events and Exhibits at Virginia Tech
- box-folder 2 folder: 7
Ann Hertzler Children's Cookbook and Nutrition Literature Archive2006
- box-folder 2 folder: 8
Ann Hertzler Children's Cookbook and Nutrition Literature Archive2006
- box-folder 2 folder: 24
Non-Peacock-Harper Publications and Research Materialsundated
- box-folder 2 folder: 25
The Virginia Culinary Thymesundated
- box-folder 2 folder: 27
Photographs; Slidesundated
- box-folder 2 folder: 28
Ann Hertzler Slidesundated
- box-folder 2 folder: 29
Slide Presentation, Slides, CDundated
- box-folder 3 folder: 1
Food Curriculum Slidesundated
- box-folder 3 folder: 2
Photographs (CDs/DVDs)undated
- box-folder 3 folder: 3
Food for Fitness Microfilmundated
- box-folder 5 folder: 3
Peacock-Harper Culinary History Friends Mission Evaluationundated
- box-folder 2 folder: 11
Ann Hertzler Information
- box-folder 2 folder: 18
Christmas Stories and Menusundated
- box-folder 2 folder: 19
History of Thanksgivingundated
- box-folder 2 folder: 20
Virginia Dietetic Association; Bylaws (Jean Robbins)2002
- box-folder 2 folder: 21
Yummy Designs/Food Pyramidundated
- box-folder 2 folder: 22
Miller and Rhoads Tearoomundated
- box-folder 2 folder: 23
Former Virginia Tech Students' Workundated
- box-folder 2 folder: 26
Recipes; Virginia Tech News Services1974-11-14
- box-folder 6 folder: 5
"From Plum Pudding to Pad Thai" Talk [CD]2011