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Menu design -- United States -- History -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 284 Collections and/or Records:

Thunderbird Inn Restaurant menu, undated, 1957?

 Item — Box 10
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-10-005
Scope and Contents

Thunderbird Inn Restaurant. Other Oscar Giles Restaurants: Hidden Harbor and the Range, Adams Hotel - Phoenix.

Lists dinner items. Included is a paper placemat with illustrations and details of the Grand Canyon.

Dates: undated, 1957?
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / John W. Shleppey collection, Undated / Sub-Collection 6 - John W. Shleppey artifacts / John W. Shleppey collection of restaurant menus and travel/advertising ephemera

Top Notch Cafe breakfast menu, 1956-04

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-3-006
Scope and Contents

Top Notch Cafe breakfast menu. Medford, Oregon.

Illustrated menu cover. Breakfast menu items listed. Lower left corner inside gives numbers that may indicate this was printed in 4-56.

Dates: 1956-04
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / John W. Shleppey collection, Undated / Sub-Collection 6 - John W. Shleppey artifacts / John W. Shleppey collection of restaurant menus and travel/advertising ephemera

Top of the Inn menu, undated

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-3-007
Scope and Contents

Top of the Inn. Seattle, Washington.

Illustrated cover. Menu lists wines, dinner items, and desserts. Verso indicates that P.R. Hart and Company Inc., printed this item in Seattle, Washington.

Dates: undated
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / John W. Shleppey collection, Undated / Sub-Collection 6 - John W. Shleppey artifacts / John W. Shleppey collection of restaurant menus and travel/advertising ephemera

Top of the Sorrento menu, undated

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-3-008
Scope and Contents

Top of the Sorrento. Sorrento Hotel, Terry and Madison - Seattle, Washington. MAin 2-6400.

Illustrated menu cut to be shaped like a cable car or trolley filled with characters dressed in 1890s-era clothing. Menu lists steak dinners.

Dates: undated
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / John W. Shleppey collection, Undated / Sub-Collection 6 - John W. Shleppey artifacts / John W. Shleppey collection of restaurant menus and travel/advertising ephemera

Twin Oaks menu, 1945-11-07

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-3-013
Scope and Contents

Twin Oaks. 1337 South Boston. Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Illustrated menu cover is a hand-drawn map of Tulsa. Menu lists dinner items and a la carte options. Date is hand-written in pencil.

Dates: 1945-11-07
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / John W. Shleppey collection, Undated / Sub-Collection 6 - John W. Shleppey artifacts / John W. Shleppey collection of restaurant menus and travel/advertising ephemera

Untitled Dinner Dance Menu, undated

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 5
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-5-010
Scope and Contents

Recto has an illustration of a Mexican woman dressed in traditional dance outfit, with men drinking Carta Blanca beer. Verso has a "Dinner Dance Menu" that includes steaks and a Mexican dish. Possibly from the 1962 Seattle World's Fair?

Dates: undated
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / John W. Shleppey collection, Undated / Sub-Collection 6 - John W. Shleppey artifacts / John W. Shleppey collection of restaurant menus and travel/advertising ephemera

Untitled Mother's Day Dinner, 1964-05-10

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 5
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-5-011
Scope and Contents

Illustrated menu cover is of a cherry blossom tree. Menu lists children's menu and adult menu, with steaks and seafoods. Possibly from the Washington Athletic Club, as one of the desserts is a "W.A.C. Special Mother's Cake."

Dates: 1964-05-10
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / John W. Shleppey collection, Undated / Sub-Collection 6 - John W. Shleppey artifacts / John W. Shleppey collection of restaurant menus and travel/advertising ephemera

U.S. Naval Station Commissioned Officers' Mess menu, 1958-10-10

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-3-014
Scope and Contents

U.S. Naval Station, Pier 91, Seattle, Washington. Commissioned Officers' Mess.

Illustrated menu cover. Menu lists cocktails, wines, and steak and seafood. Attachment card lists the day's specials.

Dates: 1958-10-10
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / John W. Shleppey collection, Undated / Sub-Collection 6 - John W. Shleppey artifacts / John W. Shleppey collection of restaurant menus and travel/advertising ephemera

Vick's D'lish Foods menu, undated

 Item — Box 10
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-10-006
Scope and Contents

Vick's menu. Verso lists locations—D'Lish Foods was located at the Dallas Engineers Club, 206 1/2 Browder Street.

Lists dinner menu options. Includes 2 attachment cards: one lists Spanish dishes, the other mentions "after-theatre options."

Dates: undated
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / John W. Shleppey collection, Undated / Sub-Collection 6 - John W. Shleppey artifacts / John W. Shleppey collection of restaurant menus and travel/advertising ephemera

Victor Rosellini's Restaurant lunch menu, 1958-06-14

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 4
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-4-003
Scope and Contents

Victor Rosellini's Restaurant. 610 Pine Street, Seattle, Washington.

Illustrated menu cover. Lunch menu lists a la carte options, and has a dated attachment card with the daily specials.

Dates: 1958-06-14
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / John W. Shleppey collection, Undated / Sub-Collection 6 - John W. Shleppey artifacts / John W. Shleppey collection of restaurant menus and travel/advertising ephemera

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