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James Beard Foundation Archive

Call Number

MSS.214

Dates

1939-2008, inclusive
; 1990-2008, bulk

Creator

James Beard Foundation

Extent

75 Linear Feet (60 boxes)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Abstract

The James Beard Foundation continues the work of cookbook author and teacher, James Beard, by offering a variety of events and programs designed to educate, inspire, entertain, and foster a deeper understanding of our culinary culture. The James Beard Foundation Archive represents subject files kept by the Foundation on specific subjects: Chefs, Wine, and Food Writers and Personalities.

Historical Note

The James Beard Foundation continues the work of cookbook author and teacher, James Beard, by offering a variety of events and programs designed to educate, inspire, entertain, and foster a deeper understanding of our culinary culture. Beard was a champion of American cuisine who helped educate and mentor generations of professional chefs and food enthusiasts. Today, the Beard Foundation continues in the same spirit through its programming, which includes educational initiatives, food industry awards, an annual national food conference, Leadership Awards program, culinary scholarships, and publications. In addition to maintaining the historic James Beard House in New York City's Greenwich Village as a "performance space" for visiting chefs, the Foundation has created a robust online community, and hosts conferences, tastings, lectures, workshops, and food-related art exhibits in New York City and around the country.

Arrangement

The collection retains the original order created by the Foundation. It is broken into three series:

Series I: Chefs
Series II: Wine
Series III: Food Writers and Personalities

Files are arranged alphabetically within each series.

Scope and Content

The James Beard Foundation Archive represents subject files kept by the Foundation on specific subjects: Chefs, Wine, and Food Writers and Personalities. The largerst set of files by far is on Chefs. These files include biographical material, photographs, clippings, and other documents.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection, created by the James Beard Foundation, was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:

Identification of item, date (if known); James Beard Foundation Archive; MSS 214; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries.

Provenance

The collection was donated to the Fales Library by the James Beard Foundation in 2008.

Related Materials

James Beard Papers (MSS.263)

James Beard Collection (MSS.139)

Collection processed by

Camille Lannan and Elizabeth Stevens, with Anna Gurton-Wachter

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 17:05:00 -0400.
Language: Description is in English.

Repository

Fales Library and Special Collections
Fales Library and Special Collections
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012