History of Food and Dining at Harvard

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Records of the Phi Beta Kappa Alpha of Massachusetts, Iota of Massachusetts, and Alpha Iota of Massachusetts chapters, 1779-2011 Includes menus from annual luncheons, initiation suppers, and other events.

Records of the Hasty Pudding Club, 1795-2011 Includes menus from annual dinners and other celebrations, 1845-1895.

Records of the Harvard Dining Association, 1874-1925 and 1961-1962 Contains daily menus from September 30, 1908 to June 5, 1909, as well as assorted menus, 1879-1921.

Chest of 1900   The Chest of 1900 was a time-capsule project undertaken by Harvard University to mark the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century. It contains March 1900 menus from the Harvard Dining Association.

Records of the Harvard University Faculty Club, 1929-  Includes daily menus from 1943 to 1951.