Event Title
Food in Massachusetts Archives
Location
Ballroom, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass.
Start Date
1-6-2015 11:00 AM
End Date
1-6-2015 12:15 PM
Description
Archivists from various organizations share their collections of food-related archival materials of interest to curators and historians at small historical societies (including records of Agricultural Extension, community cookbooks from around New England, records of farming organizations and cooperatives, and records of regulatory agencies and food producers) and share their insights on what is available around the Commonwealth. In the question-and-answer period, they will answer questions about archival resources relating to food-related exhibits and projects and share their insights into doing food-related research.
Moderator:
- Marilyn Morgan, Director of the History and Archives Tracks, University of Massachusetts Boston
Archivists:
- Rob Cox, Head, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Andrea Cronin, Assistant Reference Librarian, Massachusetts Historical Society
- TBA, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Food in Massachusetts Archives
Ballroom, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass.
Archivists from various organizations share their collections of food-related archival materials of interest to curators and historians at small historical societies (including records of Agricultural Extension, community cookbooks from around New England, records of farming organizations and cooperatives, and records of regulatory agencies and food producers) and share their insights on what is available around the Commonwealth. In the question-and-answer period, they will answer questions about archival resources relating to food-related exhibits and projects and share their insights into doing food-related research.
Moderator:
- Marilyn Morgan, Director of the History and Archives Tracks, University of Massachusetts Boston
Archivists:
- Rob Cox, Head, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Andrea Cronin, Assistant Reference Librarian, Massachusetts Historical Society
- TBA, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Comments
Session sponsored by New England Archivists.