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Lillian N. Meyer Cookbook Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0282

  • Staff Only

Content Description

The Lillian N. Meyer Cookbook Collection consists of 450 American and international cookbooks. Many of the cookbooks contain annotations and comments. The collection is particularly strong in the subject of cookery with herbs. There is an index to the collection.

Dates

  • Creation: 1820-1983
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1970-1980

Conditions Governing Access

Biographical Sketch

Lillian Eugene "Jean" Nicholson Meyer (1917-1983) was born in Missouri. She was an author and botanical illustrator. In both her art and her cooking, she demonstrated an interest in herbs. Her husband, Dr. Frederick G. Meyer, served as a research botanist at the U.S. National Arboretum from 1958 to 1991. While traveling, Jean and Frederick collected cookbooks from different regions of the United States and around the world. Jean passed away suddenly while she was creating the illustrations for A Pompeian Herbal by Wilhelmina Feenster Jashemski, a colleague of her husband's.

Total Size of Collection

19 records_box (18 cartons, 15 x 12.5 x 10; 1 box, 12.25 x 11 x 8.75)

24.75 Linear Feet (20 boxes (total number of boxes in Access record not consistent with box subtotals))

Language of Materials

English

Status
Unprocessed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the National Agricultural Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Avenue
Room 309
Beltsville Maryland 20705 USA
301-504-5876