This unique, beautiful, and historical collection of menus was graciously donated on behalf of Mr. Hayden Mathews of Vero Beach, Florida and Stamford, Connecticut. Mr. Mathews began collecting menus when he was a young boy in the 1930s. There are over 300 items, spanning the 1920s through the 1940s, from hotels and inns, cruises and shipping lines, trains, planes, clubs, and commemorative events.

Some of the menus were collected during Mr. Mathews’ travels with his family, but as his relatives and parents' friends learned of his endeavor they enthusiastically contributed to the collection. Evidence of this can be found in a humorous letter from a great uncle who helped add to the collection.

Every effort was made to determine the date and geographical location of the menu. If the date of publication is unknown, the date of upload to the ScholarsArchive@JWU is noted. Please direct inquiries to the administrator of the ScholarsArchive@JWU.

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Submissions from 2014

Alma's Tea Room, Manchester, New Hampshire, Placemat, Date Unknown, Alma Truesdale

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Arnaud's, New Orleans, A la Carte Menu, Date Unknown, Arnaud's

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Arnaud's, New Orleans, A la Carte Menu, Date Unknown, Arnaud's

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Carte des Vins et Liqueurs, Arnaud, Nouvelle Orleans, Arnaud's, New Orleans, Wine and Spirits Menu, Date Unknown, Arnaud's

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The Charleston Garden, B. Altman & Co., Fifth Avenue, New York, Date Unknown, B. Altman & Co.

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Broussard's Napolean Patio, New Orleans, Postcard, Date Unknown, Broussard's Restaurant

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Broussard's, New Orleans, Date Unknown, Broussard's Restaurant

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Crawford's Sea Grill, "On the Shores of Puget Sound," Seattle, Washington, Date Unknown, Crawford's Sea Grill

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Durgin-Park, Boston, Dining Menu, Date Unknown, Durgin-Park

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Frank Dailey's Meadowbrook, Sunday Afternoon Menu and Drink List, Cedar Grove, New Jersey, Date Unknown, Frank Dailey's Meadowbrook

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Galatoire's Restaurant, New Orleans, Date Unknown, Galatoire's Restaurant

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Gluck's Restaurants, Royal Street, New Orleans, Date Unknown, Gluck's Restaurants

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Hackney's, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Date Unknown, Hackney's

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Highgate Hall Coffee House, Bellevue Theatre Building, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, Date Unknown, Highgate Hall Coffee House

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Highgate Hall Coffee House, Bellevue Theatre Building, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, Date Unknown, Highgate Hall Coffee House

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Highgate Hall Dinner Menu, Bellevue Theatre Building, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, Date Unknown, Highgate Hall Coffee House

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Joe Di Maggio's Grotto, Menu and Cocktail List, Fishermen's Warf, San Francisco, Date Unknown, Joe Di Maggio's Grotto

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La Florida Bar, Av. Belgica & Obispo, Havana, Cuba, Photograph Card, Date Unknown, La Florida Bar

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La Florida Bar Restaurant Menu, Av. Belgica & Obispo, Havana, Cuba, Date Unknown, La Florida Bar Restaurant

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The Original La Louisiane, New Orleans, Menu du Restaurant de la Louisiane, Date Unknown, La Louisiane

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The Latin Quarter, New York, Dinner Menu, Date Unknown, Latin Quarter

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County Fair Menu, Route 1 at the Roundtop, Damariscotta, Maine, Date Unknown, Lawson and Alma Aldrich

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Oakdale Tavern, Wallingford Connecticut, Date Unknown, Oakdale Tavern, Thomas E. Conheady, Prop.

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Oak Hills Manor, Location and Date Unknown, Oak Hills Manor, WM.A. Petersen, Prop.

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Old Water Mill Shop and Tea Room, Long Island, New York, New York State Commission for the Blind, Gift Shop Menu, Date Unknown, Old Water Mill Shop and Tea Room

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Renwick's, A Princeton Landmark, Date Unknown, Renwick's

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Restaurante del Paseo, Chafing Dish Luncheon Menu, Date Unknown, Restaurante del Paseo

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Restaurant Mayan, International Building, Rockefeller Center, New York, Date Unknown, Restaurant Mayan

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Restaurant Salon "Miami" Helados, Sunday Dinner Menu, Date Unknown, Restaurant Salon Miami Helados

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Sanborns Cafe, Monterry, Mexico, Date Unknown, Sanborns Cafe

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Sanborns Coffee Cafe, Monterry, Mexico, Date Unknown, Sanborns Coffee Cafe

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Sans Souci Restaurant Garden, Havana, Cuba, Date Unknown, Sans Soui Restaurant Garden

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Schrafft's, New York, Luncheon Menu, March 27, Year Unknown, Schrafft's

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Shaker Glen House, Woburn, Massachusetts, Date Unknown, Shaker Glen House

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Steuben, New Vienna Room, Boston, Date Unknown, Steuben New Vienna Room

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Swedish Rathskeller Restaurant, New York, Date Unknown, Swedish Rathskeller Restaurant

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Swiss Chalet, Rochelle Park, Ramsey, New Jersey, Date Unknown, Swiss Chalet

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Swiss Chalet, Rochelle Park, Ramsey, New Jersey, Date Unknown, Swiss Chalet

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Christopher Ryder House, Chatham Port, Cape Cod, Date Unknown, The Christopher Ryder House, Donald & Louise Kastner

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The Christopher Ryder House, Chatham Port, Cape Cod, Placemat, Date Unknown, The Christopher Ryder House, Donald & Louise Kastner

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Cochran House, Estate of Charles F. Hendershot, Newton, New Jersey, Date Unknown, The Cochran House, Estate of Charles F. Hendershot

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The Continental, A Walter Reade Restaurant, New York, Date Unknown, The Continental, A Walter Reade Restaurant

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The Cottage, Squire Hills, Sparta, New Jersey, Date Unknown, The Cottage, Regina J. Hovey

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The Horseshoe Tavern, Kimball Lake, Hopkinton, New Hampshire, Date Unknown, The Horseshoe Tavern

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The Latin Quarter, New York, Dinner Menu, 1940s, The Latin Club

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The Latin Quarter, Lou Walters Presents "Folies D'Amour" Programme, 1940s, The Latin Quarter, Lou Walters

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The Lawyers Club, 120 Broadway, New York, Prix Fixe Menu, Date Unknown, The Lawyers Club, New York

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The Rainbow Grill, Rockefeller Center, New York, Dinner Menu, Date Unknown, The Rainbow Grill

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The Toll House, Kenneth & Ruth Wakefield, Whitman, Massachusetts, Date Unknown, The Toll House, Kenneth & Ruth Wakefield

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The White Turkey at the White Turkey Inn, Danbury, Connecticut, and New York City, Date Unknown, The White Turkey Inn, Harry & Dorothy Davega, Proprieters

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Tony Yonadi's Homestead Restaurant and Golf Club, Spring Lake, New Jersey, Date Unknown, Tony Yonadi's Homestead Restaurant and Golf Club

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Top Hat Restaurant, Opposite Lincoln Tunnel, Union City, New Jersey, Date Unknown, Top Hat Restaurant

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Tucker Mill Inn, Southampton, Long Island, Dinner Menu, Date Unknown, Tucker Mill Inn

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Hand Drawn Holiday Menu, Date and Location Unknown, Unknown

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Unknown Venue, Lunch Menu Featuring Whiteway's Devonshire Cyder, Date Unknown, Unknown

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Wright's Tavern, Concord, Massachusetts, Date Unknown, Wright's Tavern, Mr. & Mrs. F.W. Tucker

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Yankee Silversmith Inn, Wallingford, Connecticut, Date Unknown, Yankee Silversmith Inn

Submissions from 1957

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Upper Montclair Country Club (UMCC), Easter Dinner, April 21, 1957, Upper Montclair Country Club

Submissions from 1956

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New Year's Dinner, January 1, 1956, Location Unknown, Unknown

Submissions from 1953

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Upper Montclair Country Club (UMCC), Irish Mardi Gras Menu, March 7, 1953?, Upper Montclair Country Club

Submissions from 1952

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Upper Montclair Country Club (UMCC), Hallowe'en Masquerade Dinner Dance, November 1, 1952, Upper Montclair Country Club

Submissions from 1951

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Atlantic City Race Course, Restaurant Menu, September 24, 1951, Harry M. Stevens, Inc., of New Jersey

Submissions from 1950

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The Du Pont Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware, Thanksgiving Dinner Menu, November 23, 1950, The Du Pont Country Club

Submissions from 1946

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The Brass Rail, New York City and Brooklyn, Dinner Menu, February 21, 1946, The Brass Rail

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The Brass Rail, New York City and Brooklyn, Wine List, 1946, The Brass Rail

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Union Oyster House, Boston, April 1946, Union Oyster House

Submissions from 1945

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CR, November 15, 1945 (Establishment Name and Location Unknown), CR

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St. John's Tavern, St. John's Lodge, Wilmington, North Carolina, August 7, 1945, St. John's Tavern

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Weber's Hof Brau, Central Airport, Camden, New Jersey, September 28, 1945, Weber's Hof Brau, John E. Weber, Mgr., Airport Grills, Inc.

Submissions from 1944

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The King of the Sea Famous Sea Food House, New York, Souvenier Menu, 1944, Adolph Flashner, The King of the Sea

Submissions from 1943

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Billy the Oyster Man, 10 West 47th Street, New York City, March 11, 1943, Billy the Oyster Man

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Mike's Ship-A-Hoy Fish Grotto, Menu Postcard, New York, January 24, 1943, Mike's Ship-A-Hoy Fish Grotto

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Sardi's Restaurant, New York, April 1943, Sardi's Restaurant

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Toots Shor Restaurant, 51 West 51st Street, New York, 1943, Toots Shor Restaurant

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Ye Olde Chop House, Harry Kramer, New York, 1943?, Ye Olde Chop House, Harry Kramer

Submissions from 1942

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Leone's, Mother Leone's Famous Dinner, New York, September 6, 1942, Leone's, Mother Leone's

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Leone's, Mother Leone's Famous Dinner, New York, September 5, 1942, Mother Leone's

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The Round Room, Eaton's College Street, Toronto, Ontario, July 24, 1942, The Round Room

Submissions from 1941

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Bookbinder's Seafood House, Inc., Philadelphia, September 23, 1941, Bookbinder's Seafood House, Inc.

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Bookbinder's Seafood House, Inc., Philadelphia, September 23, 1941, Bookbinder's Seafood House, Inc.

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Bookbinder's Seafood House, Inc., Philadelphia, September 23, 1941, Bookbinder's Seafood House, Inc.

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Don the Beachcomber, Drink & Food Menu, Hollywood, CA, 1941, Don the Beachcomber

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Don the Beachcomber, Drink Menu, Hollywood, California, Chicago, Illinois, 1941, Don the Beachcomber

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Don the Beachcomber, Food Menu, Hollywood, CA, and Chicago, IL, 1941, Don the Beachcomber

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Fan and Bill's "Famous Planked Steak House," New York, February 20, 1941, Fan and Bill's

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Aviation Terrace Restaurant, La Guardia Airport, New York, Beverage & Dessert Menu, October 2, 1941, Hotel New Yorker

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Aviation Terrace Restaurant, La Guardia Airport, New York, Dinner Menu, May 2, 1941, Hotel New Yorker

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Aviation Terrace Restaurant, La Guardia Airport, New York, Luncheon Menu, May 22, 1941, Hotel New Yorker

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Aviation Terrace Restaurant, La Guardia Airport, New York, Luncheon Menu, October 25, 1941, Hotel New Yorker

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Aviation Terrace Restaurant, La Guardia Airport, New York, Drink & Dessert Menu, October 2, 1941, Hotel New Yorker, Frank L. Andrews, President

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Jacques French Restaurant, Chicago, June 18, 1941, Jacques French Restaurant

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Kolb's, New Orleans, Dinner Menu, January 15, 1941, Kolb's New Orleans

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Mecca Oasis, Ventura, California, Dinner Menu, May 29, 1941, Mecca Oasis, V.E. Patterson, Proprietor

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Mike's Ship-A-Hoy Sea Food Grotto, New York, Dinner Menu and Postcard, November 30, 1941, Mike's Ship-A-Hoy Sea Food Grotto

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Old Bookbinders, 125 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, October 29, 1941, Old Bookbinders

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Stouffer's, New York, Luncheon Menu, July 11, 1941, Stouffer's

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The Rainbow Grill, Rockefeller Center, New York, Dinner Menu, November 20, 1941, The Rainbow Grill

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The Rainbow Room, Rockefeller Center, New York, Dinner Menu, January 4, 1941, The Rainbow Room

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The Wilshire Brown Derby, Los Angeles, Grill Menu, May 29, 1941, The Wilshire Brown Derby

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Town Hall Club, New York, Luncheon Menu, February 11, 1941, Town Hall Club