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 2016

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Bali Bar, Aruba Caribbean, Hotel and Casino, Aruba Caribbean Hotel and Casino

Submissions from 2014

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Stacy-Trent Hotel, Trenton, New Jersey, Breakfast A la Carte Menu, Date Unknown, A Robert R. Meyer Hotel, George L. Crocker, Mgr.

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The Cock Horse, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Desk Blotter, Date Unknown, Cock Horse Inn, Inc.

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The Cock Horse Inn, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Desk Blotter (Date Unknown), Cock Horse Inn, Inc.

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Gurney's Inn on the Brink o' the Beach, Montauk, L.I., Dinner Menu, Date Unknown, Gurney's Inn

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Gurney's Inn on the Brink o' the Beach, Montauk, L.I., Dinner Menu, Date Unknown, Gurney's Inn

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Henry Grady Coffee Shop at the Henry Grady Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia, Date Unknown, Henry Grady Hotel

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The Ho-Ho-Kus Inn, Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, Dinner Menu, November 21, Year Unknown, Ho-Ho-Kus Inn

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Hotel Claridge Balinese Room, Memphis, Tennessee, Wine and Liquor LIst Menu, Date Unknown, Hotel Claridge

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Hotel Claridge, Memphis, Tennessee, A la Carte and Supper Club Menu, Date Unknown, Hotel Claridge

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Hotel Mark Hopkins, Top of the Mark Cocktail Suggestions Menu, Date Unknown, Hotel Mark Hopkins

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Hotel Nacional de Cuba, Havana, Cuba, A la Carte Menu, Date Unknown, Hotel Nacional de Cuba

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Hotel Noble, "Breakfus Air Reddy!" Breakfast Menu, Blytheville and Jonesboro, Arkinsas, Date Unknown, Hotel Noble

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Hotel Noble "Down in Arkinsaw" Restaurant Menu, Jonesboro, Arkinsas, Date Unknown, Hotel Noble

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Hotel Noble "Down in Arkinsaw" Restaurant Menu, Jonesboro, Arkinsas, Date Unknown, Hotel Noble

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Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe, Hotel Paramount, New York, Drink & Supper Menu, Date Unknown, Hotel Paramount

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Hotel Piccadilly Presents The Three Suns in the Piccadilly Circus Bar, New York, Music Selection Card, Date Unknown, Hotel Piccadilly

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Piccadilly Circus Bar, Hotel Piccadilly, 45th St. Just West of B'Way, New York, Cocktail Napkin, Date Unknown, Hotel Piccadilly

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Roosevelt Rib Room, Hotel Roosevelt, New York, Date Unknown, Hotel Roosevelt

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Service Menu, Hotel Francis Drake, San Francisco, Date Unknown, Hotel Sir Francis Drake

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"Good Morning," Hotel Stewart, San Francisco, Breakfast Menu, Date Unknown, Hotel Stewart

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Hotel St. Regis, New York, Dinner Menu, Date Unknown, Hotel St. Regis

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Hotel Tramontano, Sorrento, Italy, Date Unknown, Hotel Tramontano

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Howard Johnson's Home Cooked Food Menu, Date Unknown, Howard Johnson's

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Iron Gate Inn, Washington, D.C., A la Carte Menu, Date Unknown, Iron Gate Inn

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Iron Gate Inn, Washington, D.C., Brochure, Date Unknown, Iron Gate Inn

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Long Trail Lodge of Green Mountain Club, Treadway Inns, Rutland, Vermont, Date Unknown, L.G. Treadway, Treadway Inns

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New Plaza Hotel, Postcard, Laredo, Texas, Date Unknown, New Plaza Hotel

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Old Mill Inn, Between Bernardsville and Morristown, New Jersey, Dinner Menu, Date Unknown, Old Mill Inn

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Marlborough Tavern and Old Farms Inn, Marlborough and Avon, Connecticut, Dinner Menu, Date Unknown, O.V. Matthews, Proprietor

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Bear Mountain Inn, Operated by Palisades Interstate Parks Commission, Wine List, Date Unknown, Palisades Interstate Parks Commission

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Princess Anne Hotel, "America's Most Historic City," Fredericksburg, Virginia, A la Carte Menu, Date Unknown, Princess Anne Hotel

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

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The Regal Hotel, Hamburg, Pennsylvania, Dinner Menu, Date Unknown, The Regal Hotel

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The Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C., Room Service Menu, Date Unknown, The Shoreham Hotel

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The Stacy-Trent Hotel, Trenton, New Jersey, A la Carte and Room Service Menu, Date Unknown, The Stacy-Trent Hotel

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The Whalers' Inn, Sag Harbor, Long Island, Doily, Date Unknown, The Whalers' Inn

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Towne Lyne House, Lynnefield, Mass., On Beautiful Suntaug Lake, Dinner Menu, Date Unknown, Towne Lyne House, Noble Jackson

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Towne Lyne House, Lynnefield, Mass., On Beautiful Suntaug Lake, Dinner Menu, Date Unknown, Towne Lyne House, Noble Jackson

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Unknown Hotel, Breakfast Menu, Date Unknown, Unknown

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Ye Olde Inn, Richard Bland Tavern, The Bland-Wetherburn House, Williamsburg, Virginia, Date Unknown, Ye Olde Inn

Submissions from 1957

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Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada, Salads Menu Postcard, November 1957, Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn

Submissions from 1956

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Equinox House, Manchester, Vermont, "Happy Birthday 'Ike'" Dinner Menu, October 13, 1956, Equinox House

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Equinox House, Manchester, Vermont, "Happy Birthday 'Ike'" Dinner Menu with "Let's Back Ike" Pin, October 13, 1956,, Equinox House

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Restaurante Ambassadeurs, Mexico D.F., February 19, 1956, Restaurante Ambassadeurs

Submissions from 1952

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The Tides Inn, Irvington, Virginia, May 20, 1952, The Tides Inn

Submissions from 1951

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Hotel Information Directory, Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1951, Hilron Worldwide

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Caribe Hilton News, San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 10, 1951, Hilton Worldwide

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Caribe Hilton News, San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 11, 1951, Hilton Worldwide

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Caribe Hilton News, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Newsletter, January 12, 1951, Hilton Worldwide

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Caribe Hilton, Room Service Dining Menu, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1951, Hilton Worldwide

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Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Postcard, 1951, Hilton Worldwide

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Caribe Hilton, "When the Call is For Spirits" In-Room Drink and Snack Trays Menu, 1951, Hilton Worldwide

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Club Caribe, Dinner A la Carte Menu, Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1951, Hilton Worldwide

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Club Caribe Dinner, Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1951, Hilton Worldwide

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Club Caribe, Gala Dinner Menu,Caribe Hiton, San Juan Puerto Rico, 1951, Hilton Worldwide

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Drink List Menu, Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1951, Hilton Worldwide

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Luncheon Menu, Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 11, 1951, Hilton Worldwide

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Rotisserie Castillo, Dinner Menu, Caribe Hilton, 1951, Hilton Worldwide

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Salon del Castillo, Caribe Hilton News, Caribe Hilton, Puerto Rico, January 12, 1951, Hilton Worldwide

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The Patio Barbeque Pit, Dinner Menu, Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1951 (version 1), Hilton Worldwide

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The Patio Barbeque Pit, Dinner Menu, Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1951 (version 2), Hilton Worldwide

Submissions from 1949

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Fred Harvey El Tovar Hotel, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, Dinner Menu, October 14, 1949, El Tovar, Fred Harvey, Grand Canyon National Park

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The Victor Hugo Inn, Laguna Beach, California, October 11, 1949, The Victor Hugo Inn

Submissions from 1947

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Chateau Lake Louise, Luncheon Menu, July 11, 1947, Canadian Pacific Hotels

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Equinox House, Manchester in the Mountains, Vermont, Luncheon Menu, September 10, 1947, Equinox House

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The Rose Room, Hotel Suburban, East Orange, New Jersey, Dinner Menu, May 10, 1947, Hotel Suburban

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Banff Springs Hotel, Dinner Menu, July 10, 1947, Vancouver Hotel Co. Limited

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Banff Springs Hotel, Luncheon Menu, July 6, 1947, Vancouver Hotel Co. Limited

Submissions from 1946

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Annual Banquet and Entertainment of the New England Railroad Club, Hotel Statler, Boston, Mass., March 27, 1946, Hotel Statler

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Parker House, School and Tremont Streets, Boston, Mass., Dinner Menu, February 23, 1946, Parker House

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Parker House, School and Tremont Streets, Boston, Mass., Dinner Menu, February 23, 1946, Parker House

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Parker House, School and Tremont Streets, Boston, Mass., Envelope, 1946, Parker House

Submissions from 1945

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Mark Twain Hotel Coffee Shop, Elmira, New York, Breakfast Menu, October 13, 1945, Mark Twain Hotel

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Penn-Stroud Hotel, Stroudsburgh, PA, Special Columbus Day Dinner Menu, October 12, 1945, Vonn Brook Bros., Penn-Stroud Hotel

Submissions from 1944

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The Terrace Room at the Hotel Statler, Boston, Dinner Menu, April 3, 1944, The Hotel Statler

Submissions from 1943

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The Roosevelt, Grill Room A la Carte Menu, Madison Avenue at 45th St., New York, May 20, 1943, Hotel Roosevelt

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Williamsburg Lodge, Williamsburg, Virginia, Breakfast Menu, 1943, Williamsburg Lodge

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Williamsburg Lodge, Williamsburg, Virginia, Dinner Menu, 1943, Williamsburg Lodge

Submissions from 1942

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The Lookout Hotel, Ogunquit, Maine, Dinner Menu, July 4, 1942, Harry L. & Malcolm H. Merrill, The Lookout Hotel

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Good Morning!... Here is your Breakfast at the Hotel Peabody in Memphis, Breakfast Menu, 1942, Hotel Peabody

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Hotel Peabody, Memphis, Tenn., Dinner Menu, November 3, 1942, Hotel Peabody

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Roosevelt Hotel, Blue Room, New Orleans, October 1942, Roosevelt Hotel

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Hotel Commodore, Century Room, New York, Luncheon Menu, July 1, 1942, The Commodore Hotel

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The Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston, Dinner Menu & Dorothy Lewis Ice Revue Advertisement Insert, March 18, 1942, The Copley Plaza Hotel

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The Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston, Dinner Menu & Entertainment Advertisements, May 29, 1942, The Copley Plaza Hotel

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The Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston, Dinner Menu, February 7, 1942, The Copley Plaza Hotel

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The Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston, Dinner Menu, January 18, 1942, The Copley Plaza Hotel

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The Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston, Luncheon Menu, April 27, 1942, The Copley Plaza Hotel

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The Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston, Luncheon Menu, February 7, 1942, The Copley Plaza Hotel

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The Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston, Luncheon Menu, January 24, 1942, The Copley Plaza Hotel

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The Roosevelt Hotel, Blue Room, Dinner DeLuxe Menu, November 1, 1942, The Roosevelt Hotel

Submissions from 1941

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Good Morning, The St. Charles, New Orleans, A Dinkler Hotel, Breakfast Menu, 1941?, A Dinkler Hotel

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The St. Charles, New Orleans, Luncheon Menu, July 25, 1941, A Dinkler Hotel

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Good Morning, The St. Charles, New Orleans, A Dinkler Hotel, Breakfast Menu, July 24, 1941, A Dinkler Hotel, Carling Dinkler, President & Mgr.

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Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Dinner Menu, May 17, 1941, Broadmoor

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Banff Springs Hotel in the Canadian Rockies, Canadian Pacific Hotels, Luncheon Menu, June 16, 1941, Canadian Pacific Hotels

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Chateau Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies, Luncheon Menu, June 15, 1941, Canadian Pacific Hotels

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Clara May Downey's Olney Inn, 12 E. 49th St., NYC, Dinner Menu, August 11, 1941, Clara May Downey's Olney Inn

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Fred Harvey El Tovar Hotel, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, A la Carte & Table D'Hote Menu, May 28, 1941, El Tovar, Fred Harvey, Grand Canyon National Park