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.
Submissions from 2014
Atlantic Coast Line R.R. Co., Wilmington, N.C., Havana Special Menu, Date Unknown, Atlantic Coast Line R.R. Co., Geo. L. Mitchell, Asst. to the Executive Vice President
Canadian Pacific Dining Car Service, Canadian Pacific Railway Lines, Banff Springs Hotel, Canadian Rockies, Date Unknown, Canadian Pacific Railway Lines, T.M. McKeown, Manager
Canadian Pacific Dining Car Service, Canadian Pacific Railway Lines, Date Unknown, Canadian Pacific Railway Lines, T.M. McKeown, Manager
Canadian Pacific Dining Car Service, Canadian Pacific Railway Lines, Date Unknown, Canadian Pacific Railway Lines, T.M. McKeown, Manager
Louisville & Nashville R.R., Envelope, Date Unknown, Louisville & Nashville R.R.
Louisville & Nashville R.R., Dining Car Breakfast Menu, Date Unknown, Louisville & Nashville R.R., A.E. Flock, Supt. of Dining Car
Louisville & Nashville R.R., Dining Car Breakfast Menu, Date Unknown, Louisville & Nashville R.R., A.E. Flock, Supt. of Dining Car
North Coast Limited, Northern Pacific Yellowstone Park Line, Luncheon Menu, Date Unknown, Northern Pacific Yellowstone Park Line, A.W. Thomson, Superintendent of Dining Cars
North Coast Limited, Northern Pacific Yellowstone Park Line, Luncheon Menu, Date Unknown, Northern Pacific Yellowstone Park Line, A.W. Thomson, Superintendent of Dining Cars
Panama Limited, Breakfast Menu, Date Unkown, Panama Limited, N.L. Patterson, Superintendent of Dining Services
Pullman Restaurant Car Service, Grand Central Terminal, Table D'Hote and A la Carte Menu, New York, Date Unknown, Pullman Restaurant Car Service
Soo Line, A la Carte and Table D'Hote Menu, Date Unknown, Soo Line, F.M. Christen, Superintendent
The California Limited, Santa Fe Dining Car Service, Fred Harvey, Breakfast Menu, Date Unknown, The California Limited, Fred Harvey
The Grand Canyon Limited, Santa Fe Dining Car Service, Fred Harvey, Dinner Menu, Date Unknown, The Grand Canyon Limited, Santa Fe Dining Car Service, Fred Harvey
Submissions from 1951
Streamliner, City of San Francisco, Dining Car Breakfast Menu, January 25, 1951, Streamliner, City of San Francisco
Submissions from 1950
New Haven Railroad, Souvenier Menu, February 1950, New York, New Haven, Hartford Railroad Co., H.M. Simms, Gen. Supt. Dining Services
Submissions from 1949
Simmons College at Boston Served by the Boston Albany Route of the New York Central, Dining Service Menu, October 30, 1949, New York Central System, A.E. Yarlott, General Superintendent
Submissions from 1948
Union Pacific, Dining Car Dinner Menu, October 28, 1948, Union Pacific, H.A. Hanson, Manager Dining Cars
Union Pacific, Dining Car Dinner Menu, October 28, 1948, Union Pacific, H.A. Hanson, Manager Dining Cars
Submissions from 1946
New Haven Railroad, Annual Banquet and Entertainment of the New England Railroad Club, Hotel Statler, Boston, Mass., March 27, 1946, New Haven Railroad
Submissions from 1944
Union Pacific Diamond Anniversary of the Driving of the Golden Spike, Commemorative Menu, May 10, 1944, Union Pacific
Submissions from 1943
New Haven Railroad, Table D'Hote Menu, July 1943, New Haven Railroad, H.W. Quinlan, Superintendent
The Empire State Express, New York Central System, Dinner Menu, 1943, New York Central System, B.J. Bohlender, Manager
Submissions from 1942
The West Point Route, The Atlanta and West Point Railroad, The Western Railway of Alabama, October 1, 1942, The Atlanta and West Point Railroad, The Western Railway of Alabama, J.A. Higgins, G.P.A.
Submissions from 1941
Canadian Pacific Dining Car Service, Canadian Pacific Railway Lines, Dinner Service, 1941, Canadian Pacific Railway Lines, T.M. McKeown, Manager
Louisville & Nashville R.R., Dining Car A la Carte Menu, July 19, 1941, Louisville & Nashville R.R., A.E. Flock, Supt. of Dining Car
Louisville & Nashville R.R., Dining Car Dinner Menu, January 11, 1941, Louisville & Nashville R.R., A.E. Flock, Supt. of Dining Car
Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway System, Dining Car Service Menu, 1941, Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway System, J.W. Menefee, Superintendent of Dining Cars
Southern Railway System, Dining Car Breakfast Menu, July 1941, Southern Railway System, W.F. Kusch Manager Dining Cars
Southern Railway System, Dining Car Dinner Menu, August 1941, Southern Railway System, W.F. Kusch Manager Dining Cars
Southern Railway System, Dining Car Dinner Menu, July 1941, Southern Railway System, W.F. Kusch Manager Dining Cars
Southern Railway System, Dining Car Breakfast Menu, June 1941, Southern Railway System, W.F. Kusch, Manager Dining Cars
Submissions from 1940
New Haven Railroad, Dining Car Breakfast Menu, May 1, 1940, New Haven Railroad, H.W. Quinlan, Superintendent
Submissions from 1939
Canadian Pacific Dining Car Service, Canadian Pacific Railway Lines, 1939, Canadian Pacific Railway Lines, T.M. McKeown, Manager
Canadian Pacific Dining Car Service, Canadian Pacific Railway Lines, 1939, Canadian Pacific Railway Lines, T.M. McKeown, Manager
Submissions from 1938
New Haven Railroad, Children's Menu, 1938, New Haven Railroad
Submissions from 1930
Lunch menu aboard train from Paris to Avignon, Rail Line Unknown, 1930, Unknown