Schomburg Treasures: The Menu Collection
The Tree Houses, 1964-65
How much did a plate of chop suey cost at the Cotton Club?
What did the Buffalo Soldiers have for Christmas dinner in 1920?
At the African Pavilion of the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, was the Lobster Tail Malagasy served in The Tree House of Calabash or the Tree House of Fetishes?
...Find the answers in the Schomburg Center's Menu Collection, now online.
The Schomburg Menu Collection is a diverse one, with menus from both restaurants and private dinner parties, souvenir photo covers, and floor plans. Browse through and find: an invitation to a dinner given by the American Minister in Monrovia, Liberia; programs for the National Association of Negro Musicians Grand Ball; an essay on "The Origins of Soul Food"; menus for everything from New Orleans classics to jazz clubs to African airlines... and much more.