CIA Menu Collection

About this collection

The Culinary Institute of America’s special collection of over 40,000 historical menus includes menus from CIA restaurants and donations from major menu collectors, including George Lang, Chapman S. Root, Vinnie Oakes, and Roy Andries de Groot.  Assembled over decades, the collection illustrates the history of dining in America and abroad, with menus from all of the states and over 80 countries, as well as ships, railroads and airlines. Browse the entire selection of digitized menus from the CIA's collection.

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• Cornell University Libraries - Cornell Menu Collection

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• Los Angeles Public Library Menu Collection

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• Tulane University Library - Louisiana Menu and Restaurant Collection

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• UNLV - Menus: The Art of Dining

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• University of Washington Historic Menu Collection

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