General records, Series I.
1954-2015, undated
Physical Description:
28.6 linear feet
(28 boxes. Computer media: 2.52 GB [325 files])
Scope and Contents
Series I consists of files that were not integrated within the bulk of the records of the École de Varenne or the research
files relating to Anne Willan's writings. It includes personal files, such as diplomas received by Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky,
correspondence with Julia and Paul Child, as well as press coverage relating to Willan's writings and the École La Varenne.
The series comprises CDs and DVDs containing image files. Software formats were identified using a DROID (Digital Record Object
IDentification) report from information recorded in the PRONOM technical registry. All dates refer to last modified dates
of files.
Arrangement
Series I is arranged in four subseries:
Series I.A. Personal files;
Series I.B. Files relating to Julia and Paul Child;
Series I.C. Awards;
Series I.D. Press coverage.
Personal files, Series I.A.
1954-2006, undated
Physical Description:
0.417 linear feet
(1 box. Computer media: 2.52 GB [325 files])
Scope and Contents
Included in the personal files are diplomas, portraits of Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky, family photographs and business
cards. For further biographical information on Willan, see the press kit dating from 2006 (box 40, folder 12).
Arrangement
Series I.A. is arranged by type of document.
Diplomas and certificates,
1954-1972
Box 1, Folder 1
LAMDA (The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art),
1954
Box 1, Folder 1
Cordon Bleu School of Cookery: Certificate of attendance,
1960 December
Box 1, Folder 1
Gastronomische Akademie Deutschlands, Frankfurt-am-Main,
1980 October 9
Box 1, Folder 2
Mark Cherniavsky: Harvard,
1972 June 15
Scope and Contents
Degree of Master in Public Administration.
Photographic portraits,
2003-2006
Scope and Contents
Included are born-digital photographs and photographic prints.
Box 66, Item CM27-CM28
2003
Physical Description:
0.56 GB
(19 files)
Scope and Contents
Included are headshots of Anne Willan labeled "2002." 2 computer discs (CD) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM27 contains 1 Plain Text
file (.txt); 5 Exchangeable Image File Format files (Uncompressed) (.jpg). CM28 contains 1 Plain Text file (.txt); 5 JPG File
Interchange Format files (.jpg) Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 66, Item CM24-CM26
2006
Physical Description:
1.7 GB
(280 files)
Scope and Contents
Included are headshots of Anne Willan labeled "2006." 2 computer discs (CD) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.; 1 computer disc (CD-RW)
: digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM24 contains 77 JPEG File Interchange Format (.jpg) files. CM25-CM26 which duplicate files in CM24
contain 84 JPEG File Interchange Format (.jpg) files; 24 Tagged Image File Format for Electronic Photography (TIFF/EP) (.nef);
14 Tagged Image File Format files (.tiff). Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky,
2003-2006
Box 66, Item CM23
Born-digital photographs,
2005
Physical Description:
0.25 GB
(26 files)
Scope and Contents
Includes a portrait of Anne Willan at IGT and a portrait of Mark Cherniavsky. 1 computer disc (CD) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM23
contains: 14 JPEG File Interchange Format files (.jpg); 7 Tagged Image File Format files (.tiff). Unavailable until reformatted.
Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 1, Folder 3-4
Photographic prints,
2003-2006
Scope and Contents
Included are portraits of Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky, as well as a family portrait.
Box 1, Folder 5
Harvey the Horse,
[late 1900s]
Scope and Contents
1 drawing : pencil and crayon on paper. Caption: Harvey the Horse much loved by Mable dressed in red and dined at her table.
Box 1, Folder 6
Clipping: Michel Cherniavsky,
undated
Box 1, Folder 7
Business cards and miscellaneous,
undated
Files relating to Julia and Paul Child, Series I.B.
1974-1994 and undated
Physical Description:
1.83 linear feet
(2 boxes)
Scope and Contents
Julia and Paul Child supported the creation of the École La Varenne in 1975 and were actively involved in its programs for
many years. There are documents relating to Julia Child throughout the archive. Series I.B. consists of a binder of correspondence
between the Cherniavskys and the Childs, letters between Julia Child and students of the École la Varenne and clippings relating
to Julia Child.
Arrangement
Series I.B. is arranged into two groupings: correspondence; clippings.
box 3, flatfile 2*
Julia and Paul Child correspondence,
1974-1994 and undated
Box 3, Folder 17-19
Press clippings relating to Julia Child,
1974-1994
Awards, Series I.C.
1980-2015
Physical Description:
17.69 linear feet
(9 boxes)
Scope and Contents
Anne Willan was awarded the rank of
Chevalier of the
Légion d'Honneur in 2014 for her work on the promotion of French gastronomy and received awards from culinary associations, such as a lifetime
achievement award from the IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals) in 1999 and awards from the James Beard
Foundation. Series I.C. offers a comprehensive view of the recognition received by Willan from different organizations.
Arrangement
Series I.C. is arranged by chronological order and by institution.
R.T. French Tastemaker Award,
1980-1982
Box 4, Folder 4
Who's Who in Cooking,
1986
Box 5*
Association internationale des maîtres conseils en gastronomie française,
1986
Box 10, Item 1
Smithsonian,
undated
Scope and Contents
Obelisk. Restricted due to fragility. Contact the repository for information regarding access.
Box 10, Item 2
The American Cooking School,
1991 November 15
Scope and Contents
Clock. Restricted due to fragility. Contact the repository for information regarding access.
Box 6, Folder 10
The Culinary Institute of America,
1998 August 21
Scope and Contents
Proclaimed ambassador of the Institute.
Box 10, Item 3
The PNC Bank Award,
1998
Scope and Contents
Presented to La Varenne École de Cuisine for its magnificent design and execution of the 1998 Phildadelphia Flower Show's
Central Feature "La passion du jardin." [Glass object]. Restricted due to fragility. Contact the repository for information
regarding access.
Box 10, Item 4
Murdoch Magazines Hall of Fame International Award,
1999
Scope and Contents
Restricted due to fragility. Contact the repository for information regarding access.
IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals),
1989-2013
Box 10, Item 5
1990
Scope and Contents
IACP Presidency. Restricted due to fragility. Contact the repository for information regarding access.
Box 12, Item 1
1997
Scope and Contents
IACP Cookbook Awards Presented by
Food & Wine Magazine, April 16, 1997; Lenox Brown-Forman Corporation; Sponsored by Bertolli Olive Oil, Black & Decker, Calphalon, Beaulieu Vineyard,
The Food Network. [Plate]. Restricted due to fragility. Contact the repository for information regarding access.
Box 11, Item 1-2
1999
Scope and Contents
IACP Life Time Achievement Award, Anne Willan, CCP, In Recognition of a Commitment to Excellence. Item 1: glass whip, signed
F.S.; Item 2: Base for whip. Restricted due to fragility. Contact the repository for information regarding access.
Box 12, Item 5
2003
Scope and Contents
IACP Foundation: Anne Willan, Board of Trustees, 1997-2003. Treasurer, 2000-2003. [Portrait within glass frame]. Restricted
due to fragility. Contact the repository for information regarding access.
IACP: Jane Grignon Award,
2013
Box 7*
Gourmand, The Cookbook Library, World Cookbook Award,
2012
James Beard Foundation,
2008-2013
Box 9*
Oxford Symposium of Food & Cookery,
2015
Scope and Contents
Certificate of Thanks.
Box 12, Item 2-4
Others,
1995-1999
Scope and Contents
La Varenne Cooking School, 1995; Statue of Anne Willan, 1998; Plate, 1999. Restricted due to fragility. Contact the repository
for information regarding access.
Press coverage, Series I.D.
1965-2014
Physical Description:
8.67 linear feet
(16 boxes)
Scope and Contents
Press clippings on the École La Varenne and on Willan's writings appear throughout the archive. However a distinct group of
records consist of systematic coverage of press relating to Willan's professional activities for the years 1965-1998. Included
are newspaper articles written by Willan, clippings relating to the École La Varenne, and clippings that appear to have been
sent to Willan by publishing houses and that provide extensive press coverage on Willan's publications. For press clippings
relating to later years, also see Series II and III.
Arrangement
The bulk of the clippings were gathered in three-ring plastic binders covering specific chronological periods. Later clippings
dated 2004-2014 labeled "Interesting articles" are less systematic in their chronological filing.
Chronological files,
1965-1998
Box 13*
1965-1967
Scope and Contents
Scrapbook. 1 volume. Restricted due to fragility. Contact the repository for information regarding access.
Box 14*
1975-1976
Scope and Contents
Binder labeled: "Press book."
Box 24
1986-1989
Scope and Contents
Labeled "1986-1990."
Box 26
1989-1990
Scope and Contents
Labeled "1986-1990."
Box 34, Folder 1-20
Interesting articles,
2004-2014
Scope and Contents
Also includes articles labeled "Useful articles."
École de cuisine La Varenne records, Series II.
1935-2018 (bulk 1975-2018)
1975-2018
Physical Description:
32.21 linear feet
(52 boxes. Computer media: 5.22 GB [2,138 files])
Scope and Contents
The École de cuisine La Varenne was founded in Paris in 1975 and was named after François-Pierre de la Varenne (1618-1678),
the author of
Le cuisinier françois, one of the founding texts of modern French cuisine. The school's records consist of administrative files, promotional materials,
photographs, newsletters and other publications produced by the school, electronic records, as well as files of recipes and
menus. The records document the school's programs at its different locations most notably in France and the United States.
The series comprises CDs and DVDs containing image files. Software formats were identified using a DROID (Digital Record Object
IDentification) report from information recorded in the PRONOM technical registry. All dates refer to last modified dates
of files.
Arrangement
Series II is arranged in five subseries:
Series II.A. Records relating to La Varenne in Paris;
Series II.B. Records relating to La Varenne at the Château du Feÿ;
Series II.C. Records relating to La Varenne at
The Greenbrier;
Series II.D. Records relating to La Varenne in Santa Monica;
Series II.E. Recipes and menus.
Records relating to La Varenne in Paris, Series II.A.
1973-1990
Physical Description:
4.97 linear feet
(4 boxes)
Scope and Contents
La Varenne was first located in Paris in the rue Saint-Dominique in the 7th arrondissement near the Hôtel des Invalides beginning
in 1975 and until 1990, a period during which it was accredited to deliver professional culinary degrees. After 1990 when
the Paris location closed, the school's programs primarily continued in Burgundy and in the United States. The records of
La Varenne in Paris consist of accounting and administrative files relating to the school's foundation, films and photographs
documenting the school's premises and its staff, and newsletters. For press coverage relating to La Varenne, see Series I.D.
Arrangement
Series II.A. is arranged in four groupings: Accounting and administrative files; Films; Photographs; La Varenne newsletters.
Accounting and administrative files,
1973-1989
Box 35, Folder 1
Confidential memorandum concerning a new cooking school,
1973 May
Box 35, Folder 2
Confidential proposal for establishment of a cooking school in Paris,
1974 October 31
Scope and Contents
Includes other documents, letter and brief from 1974.
Box 35, Folder 3
Note on share offering by La Varenne,
1975
Box 35, Folder 4
Cherwill newsletters,
1975-1979
Box 35, Folder 5
Settlement agreement between William P. Kosmas and the CEFC (Centre d'éducation et de formation culinaire),
1977
Box 35, Folder 6
Performance and prospects,
1977
Box 35, Folder 7
Liquidation of Cherwill and reorganization of the CEFC,
[1979?]
Box 35, Folder 8
Internal memorandum on publishing agreement, La Varenne French cookery class,
1980
Box 35, Folder 9
Correspondence relating to La Varenne with W. H. Willan, solicitor,
1980
Box 35, Folder 10
Monthly summary of accounts,
1980
Box 35, Folder 11
La Varenne USA Inc. share placements,
1980-1981
Box 35, Folder 13
Newsletter to La Varenne shareholders,
[1983?]
Box 35, Folder 14
Compte de résultat,
1984-1985
Box 35, Folder 15
La Varenne : Private Placement: Executive summary,
1989
Box 35, Folder 16
Newspaper clippings filed with financial records,
1970s-1980s
Box 35, Folder 17
Photographs and promotional literature,
1975 and undated
Box 35, Folder 19
AIWF Simon-Lowenstein Collection,
1989-1990
Reel F1
1976 October
Scope and Contents
With label: Sam Arnold. La Varenne Cooking School, October 1976. Also included is: 1 videocassette (Mini DV) labeled "Master."
Reel F2
undated
Scope and Contents
With label: Quad Productions, Inc., Lakewood, Colorado.
Box 36
Binder,
1970s-1980s
Scope and Contents
Included are photographs of the building of the school, the rue Saint-Dominique, Chefs Fernand Chambrette, Maurice Ferré,
Albert Jorant, Claude Vauguet, Anne Willan, and Léon Zelechowski.
Box 37*, Folder 1
Chef Fernand Chambrette and Anne Willan at La Varenne, Paris,
circa 1977
Scope and Contents
1 poster ; photomechanical on foam backing board ; 24 x 16 inches.
Box 37*, Folder 2
Julia Child and Chef Fernand Chambrette,
1970s
Scope and Contents
1 poster ; photomechanical on foam backing board ; 24 x 16 inches.
Box 37*, Folder 3
Chef Claude Vauguet at La Varenne, Paris,
1970s
Scope and Contents
1 poster ; photomechanical on foam backing board ; 24 x 16 inches.
Box 37*, Folder 4
Chef Albert Jorant, Anne Willan, Chef Claude Vauguet, Simone Beck, Chef Maurice Ferré, La Varenne, Paris,
1970s
Scope and Contents
1 poster ; photomechanical on foam backing board ; 24 x 16 inches.
Box 38*, Folder 1
Anne Willan at La Varenne, Paris,
1970s
Scope and Contents
1 poster ; photomechanical on foam backing board, color ; 24 x 16 inches.
La Varenne newsletters,
1978-1990
Records relating to La Varenne at the Château du Feÿ, Series II.B.
1988-2007
Physical Description:
1.88 linear feet
(5 boxes. Computer media: 5.142 GB [2,134 files])
Scope and Contents
In 1982, Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky purchased the Château du Feÿ near Villecien in Burgundy as a family retreat. A large
château dating primarily from the 17th century, it became the site of La Varenne's educational programs beginning in 1988.
The school expanded its programs there furthermore after it closed its Paris location in 1990. The school's records at Le
Feÿ consist of administrative files, a guestbook, promotional materials, bulletins, photographs documenting the school's premises
and its staff, and electronic records. The series comprises CDs and DVDs containing image files. Software formats were identified
using a DROID (Digital Record Object IDentification) report from information recorded in the PRONOM technical registry. All
dates refer to last modified dates of files.
Arrangement
Series II.B. is arranged by chronological order and by type of record.
Box 39
Intensive professional program,
1991
Promotional materials,
1992-1999, undated
Photographs,
1991-2005 and undated
Box 36
Binder,
1991 and undated
Scope and Contents
Included are photographs of the building, of the kitchen interiors, and of Chefs Bouvier, Fernand Chambrette, Delory, Frédéric
Gauvin, Claude Godard, Yannick Lefort, and Thierry Padovany. Are also featured in these photographs Mark Cherniavsky, Julia
Child, Anne Willan, and students of La Varenne. Photographers credited include: Scobey, Scarsdale and Odile, Joigny.
Box 38*, Folder 2
Anne Willan and Julia Child at Le Château du Feÿ,
undated
Scope and Contents
1 photograph, color. Credit: Odile portraitiste.
Box 66, Item CM18
Born-digital photographs,
2003-2005
Physical Description:
0.96 GB
(331 files)
Scope and Contents
Included are photographs labeled "Cori-Pictures, 2004." 1 computer disc (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM18 contains: 4 JPEG
File Interchange Format files version 1.02 (.jpg); 12 JPEG File Interchange Format files version 1.01 (.jpg); 41 MPEG 1/2
Audio Layer 3 (.mp3) files; 1 Text Configuration file (.ini); 135 Exchangeable Image File Format files version 2.2 (.jpg);
116 Exchangeable Image File Format files version 2.2.1 (.jpg); 13 .info files and 3 unidentified format files. There are duplicate
files within CM18 and duplicate files with CM55. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 66, Item DVD1
Laura Calder,
2002
Scope and Contents
1 computer disc (DVD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 42
Administrative booklet,
2004
Box 43
Classes,
2005-2007
Scope and Contents
The student records are sealed for privacy concerns until 2082.
Box 40, Folder 11-13
Brochures and press kit,
2004-2007
Electronic-word processing files,
1999-2005
Master Class (2003),
2003
Scope and Contents
See CM37.
Master Class I (June 21-25, 2004),
2004
Scope and Contents
See CM33 for two photographs dated June 25 and 57 photographs labeled "Sens, June 21, 2004" and CM35 for other photographs.
Master Class II (July 2-8, 2004),
2004
Box 66, Item CM2
2004 July 8
Physical Description:
0.1 GB
(40 files)
Scope and Contents
Final brochure and photographs. 1 computer disc (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM2 contains: 5 Plain Text files (.txt); 26 Exchangeable
Image File Format (Compressed) version 2.2.1 (.jpg); 2 Text configuration file (.ini); 1 Thumbs DB file (.db). There is some
duplication among the files and jpgs. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 66, Item CM33
2004 July 5-2004 July 9
Physical Description:
0.67 GB
(274 files)
Scope and Contents
Photographs of the Master Class II, including photographs labeled "Provence." and "Cathy" [i.e. Cathy Cochran-Lewis?]. 1 computer
disc (CD-RW): digital; 4 3/4 in. CM33 contains: 27 Exchangeable Image File Format version 2.2 (Compressed) (.jpg) and 243
Exchangeable Image File Format (Compressed) version 2.2.1 (.jpg). The 243 jpgs partially duplicate files on CM2 and CM35-CM36.
Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 66, Item CM35-CM36
2004 July 5-2004 July 9
Physical Description:
1.85 GB
(463 files)
Scope and Contents
2 computer discs (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM35 (240 files) contains 222 Exchangeable Image File Format (Compressed) version
2.2.1 files (.jpg). ca. 116 files duplicate files in CM33. CM36 (223 files) contains 216 Exchangeable Image File Format (Compressed)
version 2.2.1 files (.jpg); ca. 114 files duplicate files in CM33. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 66, Item CM22
Three-day programs,
2005
Physical Description:
0.08 GB
(193 files)
Scope and Contents
1 computer disc (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM22 contains: 117 Microsoft Word Document 97-2003 (.doc) files; ten Rich Text
Format versions 1.5-1-6 and 1.8 (.doc) files; two Rich Text Format version 1.8 (.rtf) files; four Microsoft Excel 97 Workbook
(.xls) files; Acrobat PDF 1.3 - Portable Document Format files (.pdf); one Microsoft Excel 5.0/95 Workbook May 95 (.xls) files;
one Adobe Illustrator version 11 (.pdf) file; one Microsoft Office Owner File (.doc); three Windows Portable Executable 32
bit (.exe) files; one Windows New Executable (.exe) file; 19 Exchangeable Image File Format (Compressed) 2.2.1 (.jpg) files;
eight Microsoft Word Document 6.0/95 (.doc) files; six Microsoft Word (Generic) 6.0-2003 files. Unavailable until reformatted.
Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 66, Item CM15
Lectures at Culinary history symposium, Ann Arbor,
2005
Physical Description:
0.05 GB
(21 files)
Scope and Contents
Included are Mark Cherniavsky's text for his speech, Willan's powerpoint presentation, and note files. 1 computer disc (CD-R)
: digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM14 contains: 15 Microsoft Word Document 97-2003 (.doc) files; 2 Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation
97-2003 files (.ppt). Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 66, Item CM16-CM17
Diverse,
2005
Physical Description:
0.63 GB
(65 files)
Scope and Contents
2 computer discs (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM16 contains: 46 Exchangeable Image File Format files (Compressed) (.jpg).
CM17 contains 9 JPEG File Interchange Format 1.02 version file (.jpg). Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for
reformatting.
Box 66, Item CM7
Master Class (2006): Photographs of Chef Gautier,
2006
Physical Description:
0.05 GB
(17 files)
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of food preparation, such as tartelettes, gougères, pasta, tarte tatin, and paillard. Photographs labeled
"E. Carr." 1 computer disc (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM7 contains: 14 Exchangeable Image File Format files version 2.2.1
(.jpg). Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Administrative files,
1999-2005
Box 66, Item CM37
1999-2004
Physical Description:
0.26 GB
(416 files)
Scope and Contents
Includes administrative files; biographies; master class documentation; files relating to
Country Cooking . 1 computer disc (CD-R): digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM37 contains: 267 Microsoft Word Document version 97-2003 (.doc); 57 Microsoft
Word Document version 6.0/95 (.doc); 8 JPEG File Interchange Format version 1.02 files (.jpg); 6 Rich Text Format versions
1.5-1.6 and 1.0-1.4 (.rtf); one Text Configuration file (.ini); one OLE2 Compound Document Format (.db); one Windows Bitmap
version 3 (.bmp); one Windows Media Audio (.ast); one unidentified format file (.asx).
Box 67, Item CM42
2004
Physical Description:
0.002 GB
(62 files)
Scope and Contents
Includes inventories at Le Feÿ; schedules; forms. 1 computer disc (CD-RW) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM42 contains: 42 Microsoft
Word Document 6.0/95 (.doc) files; 11 Microsoft Word Document 97-2003 (.doc) files; 4 Rich Text Format versions 1.5-1-6 (.doc)
files; 1 Microsoft Excel 5.0/95 May-95 Workbook (.xls) files. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 66, Item CM22
2005
Physical Description:
0.08 GB
(192 files)
Scope and Contents
Includes documentation on phone directory, inventory of materials, books, merchandise, and wine. CM22 contains: 12 Microsoft
Word Documents version 97-2003. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact repository regarding access.
Records relating to La Varenne at
The Greenbrier,
Series II.C.
1990-2004
Physical Description:
3.76 linear feet
(15 boxes)
Scope and Contents
Willan directed the culinary program at
The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia beginning in 1991. It consisted of a spring program of cooking classes that featured
demonstrations by chefs and hands-on participation classes. The records that document this program consist of accounting and
administrative files, brochures, masterbooks, photographs and research files.
Arrangement
Series II.C. is arranged by chronological order and by type of document.
Box 44, Folder 1
Agreement between
The Greenbrier and Anne Willan, Inc.,
1990 September 18
Scope and Contents
Includes amendment of agreement, 1992.
Brochures,
1992-1997, undated
Box 44, Folder 4
1997
Scope and Contents
Included in the file is a brochure for La Varenne at Turnberry Cooking School, 1999.
Box 38*, Folder 3-4
Anne Willan and Julia Child at
The Greenbrier,
1990s
Scope and Contents
1 photograph, color; 1 photomechanical, color
Demonstration recipe index,
1991-2004
Research files,
2001-2004
Records relating to La Varenne in Santa Monica, Series II.D.
2005-2017
Physical Description:
4.59 linear feet
(11 boxes. Computer media: 0.08 GB [4 files])
Scope and Contents
Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky moved to Santa Monica in 2007, the year they put up for sale the Château du Feÿ in Burgundy.
Willan organized gastronomic classes there in addition to participating in conferences and lectures throughout the United
States, and actively pursuing writing. The records consist of administrative files, files relating to conferences and courses,
as well as participation in the programs of the IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals). For further documentation
on the professional activities of Willan during these years, see Series III. Writings and TV programs. The series comprises
CDs and DVDs containing image files. Software formats were identified using a DROID (Digital Record Object IDentification)
report from information recorded in the PRONOM technical registry. All dates refer to last modified dates of files.
Arrangement
Series II.D. is arranged into six groupings: Strategy and branding; Conferences/presentations/projects; Classes; IACP (International
Association of Culinary Professionals); Photographs; CDs and DVDs.
Box 59, Folder 1
Strategy and branding,
2005-2008
Conferences/presentations/projects,
2006-2015
Box 57, Folder 7
2005
Scope and Contents
Includes tribute to Julia Child at The Symposium for Professional Food Writers.
Box 66, Item CM5
2006
Physical Description:
0.08 GB
(4 files)
Scope and Contents
1 computer disc (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM5 contains: 1 Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation (.ppt). Unavailable until reformatted.
Contact reference for reformatting.
The date (2006) is from the Droid Report. "Old Recipes in the Kitchen." Recorded on May 8, 2010 at Los Angeles Public Library.
Presenter: Anne Willan. In series: Culinary Historians of Southern California.
Box 59, Folder 2-10
2008
Scope and Contents
Included are: James Beard Foundation, Charleston, Napa.
Box 58, Folder 1-4
2008-2010
Scope and Contents
Includes file for The Symposium for Professional Food Writers.
Box 60, Folder 1-11
2009
Scope and Contents
Included are: Getty, Meadowood.
Box 60, Folder 12-16
2010 and undated
Scope and Contents
Included are: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books (Celebration of wine and food).
Box 61, Folder 1-8
2011
Scope and Contents
Included are: Laura Calder, Culinary Historians of Southern California, Alliance française.
Box 61, Folder 15
2014
Scope and Contents
A Feast for the Eyes.
Box 61, Folder 16
2015
Scope and Contents
Julia Child award.
Box 58, Folder 5-6
undated
Scope and Contents
Album with color photographs for The Symposium for Professional Food Writers.
box 62, box 63
Classes,
2010-2017
Scope and Contents
Contracts and student enrollment forms. Sealed until 2092.
IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals),
2003-2012
Scope and Contents
The files include programs, presentation notes, speech preparations.
Box 66, item CM6
Photographs
2010
Physical Description:
0.3 GB
(54 files)
Scope and Contents
Included are photographs labeled "Alain pictures (10/25/2010)." 1 computer
disc (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM6 contains: 51 Exchangeable Image File
Format (Compressed) (jpg). Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference
for reformatting
Box 66
CDs and DVDs: CM1-CM41, DVD1-DVD2,
undated
Box 66, item CM3- CM4
Miscellaneous,
2009
Physical Description:
0.11 GB
(6 files)
Scope and Contents
2 computer discs (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM3 contains: 2 Tagged Image
File Format files (.tif); 1 Plain Text file (.txt). CM4 contains: 1 JPEG File
Interchange Format file (.jpg). Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference
for reformatting. CM3 includes a map of French regional cooking, La Varenne.
CM4 includes a map of Colorado. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact
reference for reformatting.
Recipes and menus, Series II.E.
1935-2018
Physical Description:
17.01 linear feet
(17 boxes)
Scope and Contents
Series II.E. consists of recipes and menus that were written and prepared by Willan and La Varenne staff, menus gathered in
restaurants, a recipe book from Willan's mother, and other recipes and menus that served as reference sources in the context
of the educational programs of La Varenne. For menus designed by artists or historical menus dating from the 18th-19th centuries,
see Series IV. Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky gastronomy collection.
Arrangement
Series II.E. is arranged into two subseries: Series II.E.1. Recipes; Series II.E.2. Menus.
Recipes, Series II.E.1.
1935-2008
Physical Description:
4.92 linear feet
(7 boxes)
Scope and Contents
Series II.E.1 consists of recipes written and prepared by Anne Willan and La Varenne staff. They appear in the form of brochures,
binders with a reference index, and books. One file labeled "On the Road Index" provides an index of recipes used by event.
Included are a recipe book from Willan's mother dating from 1935 and recipes written by Craig Claiborne.
Arrangement
The subseries is arranged by type of document.
box 70, box 71
"On the Road Index,"
1990-2008
Scope and Contents
A document labeled "On the road index" lists an index of recipes by events where they were presented from 1990 to 2008. Events
include De Gustibus, Copia, Publix, Draeger's. For events from 1995-1999, see Greenbrier Masterbooks, Box 46-Box 56.
La Varenne recipes,
1995-1997
Box 75, Folder 5
La Varenne: Glossary of French Garnishes,
1978
Box 75, Folder 5
La Varenne: White Flour: A Tale in Cereal Form,
1978
Box 75, Folder 5
La Varenne: Glossary of French Cooking Terms,
1979
Box 74, Folder 3
Levy, Faye.
La Varenne,
1979
Box 75, Folder 5
La Varenne basic recipes,
undated
Box 75, Folder 5
Willan, Anne.
On the Culinary Road,
1999
Reference files,
1935-1984
Box 75, Folder 6
Mrs. Willan's cookbook,
1935
Box 76
The Craig Claiborne Journal,
1972-1973
Scope and Contents
Recipes, menus, wines, restaurants.
Box 75, Folder 7
A Baghdad Cookery Book, (1939)
1984
Menus, Series II.E.2.
1992-2018 and undated
Physical Description:
12.09 linear feet
(10 boxes)
Scope and Contents
Series II.E.2 consists of restaurant menus that were gathered by Willan from about 1992 to 2018. While the menus are from
restaurants throughout the world, there is a focus on those from France, Great Britain and the United States.
Arrangement
Series II.E.2. follows Willan's filing of menus which is primarily by geographic location: America; France; Great Britain;
Rest of the World; Cutting-edge menus; Other menus.
America,
1997-2004 and undated
Box 77, Folder 1
Indice,
circa 2005
Scope and Contents
Index: Menus, sorted by location; Index: Menus, sorted by restaurant name.
Menus,
1997-2004 and undated
France,
1997-2005 and undated
Box 78, Folder 1
Indice,
circa 2005
Scope and Contents
Index: Menus, sorted by location; Index: Menus, sorted by restaurant name.
Box 78, Folder 2
Notes on restaurant menus,
undated
Menus,
circa 1997-2005 and undated
box 78, box 79
circa 1997-2005
Scope and Contents
Box 78, Folder 3-18; Box 79, Folder 1-12.
box 81*, box 82*, box 83*, box 84*, box 85*
Great Britain,
1992-2005 and undated
Menus,
1992-1999 and undated
Rest of the world,
circa 1998-circa 2005?, undated
Box 80, Folder 1
Index,
circa 2005?
Scope and Contents
Index by location with dates: Australia; Italy and Spain.
Australia: Menus,
1992-2003 and undated
Box 80, Folder 11
Italy and Spain: Menus,
circa 1998-2003
Box 80, Folder 13
South Africa: Menus,
undated
Box 80, Folder 16-20
Other menus,
circa 2008-2018
Scope and Contents
Menus possibly gathered after the index dated 2005. One file labeled "Menus, 2008-"
Box 86
Miscellaneous,
undated
Scope and Contents
Maps and postcards with French regional recipes.
Writings and TV programs, Series III.
1961-2015
Physical Description:
53.21 linear feet
(82 boxes. Computer media: 7.04 GB [29,895 files])
Scope and Contents
Early in her career, Willan served as food editor for
The Washington Star; the newspaper columns written by Willan are represented as drafts and typescripts in the archive. Later, Willan wrote over
twenty-five cookbooks and books about gastronomy that have been translated into numerous languages. Her publications include
La Varenne pratique,
The Cookbook Library, a comprehensive survey on the history of gastronomy, the 17-volume
Look and Cook series, and works that have a biographical component such as
From My Château Kitchen and
One Soufflé at a Time.
Included in the archive are drafts, typescripts, galleys, page proofs for Anne Willan's articles and cookbooks, electronic
files, and annotated copies of the publications. For further documentation on recipe writing and booklets issued by La Varenne
and on Willan's audiovisual programs, see Series II. For press coverage on Willan's writings and TV programs, also see Series
I.D.
Arrangement
Series III is arranged in three subseries:
Series III.A. Articles;
Series III.B. Books;
Series III.C. TV Programs.
Articles, Series III.A.
1971-2013
Physical Description:
5.84 linear feet
(14 boxes)
Scope and Contents
Willan served as food editor for
The Washington Star, the
Washington Post, the
Los Angeles Times, Tribune Media Services and contributed articles to numerous other newspapers. The newspaper columns and other articles written
by Willan are represented as drafts, typescripts and clippings in the archive. Newspaper articles written by Willan also appear
in Series I.D.
Arrangement
Series III.A. is primarily arranged by chronological order.
Box 91, Folder 1
1971
Scope and Contents
"A Guide to Collecting Cookbooks"
1984-1987:
Washington Post
Box 91, Folder 12-16
1980s
Scope and Contents
Undated and unfiled articles.
Box 92, Folder 6
1996-1999
Scope and Contents
Contract with Los Angeles Times Syndicate: copy of 1996-1997 contract; signed copies of 1998 and 1999 contracts. Los Angeles
Times Index 1994 - May 2001.
Box 92, Folder 8-9
1990s
Scope and Contents
Undated, unfiled articles.
box 92, box 96
2004
Scope and Contents
Includes contract with Tribune Media Services relating to the writing of one column per month (Box 92, Folder 15).
Box 92, Folder 16
2005-2009
Scope and Contents
Folder labeled "LAT Ideas."
Box 100, Folder 4-7
2011
Scope and Contents
On Chef Ferran Adrià.
Books, Series III.B.
1989-2015
Physical Description:
45.28 linear feet
(63 boxes. Computer media: 7.04 GB [29,895 files])
Scope and Contents
Willan wrote over twenty-five cookbooks and books about gastronomy, including
La Varenne pratique,
The Cookbook Library, a large survey on the history of gastronomy, the 17-volume
Look and Cook series, and works that have a biographical component such as
From My Château Kitchen and
One Soufflé at a Time. Included in the archive are drafts, typescripts, galleys, page proofs, electronic files, and annotated copies of the publications.
Included are also files relating to the press coverage received by Willan for these publications, which complement the clippings
in Series I.D. For further documentation on recipe writing and booklets prepared by Willan and La Varenne, see Series II.E.
The series comprises CDs and DVDs containing image files. Software formats were identified using a DROID (Digital Record Object
IDentification) report from information recorded in the PRONOM technical registry. All dates refer to last modified dates
of files.
Arrangement
Series III.B. is arranged by chronological order.
Box 101, Folder 1-2
La Varenne pratique (1989),
1989-1990
Box 101, Folder 3-5
La France gastronomique (1991),
1991
Box 66, Item CM41
Château Cuisine (UK, 1992, US, 1993),
2004
Physical Description:
0.009 GB
(96 files)
Scope and Contents
1 computer disc (CD-RW) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Date (2004) is from DROID report. CM41 contains: 84 Microsoft Word Document
6.0/95 files (.doc); 2 Rich Text Format 1.5-1.6 files (.doc); 1 Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document file (.doc); 2 OLE 2
Compound Document Format files (.doc). Also see CM34. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 101, Folder 6
Book proposal:
Chefs at the Cutting Edge (1993),
1993
Box 101, Folder 7
Book proposal:
The Culinary Melting Pot of America (1993),
1993
Box 102
Look & Cook (1992-1995),
circa 1992-1997 and undated
Box 101, Folder 8
Book proposal:
World Encyclopedia of Breads (1995),
1995
In & Out of the Kitchen in 15 Minutes (1995),
2004
Scope and Contents
See CM34 (Box 66). Date (2004) is from DROID report. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 66, Item CM40
Bistro Cooking (1997),
2007
Physical Description:
0.001 GB
(28 files)
Scope and Contents
Labeled Virginia copy and final version. 1 computer disc (CD-RW) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM40 includes 23 Microsoft Word Document
6.0/95 files (.doc) and 2 Microsoft Word Document 6.0-2003 files (.doc). Date (2007) is from DROID report. Unavailable until
reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 101, Folder 9-11
Cook it Right (1998),
1998
Box 101, Folder 12
Book proposals,
[1990s?]
Scope and Contents
Undated
Cooked to Perfection (2000),
1995-2004
Scope and Contents
Cooked to Perfection was also published under the title
Cook It Right in the US (1998).
Box 103, item CM64-CM73
1995-1997
Physical Description:
0.002 linear feet
(90 files)
Scope and Contents
10 computer discs (floppy disks) : 3 1/2 in. CM67-CM73 contains 69 WordPerfect for MS-DOS/Windows Document files (.doc);
5 Plain Text files (.txt). Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 67, Item CM48
2004
Physical Description:
0.002 GB
(90 files)
Scope and Contents
1 computer disc (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Cooking with Wine (2001),
2000-2004
Box 103, Folder 2-3
Slides,
2000-2001
Scope and Contents
Slides. Cold Storage.
Electronic word-processing files,
2004
Scope and Contents
See CM34 (Box 66). Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Good Food No Fuss (2003),
2003-2004
Scope and Contents
See CM34 (Box 66). Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 103, Folder 4-6
The Good Cook (2004),
circa 2004
Scope and Contents
Press reviews.
The Country Cooking of France (2007),
2005-2009 and undated
box 104, box 105
Notes,
2006-2009
Scope and Contents
Includes notes, correspondence, proofs, reviews.
Electronic word-processing files,
2005-2006
box 67, item CM45-CM46, box 66, item CM38
2005
Physical Description:
4.23 GB
(27,294 files)
Scope and Contents
CM38: 1 computer disc (CD-RW) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM38 includes: 1081 Microsoft Word Document version 97-2003 files (.doc);
102 Microsoft Owner File files (.doc); 12 Microsoft Excel 97 Workbook version 8 files (.xls). There are duplicate files between
CM38 and CM55. CM45-CM46: 2 computer discs (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM45 contains 27,225 unavailable files. CM46 (0.04
GB) contains 69 files: 3 DS_store file (MAC) files; 63 Microsoft Word Document version 97-2003 files (.doc); 3 unidentified
format files. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 66, Item CM39
2006
Physical Description:
0.003 GB
(18 files)
Scope and Contents
Includes acknowledgments, index, glossary. 1 computer disc (CD-RW) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM39 includes 13 Microsoft Word Document
version 97-2003 files (.doc); 1 Microsoft Excel 97 Workbook file (.xls). Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference
for reformatting.
Box 106
Book proposal:
California Flair (2011),
circa 2009-2011
The Cookbook Library (2012)
Box 107, Folder 1-2
Title pages: Scans: rare cookbook collection,
1998
Box 107, Folder 3-8
Correspondence, notes, research,
2007-2011
box 109, box 110, box 111, box 113, box 129
Research,
2004-2009 and undated
box 113, box 114
Notes of Kyri Claflin,
undated
Box 115
Notes of Angelica,
undated
box 116, box 117
Research: Germany,
undated
Recipes,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes recipe indexes and testing sheets.
Box 122
long 18th-century-19th century
box 123, box 124
Galleys, figure captions, proofs, layouts,
2011 and undated
Box 125
Permissions documentation,
2011
Scope and Contents
Restricted due to fragility. Contact the repository for information regarding access.
box 126, box 127, box 128
Promotions/Press/Events,
2011-2013
Scope and Contents
Includes: Saveur (2011), De Gustibus (2012), IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals) (2013).
Keith Cranmer,
Tree of Life,
ca. 2013
Box 136*, Folder 1
Watercolors
Scope and Contents
4 sheets : watercolor and ink on Arches paper ; sheets 32.5 x 50.5 cm.
Box 136*, Folder 2
Prints
Scope and Contents
The Cookbook Tree of Life. Copyright © Anne Willan, Inc. 2013. Design and letterpress: Norman Clayton. Illustration: Keith Cranmer. "
The Cookbook Tree of Life, 1474-1861. His
Tree of Life shows the development of cookbooks, branching out from key early manuscripts and the first four printed cookbooks of the
15th century. Emphasis is on Italian, French, German, English and early American books. Cookbooks shown are key texts of the
genre; in later centuries, many more books of each type were published."
Box 136*, Folder 5
Copy
Scope and Contents
Laminated copy with reproduced signature in pencil: "Bon appétit / Anne Willan!"
Box 137*, Folder 1
Illustration of banquet,
ca. 2013
Scope and Contents
1 sheet ; photomechanical on foam backing board ; 20 3/4 x 17 3/4 inches. Reproduces woodcut in …[?].
Photocopies of rare books,
undated
Box 138
Lo scalco prattico / di Vittorio Lancellotti da Camerino. In Roma, 1577.
Box 138
Pratica escalcaria / d'Antonio Frugoli lucchese. In Roma, 1638.
Box 138
L'arte di ben cucinare, et instruire … / di Bartolomeo Stefani. In Mantoua, 1662.
Box 139
The Whole Duty of a Woman … London : Printed for T. Reed …., 1737.
Box 139
The Lady's Complete Guide … / by Mrs. Mary Cole. London.
box 156, box 157, box 158, box 159, box 160, box 161, box 162
Facsimile of leaves from
Tacuinum Sanitatis,
1930s
Electronic word-processing files,
2002-2011
Box 66, Item CM8
2006-2009
Physical Description:
1.04 GB
(227 files)
Scope and Contents
1 computer disc (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM8 contains: 218 Exchangeable Image File Format files version 2.2.1 (.jpg);
4 Microsoft Excel 97 Workbook files version 8 (xls); 1 Graphics Interchange Format version 89a file (gif). Unavailable until
reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 66, Item CM9
2011
Physical Description:
0.06 GB
(141 files)
Scope and Contents
1 computer disc (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM9 contains: 140 Exchangeable Image File Format version 2.2 files (.jpg), 1
Exchangeable Image File Format version 2.2.1 files (.jpg). Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 66, Item CM10
2011
Physical Description:
0.07 GB
(2 files)
Scope and Contents
1 computer disc (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM10 contains: 1 Tagged Image File Format file (.tif), 1 Hypertext Markup Language
file version 4.01 (.HTML). Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 66, Item CM11-CM14
2007-2008
Physical Description:
1.16 GB
(476 files)
Scope and Contents
Includes illustration for chapters 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, listed under the title
Eating their Words. 4 computer discs (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM11 contains: 85 Exchangeable Image File Format files version 2.2.1 (.jpg);
7 Exchangeable Image File Format files version 2.2.1 (.jpg); 1 JPEG File Interchange Format 1.01 version file (.jpg). CM12
contains: 41 Exchangeable Image File Format files version 2.2.1 (.jpg). CM13 contains: 85 Exchangeable Image File Format files
version 2.2.1 (.jpg). CM14 contains: 6 Microsoft Excel 97 Workbook version 8 files (.xls); 219 Exchangeable Image File Format
files version 2.2.1 (.jpg); 13 Exchangeable Image File Format files version 2.2 (.jpg); 3 JPEG File Interchange Format 1.01
version file (.jpg). Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 66, Item CM29
2007-2008
Physical Description:
0.2 GB
(76 files)
Scope and Contents
1 computer disc (CD-RW) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM29 contains: 72 Exchangeable Image File Format version 2.2.1 files (.jpg).
47 jpgs are duplicates of files in CM11-CM13. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 66, Item CM30-CM32
2007-2008
Physical Description:
0.15 GB
(316 files)
Scope and Contents
3 computer discs (CD-R): digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM30 contains: 225 JPEG File Interchange Format version 1.01 files (.jpg); one
Text Configuration file (.ini). CM31 contains: 65 JPEG File Interchange Format version 1.01 files (.jpg); one Text Configuration
file (.ini). CM32 contains: one Microsoft Excel 97 Workbook version 8 (.xls); one Microsoft Word Document version 97-2003
(.doc); 8 Exchangeable Image File Format (Compressed) versions 2.2.1 and 1.01 (.jpg). Unavailable until reformatted. Contact
reference for reformatting.
Box 67, Item CM47
Drafts,
2002-2004
Physical Description:
0.01 GB
(534 files)
Scope and Contents
Included are: proposals to editor Darra Goldstein; recipes; rejected files and recipes; 1 computer disc (CD-RW) : digital
; 4 3/4 in. CM47 contains: 523 Microsoft Word Document 97-2003; 1 Acrobat PDF 1.3-Portable Document Format version 1.3 file
(.pdf); 3 Microsoft Office owner files; 1 Microsoft Excel 97 Workbook version 8 (.xls) file. Unavailable until reformatted.
Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 66, Item CM1
Final draft,
2012
Physical Description:
0.04 GB
(4 files)
Scope and Contents
1 computer disc (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM1 contains: 1 Acrobat 1.6 - Portable Document Format (.pdf). Unavailable until
reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Files from Kyri W. Claflin,
2006-2007
Box 66, Item CM19
Chapter: 17th century,
2006-2007
Physical Description:
0.01 GB
(182 files)
Scope and Contents
Includes drafts, revisions, notes to editor Darra Goldstein, and additions to chapter. 1 computer disc (CD-R) : digital ;
4 3/4 in. CM19 contains 177 Microsoft Word Document 97-2003 (.doc) files. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference
for reformatting.
Box 66, Item CM20
General files,
2006-2007
Physical Description:
0.01 GB
(128 files)
Scope and Contents
Includes notes, drafts, outline revisions, meeting notes with Kyri W. Claflin, and notes unrelated to publication, such as
Le Feÿ agenda. Included are 7 duplicate Word files of recipes for 17th-century chapter in CM19. 1 computer disc (CD-R) : digital
; 4 3/4 in. CM20 contains 112 Microsoft Word Document 97-2003 (.doc) files; 1 Text Configuration file (.ini); 14 Raw JPEG
Stream files (.jpg). Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 66, Item CM21
Chapter: 18th century,
2006-2007
Physical Description:
0.005 GB
(109 files)
Scope and Contents
Includes reading notes, drafts, revisions and additions to chapter. 1 computer disc (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM21 contains
106 Microsoft Word Document 97-2003 (.doc) files. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
La Varenne pratique (e-book, 2013),
2009-2013
One Soufflé at a Time (2013),
undated
box 132, box 133
Notes, drafts, proofs,
circa 2009-2013 and undated
Box 135
Promotions/Press/Events,
2013
Secrets from the La Varenne Kitchen (2015),
circa 2013
Box 137*, Folder 2
circa 2013
Scope and Contents
1 sheet ; photomechanical on foam backing board ; 24 x 16 inches.
Box 140, Folder 1-6
circa 2013
Scope and Contents
Notes.
The Edible Monument (2015)
Photocopies of rare books
Box 66, Item CM34
Miscellaneous,
2004 July
Physical Description:
0.04 GB
(174 files)
Scope and Contents
Included are files relating to
Bistro Cooking. 1 computer disc (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM34 includes 159 Microsoft Word Document version 6.0/95 files (.doc); 4 Microsoft
Word Document version 1.5-1.6 files (.doc); 3 Microsoft Word Document version 6.0-2003 files (.doc); 4 Microsoft Word Document
version 97-2003 files (.doc). Files in CM34 duplicate files in CM50, CM54, CM55 and CM56, CM58. Unavailable until reformatted.
Contact reference for reformatting.
Annotated copies of journals and books,
1961-2015
Scope and Contents
Included are copies labeled "School office copies."
Gourmet Magazine,
1961-1972
box 149, box 150, box 151
1992-1995
Scope and Contents
Look & Cook.
TV Programs, Series III.C.
1979-2009
Physical Description:
2.09 linear feet
(5 boxes)
Scope and Contents
Following in the footsteps of Julia Child, Willan also demonstrated her culinary expertise on television. Willan appeared
on the 26-part PBS series,
Look and Cook, which aired in 1992-1995. The archive includes a full run of the VHS of the PBS show as well as of other shows. For further
documentation on Willan's broadcast programs, see Series II.
Arrangement
Series III.C. is arranged by chronological order.
Box 163, Item V1
Ann's Pilot,
1979 March 14
Scope and Contents
1 videocassette (U-matic) : 3/4 in. Director: Russ Fortier; Producer: Russ Morash. Property: Aida Moreno. Edited version.
Match No. TSCG. Program Title: Lemons. Series Title: Ann's Pilot.
Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 163, Item V2
Anne Willan & Julia Child "Good Morning America,"
1984 June 18
Scope and Contents
1 videocassette (U-matic) : 3/4 in., color. SECAM.
Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 163, Item V3
Show,
1988
Scope and Contents
1 videodisc (DVD) : 4 3/4 in. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 163, Item V4
Anne Willan: La Varenne, ABC "Home Show,"
1992 February 24
Scope and Contents
1 videocassette (VHS) (8 min.) : 1/2 in.
Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 163, Item V5
Home Show,
undated
Scope and Contents
1 videocassette (VHS) (11 min.) : 1/2 in.
Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 163, Item V6
Today Show: Restaurant Judge,
1993 September 19
Scope and Contents
1 videocassette (VHS) : 1/2 in.
Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 163, Item V7
CBS: The Early Show,
undated
Scope and Contents
1 videocassette (VHS) : 1/2 in. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 163, Item V8
Anne Willan,
undated
Scope and Contents
1 videocassette : 1/2 in. Part 1: Good Day; Part 2: Cleveland; Part 3: Julia Child.
Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 163, Item V9
Anne Willan,
undated
Scope and Contents
1 videocassette (PAL) : 1/2 in. Ogilvy & Mather Advertising. San Francisco. Duplicated by IAVC (International Audio-Visual
Communication, Inc.), Brisbane, CA.
Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 164-165, Item V10-V31
Look and Cook,
[1992-1995]
Scope and Contents
22 videocassettes (VHS, PAL) : 1/2 in. Includes Episodes 101-119, 121-122, and 1 unnumbered VHS. Broadcast Standards. Marjorie
Poore Productions. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 166, Item V32
Anne Willan culinary superstar,
undated
Scope and Contents
1 videocassette (VHS) (6 min. 30 sec.) : 1/2 in. Neal Marshad Productions, New York. Includes 5 parts: 1. Masterchef; 2. GMA;
3. TVfood Network; 4. Mike & Maty; Look & Cook.
Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 166, Item V33
Anne Willan: Selected television appearances,
1994-1996
Scope and Contents
1 videocassette (VHS) : 1/2 in. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 166, Item V34
GMA,
1995 May 10
Scope and Contents
1 videocassette (VHS) : 1/2 in. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 166, Item V35
La Varenne on CNN,
undated
Scope and Contents
1 videocassette : 1/2 in. "La Varenne on CNN, 4196." Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
The Martha Stewart Living Show,
2000-2009
Box 166, Item V36-V42
2000-2002
Scope and Contents
7 videocassettes (VHS) : 1/2 in. Includes: Show 8081 (12/18/00); Show 8164 (3/26/01); Compilatin reel (2001); Show 9103 (11/17/01);
Show 9161; Show 9373 (5/30/02); Looped version (undated).
Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 167, Folder 1
2001-2009
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, clippings, notes.
Box 167, Folder 2
Mark Gordon Company,
2009
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, notes.
Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky gastronomy collection, Series IV.
1570-2015
Physical Description:
64.61 linear feet
(57 boxes, 14 flat file folders. Computer media: 0.08 GB [119 files])
Scope and Contents
The Anne Willan Papers complement the
Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky Gastronomy Collection , which includes an extensive collection of early printed gastronomy books. The collection also includes drawings, ephemera,
prints and manuscripts dating from the 16th to the late 20th century. Rare books and other selected works in the collection
have been cataloged in the
Library Catalog and can be searched by the name of the author or artist, by the title, or the topic.
Arrangement
Series IV is arranged in five subseries:
Series IV.A. Documentation;
Series IV.B. Drawings;
Series IV.C. Ephemera;
Series IV.D. Prints;
Series IV.E. Manuscripts.
Documentation, Series IV.A.
1979-2015
Physical Description:
9.25 linear feet
(15 boxes. Computer media: 0.08 GB [119 files])
Scope and Contents
Series IV.A. Documentation includes inventories of the Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky gastronomy collection and auction
catalogs gathered by Willan and Cherniavsky for the building of the collection. The series comprises CDs and DVDs containing
image files. Software formats were identified using a DROID (Digital Record Object IDentification) report from information
recorded in the PRONOM technical registry. All dates refer to last modified dates of files.
Box 168
Library catalogs,
2009-2012
Scope and Contents
Included in the archive are several versions of the list of rare books in the Willan-Cherniavsky collection.
Electronic word-processing files,
2004-2007
Box 67, Item CM43
2004
Physical Description:
0.0001 GB
(7 files)
Scope and Contents
List of indexes including an index of books. 1 computer disc (CD-RW) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM43 contains: 3 Microsoft Word
Document 97-2003 files (.doc). Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Box 67, Item CM44
2007
Physical Description:
0.08 GB
(112 files)
Scope and Contents
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Auction catalogs,
1971-2015
box 169, folder 6
Book Club of California,
2013
box 170, box 171
Bibliotheca Gastronomica,
2010-2015
box 172, folder 1
Sophie Schneideman Rare Books,
2009-2012
box 172, folder 2
Rabelais Fine Books,
2016-2018
box 172, folder 3
Bloomsbury Auctions,
2011
box 173, folder 5-6
Marian L. Gore,
1979-1997
box 177, folder 1-2
Librairie Philippe Sérignan,
2008-2016
box 175, box 176
Cooks Books,
1988-1995 and undated
box 177, folder 3
Philip K. Reynolds,
2008-2009
box 180, box 181, box 182
Drawings, Series IV.B.
1810-1862, undated
Physical Description:
2 Linear Feet
(2 boxes, 2 flatfiles)
Scope and Contents
The Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky gastronomy collection includes drawings by American (1), English (2), French (5), and
Scottish (1) artists: Félix Brard, André Dunoyer de Segonzac (1884-1974), William Heath (1795-1840), Charles Keene (1823-1891),
Charles Sharpe (1781?–1851), and Herman Armour Webster (1878-1970). The drawings are: Félix Brard,
Les saisons (4 drawings), 1861-1862; André Dunoyer de Segonzac,
La fromagère; William Heath,
Frugality without Meanness (1834); Charles Keene,
None but the Brave Deserve the Fare; Charles Sharpe,
Louis XIV and Madame de la Valière (1810), and Herman Armour Webster,
Market Scene.
Frugality without Meanness and
None but the Brave Deserve the Fare were both acquired from the Langton Gallery in London.
Arrangement
Series IV.B. is arranged by country/culture.
box 184*
Dunoyer de Segonzac, André
box 183*
United States: Webster, Herman Armour
flatfile 1*, flatfile 2*
Frames
Scope and Contents
Also see Box 224*. Restricted. Contact repository for information regarding access.
Ephemera, Series IV.C.
1772-1970
Physical Description:
3.76 linear feet
(10 boxes)
Scope and Contents
The Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky gastronomy collection includes ephemera such as menus, advertising cards, broadsides,
cuttings from scientific publications and newspaper advertisements and tearsheets. There are cards advertising products of
the Liebig Company and lithographs by Paul Iribe that promote the wine distributed by the Établissements Nicolas. Included
are menus and recipes designed by the artists Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939), Léon Lebègue (1863-1944), and David L. Goines (born
1945).
Arrangement
Series IV.C. is arranged by the country in which the works were published or produced and within each country by century.
Belgium: Liebig Company
Scope and Contents
The Liebig Company, which was named after the German chemist Baron Justus von Liebig and created by a German engineer George
Christian Giebert, was established in London and had factories in Latin America and Africa. The place of publication that
appears on the advertising cards in the collection is listed as Antwerp in Belgium.
The four suites of six cards each advertise the products of the Liebig Company, including the "Véritable extrait de viande
Liebig," a beef extract that is presented in one suite as the source of the success for a restaurant. Three suites describe
products that have benefited from the beef extract, including salt ("Das Saltz"), chocolate ("Le chocolat"), and more generally
dishes ("Mets") such as "Mets-Gibier." The company's factories in Latin America (Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay), in particular
that of Fray-Bentos, and in South West Africa, are also advertised. Each card has the name of Baron Justus von Liebig in blue
on the verso: "J. Liebig." Two suites were published in Antwerp. The place of publication is not indicated in the other two
suites.
Box 185*, folder 1
Véritable extrait de viande Liebig
England
Scope and Contents
Included are cuttings from scientific publications illustrating the grinding mechanisms of flour stones and utensils for food
preparation, the interior of a kitchen, as well as newspaper advertisements related to food festivities in France.
Box 186*, folder 1
Flour Mills,
[ca. 1815-1822]
Scope and Contents
1 print ; sheet 20.8 x 26.5 cm
Plate LVIII illustrating entry "Flour-mills" on page 746 of
A dictionary of arts and sciences (Volume 2), Gregory, G. (George), 1754-1808; Peirce, Isaac, publisher.
Figures 1 through 6 illustrate the grinding mechanisms of flour stones, such as spindles, the grinding surfaces with grooves
of the stones, wire bolting machines, bolting-cloths and reels.
Box 191*, folder 1
Newspaper advertisements and sheets,
1868-1874
Scope and Contents
Included are newspaper advertisements and sheets from the
Illustrated Times (1868);
The Graphic (1872) and
The Illustrated London News (1874). These illustrate festivities in Saint-Germain-en-Laye outside of Paris and food specialities in Strasbourg (Strasburg).
Box 186*, folder 2
For Dainty Dishes Use the Rex Chopping Machine,
1891
Scope and Contents
1 sheet : letterpress, hand colored ; sheet 24.2 x 17.8 cm
September 26th, 1891. Supplement to the
Ironmonger. See similar advertisement sheet for meat chopper in
The book of household management ... Entirely new. Ward, Lock, Bowden and Co.: London, 1892.
Box 186*, folder 3
An 18th Century Kitchen,
1800s
Scope and Contents
1 print ; sheet 20.2 x 25.4 cm
Box 191*, Folder 2
18th century:
Encyclopédie
Scope and Contents
The collection includes leaves of texts and illustrations from the
Encyclopédie for the entries "Patissier" and "Confiseur." The
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (1751-1772) initiated by Diderot and d'Alembert documented trades and mechanical arts, including the tools and processes
used by pastry chefs and confectioners.
19th century
Scope and Contents
Included are newspaper advertisements and sheets from the
Monde illustré related to food preparation in France, a lithograph issued in the
Journal des ridicules (1840), and a broadside related to food shortages during the Franco-Prussian War.
Box 187*, folder 1
Le patronnet,
1840
Scope and Contents
1 print : lithograph ; sheet 31.8 x 23.6 cm.
Fontallard, Henri-Gérard, 1798- draftsman, lithographer
Imprimerie Lemercier, printer
Martinet, print seller
Bréauté, print seller
Fournier, print seller
The lithograph was issued in the
Journal des ridicules (1840). From the series:
Bulletin des modes ridicules. (IFF 13).
Box 191*, folder 3
Les spéculateurs conjurés,
1871
Scope and Contents
1 sheet : letterpress ; sheet 50 x 32.8 cm.
[Paris] (10 rue du Croissant) : Dépôt général chez M. Saillant ([Paris] (29 rue N. D. de Nazareth ) : Édouard Vert, imp.)
The broadside denounces speculators who raised food prices while there were shortages due to the siege of Paris during the
Franco-Prussian War.
Box 191*, folder 4
Le monde illustré,
[1860s-1870s]
Scope and Contents
Included are newspaper advertisements and sheets from
Le monde illustré related to food preparation in France. Wood engravings by Charles Barbant (1817-1887), Frédéric-Théodore Lix (1830-1897)
and Charles Maurand (1824-1904) from designs by M. Moullin and Jacques Desroches-Valnay illustrate the kitchens in the Tuileries,
the newly restored kitchens at the pavillon de Flore, preparation of the food such as ice cream at the Tuileries, and the
restoration of kitchens in restaurants such as the Café Riche. There are also sheets related to "Les mois gastronomiques."
Box 195*, Folder 5
Cuisine : Vue générale,
1873
Scope and Contents
1 print ; sheet 34.1 x 26.8 cm.
Parent, Henri, 1819-1895, architect.
Digeon, printmaker.
Salmon, A., publisher.
Imprint: Imp. A. Salmon r. Vieille Esplanade, 15, Paris.
The view illustrates the kitchen at the hotel particulier of the chocolate producer, Émile-Justin Menier (1826-1881). Below
the view of the kitchen is a plan keyed A to N with rooms, such as the "Garde-manger" and "Cave." Labeled: Hôtel de Mr. Menier,
au Parc Monceaux, à Paris.
Plate no. 25, vol. XXX, from "Revue générale de l'architecture et des travaux publics," 1873.
Box 187*, folder 2
La grande cuisine alimentaire,
1884
Scope and Contents
1 sheet ; sheet 19.4 x 28.8 cm
20th century: Établissements Nicolas
Scope and Contents
Two suites of lithographs by Paul Iribe,
Blanc et rouge and
Rose et noir, were commissioned to promote the wine produced by the Établissements Nicolas.
19th-20th centuries: Menus
Scope and Contents
The Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky Gastronomy Collection features historic menus dating from the late 18th century until
the early 20th century. Two menus on fabric were commissioned for banquets held in Saint-Étienne, France in the early 20th
century. One dated from 1905 was designed by Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939). There are also menus that were designed by Léon Lébègue
for dinners held by the society of authors named Le moulin à sel, which took place in Paris. For a menu that was engraved
by Jean-Émile Laboureur and that is dated from 1936, see Series IV.D (Box 209*). For a menu dating from the reign of King
George III, see Series IV.E. (Box 213*). For menus gathered from restaurants, see Series II.E.
box 189*, folder 2
Menus,
1885-1893, undated
Box 193*
Menus,
1893-1910
Physical Description:
1 album(s)
Scope and Contents
In red morrocco binding with gilt lettering "Menus" on cover and on spine: "Collections Menus. Lessertisseux. Paris." In the
album are displayed menus, primarily from 1893 and 1894 attached by red ribbons. Restricted due to fragility. Contact the
repository for information regarding access.
box 189*, folder 5
Menu du banquet offert par la Chambre de Commerce de St.-Étienne aux Chambres de Commerce du Sud-Est,
1911 May 29
Scope and Contents
1 object : embroidery on silk ; 27 x 9.1 cm, with fringes 28.2 x 9.1 cm. The menu was for a banquet dated "29 mai 1911" and
held at the restaurant Santoni-Gaillard in Saint-Étienne, France.
Box 190*, Folder 1
The Chowder Party,
1849
Scope and Contents
1 print ; sheet 13.1 x 18.8 cm
Box 190*, Folder 2
Sugaring Off,
1849
Scope and Contents
1 print ; sheet 18.1 x 24.3 cm
Engraving by S. A. Schoff, after Tompkins H. Matteson, Sugaring Off, 1845. Printed in
The Gem of the Season for 1849, With Twenty Splendid Engravings (New York: Leavitt, Trow and Co., 1849), p. 85.
Box 195*
20th century: Alice L. Waters
Scope and Contents
The recipes were compiled by Alice Louise Waters, a chef who opened Chez Panisse in Berkeley and they were illustrated by
David L. Goines, who has designed posters for the restaurant.
Prints, Series IV.D.
ca. 1578-ca. 1950
Physical Description:
28.6 linear feet
(20 boxes, 12 flat file folders)
Scope and Contents
Arrangement
Series IV.C. is arranged by country/culture and within each country by century.
box 209*
Laboureur, Jean-Émile
Scope and Contents
The collection features five prints by Jean-Émile Laboureur:
Une marmite;
La jolie marchande;
L'écaillère;
La boutique du crémier and
Dîner de la puce.
Low Countries (Dutch/Flemish)
Box 200*
United States: Chamberlain, Samuel
Scope and Contents
The print
Allen's by Samuel Chamberlain is dedicated to Anne Willan: "To Anne Willan, with best wishes, Samuel Chamberlain."
flatfile 3**, flatfile 4**, flatfile 5**, flatfile 6**
Frames
Scope and Contents
Also see: Box 223*.
Manuscripts, Series IV.E.
1570-1852
Physical Description:
4 linear feet
(9 boxes)
Scope and Contents
The
Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky Gastronomy Collection includes an inventory of food supplies dating from the reign of Catherine de'
Medici (1519-1589), four handwritten cookbooks by English authors dating from 1672 to 1775, an 18th-century handwritten cookbook
by an unknown French author, a letter by the French gastronomist Alexandre Grimod de La Reynière (1758-1837), and manuscripts
dating from 1570 to 1851 that document food supplies and prices in France. The manuscripts have been cataloged in the
Library Catalog . They can be searched by the name of the author, by the title, or the topic.
Arrangement
Arrangement of Series IV.E. is in two groupings: England; France.
England,
1672-1775
Scope and Contents
Included are a menu dating from the reign of King George III (1738-1820) (Box 213*) and four handwritten cookbooks by English
authors dating from 1672 to 1775. The manuscripts have been cataloged in the
Library Catalog . They can be searched by the name of the author, by the title, or the topic.
France,
1570-1852
Scope and Contents
Included are an inventory of food supplies dating from the reign of Catherine de' Medici (1519-1589), a letter written by
the gastronomist
Alexandre Grimod de La Reynière (1758-1837), a handwritten cookbook by an unknown author dating from circa 1775, and four
handwritten household expense accounts dating from 1826 to 1851. The manuscripts have been cataloged in the
Library Catalog . They can be searched by the name of the author, by the title, or the topic.
