Monterey Restaurant Menu Collection

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Monterey Public Library

625 Pacific Street

Monterey, California 93940

(831) 646-3741

https://www.monterey.org/services/library/history_room/index.php

2023

Descriptive Summary

Title: Monterey Restaurant Menu Collection

Dates: 1903-1997

Collection Number: ARC 621

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 62 menus (4x10 cm to 26x38 cm); 0.8 cubic ft.

Repository: Monterey Public Library

Monterey, California 93940

Abstract: Monterey area restaurant menus and promotional ephemera, including cards and matchbooks. The restaurants are primarily seafood, although other types of restaurants and cuisines are also represented.

Language of Material: English

Access

By appointment only; contact Local History Librarian or designated staff.

Publication Rights

Reproduction by Local History Librarian or designated staff; may be restricted due to condition of material.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Monterey Restaurant Menu Collection. Collection Number: ARC 621. Monterey Public Library

Acquisition Information

Donated by Tim Thomas from 2012-2016 and George Shetenhelm in 2008.

Scope and Content of Collection

Organized in two series: Series I, Menus, and Series II, Over-sized Menus and Ephemera. Arranged alphabetically in folders by restaurant name