This announcement includes a wealth of information about culinary history at Mount Holyoke College. In Celebrating an MHC Thanksgiving in the 1800s (video; 5 min, 30 sec), archives librarian Patricia Albright showcases diaries, letters, and photographs from the Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections. The site also offers sample images from the exhibition and information about such topics as kitchen layout, strategies for preserving foods before the days of refrigeration, and victory gardens.
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| Making Bread, 1894-95 (Image Provided Courtesy of the Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections) |
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