University of Alabama Libraries Now Have Access to Food Studies Online Database

Food Studies online gives access to works that explain how food shapes and defines people’s lives with the help of educated philosophers, historians, scientists, sociologists, artists, anthropologists, activists, physicists, psychologists, chefs, and other researchers.  There is a wide variety of texts such as cookbooks, recipes, posters, videos of documentaries, and interviews to be explored.

Featured Content Includes:

20th Century Ephemera Collection:

• Food Labels
• Food Advertisements
• Recipe Books (Jell-O, Quaker Oats, Kellogg, and more)

Archival Photographs:

• Historical farming pictures
• Women farmers during wartime
• Worldwide farming practices

Discovery Menu Collection:

• Access to menus from New York Public Library and Los Angeles Public Library
• Over 23,000 online menus available