Chinese Culinary History

Chinese Culinary History Collections

• Jacqueline M. Newman Collection at Stony Brook University Libraries

• New York Public Library: Culinary History

Bibliographies

• Website: Culinary History Online

• Webliography of Academic Cookbook Collections by the University of Minnesota, McGrath Library

Additional Resources
Ling Long Women’s Magazine
“Ling Long women's magazine, published in Shanghai from 1931 to 1937, was popular during a time of dramatic material, social, and political change in China. Today, the magazine offers researchers a unique glimpse into women's lives in Republican-era (1911-49) Shanghai. This site features Columbia University's collection of Ling Long magazine, one of the most complete holdings outside China.” note: description from website.

East Asian Collection at the University of Wisconsin
The East Asian Collection includes historical images that present a visual archive of 20th century East Asian cultural heritage.

Botanical and Cultural Images of Eastern Asia, 1907-1927
See daily life: food, baskets, people, work, and photograph collections taken by the explorers.

To find primary sources at Stony Brook, use the Libraries' Search and Discover Catalog. 

You can include various words in your search that will help you locate primary source material.  A general word to include is "sources".

Also try these Library of Congress subject headings that are often used for primary sources:

• Correspondence
• Diaries
• Interviews
• Personal narratives