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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Olympia Restaurant Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RH-A-4309
Scope and Contents

The collection is composed of two menus from the Olympia Candy Co. restaurant in Kalamazoo, MI. The first menu is circa 1920 and the second menu is from the 1938 season.

Dates: approximately 1920, 1938 seasons

Shrank’s Tasty Food Shop Menus

 Collection
Identifier: RH-A-4334
Scope and Contents This is a collection of three daily specials menus from Shrank’s Tasty Food Shop from circa 1935-1936. Founded by Roy A. Shrank (who also founded Shrank’s Cafeteria in Battle Creek in 1932) the restaurant was located at 111 Michigan Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo.These daily special menus advertise Shrank’s Supper Specials. The first special is given the heading “EXTRA SPECIAL SUPPER” and the other items are under the heading “SPECIAL PLATE.” An example of a special plate is:...
Dates: approximately 1935-1939

Southwest Michigan Restaurant Menus and Dining Guides

 Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3364
Abstract

The collection is filled with menus and dining guides from a variety of restaurants predominately from the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek areas although there are a very few from the other ten counties covered by the WMU Regional History Collections.

Dates: 1977-present