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 Laura Jane Harper |
Donations & DonorsWe are striving to make the Peacock-Harper Culinary History Collection one of the best in the United States and in the world, too. Please consider donating vintage cookbooks, empemera (pamphlets and other materials issued by food companies, community organizations, and so on) and of course any monetary donations are greatly appreciated. Of particular interest to us are Virginia-related community cookbooks. Take a look at the Virginia Cookbooks Bibliography, check to see if your book(s) is on the list, and consider making a donation if the book is not on the list. |
Many people have contributed books, ephemera, money, and time to building the Peacock-Harper Culinary History Collection; others gave money to one or both of the scholarship funds honoring Janet Lowe Cameron and Jean Allen Phillips. Certainly at the top of the list of contributors are Laura Jane Harper and Dora Greenlaw Peacock whose gifts of books provided the impetus for starting the Collection. Dr. Markham Peacock remembered the Collection in his will providing money to purchase rare volumes. Jan Bluestein Longone, an internationally known food historian living in Ann Arbor, MI, has been kind enough to serve as an unpaid consultant. The first two major donations to the collection were the cookbooks of Dora Greenlaw Peacock and Laura Jane Harper. |
 Dora Greenlaw Peacock |
Dora Greenlaw Peacock
Born in New Orleans in 1903, Dora Greenlaw spent some of her youth in Blacksburg, attended Hollins College, and graduated from Sophie Newcomb College. She went on to teach at the Episcopal School in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and was named Dean-Elect. In 1928 she married Dr. Markham Peacock who chaired the English Department at Virginia Polytechnic Institute from 1960 to 1966. They traveled widely and enjoyed entertaining VPI students in their Draper Road home. Dora Greenlaw Peacock's extensive collection of cookbooks was donated to the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise by her husband, following her death in 1983.Laura Jane Harper
The first woman to be an academic dean at VPI, Dr. Laura Jane Harper served the College of Home Economics from 1960 to 1980. She joined the Home Economics faculty at VPI in 1948, but took an educational leave in 1951 to pursue her doctorate at Michigan State University. In January 1956 she returned to VPI as a full professor, resumed teaching, and completed her dissertation. In addition to teaching, Dr. Harper also conducted research for the Virginia Agricultural Experimental Station as director of home economics research. In 1958, Dr. Harper began her administrative career at VPI when she agreed to be the interim department head for Home Economics. During her career she taught graduate and undergraduate nutrition courses; her research focused on food habits, food and culture, nutrition in international development, and nutrient metabolism. She was known for her leadership in academia and professional associations (e.g. American Dietetic Association, American Home Economics Association, International Federation of Home Economics). [See also the online thesis, A Fighter to the End: The Remarkable Life and Career of Laura Jane Harper.]The following list recognizes many of those who have contributed to the Collection or to the Scholarship Funds. The list will be updated on a regular basis
Ann Herzler Donation:
March 17th, 2006, Dr. Ann A. Hertzler--a Peacock-Harper Culinary History Collection Committee member--donated two-hundred and fifty children's cookbooks to the "Dr. Ann A. Hertzler Children's Cookbooks and Nutrition Literature Archive."
She also endowed $100,000 that will establish and support this wonderful collection.
This is the first cookbook and nutrition literature collection devoted to children. It is also one of the few children's cookbook collections in the world. It is housed in the Newman Library at Virginia Tech in both the Special Collections Rare Book Room and in the library's main stacks, primarily on the 5th floor.
The entire Peacock-Harper Culinary History Committee is very excited about this donation, and sends a big "Thank you!" to Ann.
Laura Jane Harper
Dora Greenlaw Peacock
Jan Bluestein Longone Nancy Adams Roberta Ainsley Martha G. Akers John M. (Jack) Allen, III John M. Allen, IV William C. Allen Jr. Connie Anderson Carolyn Barnhart Elizabeth Bartlett Jo Anne Barton Charles and Frieda Bostian Gayle Battaglia Kathryn C. Beattie Mary Ruth Bedford Erna Mae Behrend Shirley C. Belcher Cynthia D. Bertelsen Margaret P. Blair Bob Blanton Barbara Blauvelt Joann Boles Sandy Bosworth Dorothy Bowman Amelia Brown Mary Margaret Brown Ralph and Barbara Brown Judy Burtner Lucille Calhoun Juliet Campbell Dean and Rosina Carter Edward Habot Merle Chamberlain Scott Chandler Georgene Clark Louise Clarke Ellen Coale Rosemary Cole Madeline Cooper Jeanette Corley Jerry Couick Georgia and Mike Crews Suzanne Curtis Margaret Dean Karen DeBord Robin DeBord Barbara E. Densmore Katie Denwiler Elizabeth Donald Marilyn R. Donato Mary E. Dooley Anne Dumper Rebecca E. Ellis Jane and Ed Ewing Rudy. & JoAnn Emmel Mary B. Fain Joe Falkinham Ann Frame Estate Corinne Gabriel Jayne C. Gardner Caryl E. Gray Johanna F. O. Hahn Helen Hall Patricia Halstead Nancy Hannah Martha Harder |
Nancy Hargroves Mary Harris Mildred Henderson Edmund & Gloria Henneke, II Dorothy Herndon Ann Hertzler Mary Abbott Hess Lois Hinkle Marion Hinners Phyllis Hockman Gaynelle Hogan Patricia Holcomb Pauline Holloway Polly Holloway Iva Mary Hopkins Linda Rucker Hubbard Jane Hubert Stephanie Hudy Scott Hunter Melvin and Karen Huston Agnes Jacoby Jane Jennings Alice W. Johnson Bob Johnson Janet Johnson Ann Jones Ruby Jones Beatrice Kalka Charlotte Kidd Mary K. Korslund Kathryn K. La Bonte Mary Larimer Jean Lawhorn Irene Leach Mary Lee Barbara R. Taylor Lehmann Beverly Lineweaver Sally Linkous Katherine Arnold Ludolf Gail McMillan Carrie Jane Marks Esther Martin Shirleigh Marvin Lelia Mayton Mark Sanders/Gail McMillan Christine L. Medlin Carolyn Miles Helen Miles Ed Milhous Roberta Minish Dori Mitchell Glen Mitchell Barbara Morlang Dianne R. Morrison Nancy L. Munnikhuysen Ray Murley Pansie Murray Glenna Mutchler Joyce Nester Rubinette Miller Niemann Mary Ann Novascone K. O'Brien Anna Sue Osborne Grayson and Martha Palmore Wanda F. Parker Elizabeth A. Payne Mary Lou Payne Virle and Al Payne Joanne Pearson Louise Pearson |
Jo Sanford Perry |
Make a Donation
Direct donations of books to:
Caryl Gray (e-mail) or Joyce Nester (e-mail)
(540)231-6308
Special Collections
Newman Library,
Virginia Tech,
PO Box 90001
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
United States of America
Questions? Contact the 2006-2007 Committee Chairperson:
Sandy Bosworth, Chair
(540)951-7227
Cynthia D. Bertelsen, Co-chair
(540)552-8655
Newman Library's detailed page about Peacock-Harper Culinary Collection
To search the Collection itself, click on the following links:
- Search the Virginia Tech card catalog for all items in the "Culinary Collection" (over 1900 titles)
- Search the Virginia Tech card catalog for all items from the original Peacock and Harper Donations (631 titles)
- Search for a specific book using the "Addison" Card Catalog System