HIST 375: American Foodways (Gollner Spring 2024)

Core electronic collection of books and journals in Home Economics and related disciplines. Focused on books published between 1850 and 1925 and a small number of journals. The full text of these materials, as well as bibliographies and essays on the wide array of subjects relating to Home Economics, are all freely accessible on this site. Covers topics such as arts, design, child care, family studies, clothing & textiles, food & nutrition, home management, housekeeping & etiquette, home furnishing, hygiene, institutional management (hospitality), and more. TIP: Click Browse to explore the historical books and journals in the collection. (Cornell Univ.)

85,300 vintage sewing patterns, including patterns by McCall’s, Vogue, Butterick, Simplicity, and many others, none of which came after the year 1992. Search and browse by type of garment, decade, famous designers, and more.

Feeding America is an online collection of some of the most important and influential American cookbooks from the late 18th to early 20th century. The digital archive includes 76 cookbooks from the MSU Libraries' collection as well as searchable full-text transcriptions. (Michigan State University)