New York Women's Culinary Alliance Archive
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Abstract
The New York Women's Culinary Alliance, founded in 1981, fosters networking, education, and cooperation for women in the culinary and beverage fields in the New York metro area. Early founders inlcude Sara Moulton and Maria Reuge, and right from the start its members included well known authors, caterers, chefs, cooking school teachers, editors, food writers, marketers, photographers, and stylists. The Archive includes records of the organization's founding, meeting notes, membership directories, newsletters, and reports on activities and events. There is also a video of "Moulton Visuals".
Historical Note
The New York Women's Culinary Alliance, founded in 1981, fosters networking, education, and cooperation for women in the culinary and beverage fields in the New York metro area. The Alliance provides members with continuing education opportunities by sponsoring ongoing food and wine tastings, hands-on workshops, field trips, and business-related seminars. They also support the preservation and sharing of culinary information through member-generated programs. The Alliance assumes a dynamic role in community affairs, particularly through outreach programs and fund-raising for women's health and nutrition issues, and work with adults and children in need to teach them the basics of nutrition, food buying, and healthful meal preparation.
The Alliance came into being as the food world was turning toward more sophisticated flavors, seasonal cooking, and artisanal foods. The Alliance quickly became a forum for dozens of women whose careers centered upon food and beverages, encouraging them to meet, share expertise, and drive new directions in the food world. Early founders inlcude Sara Moulton and Maria Reuge, and right from the start its members included well known authors, caterers, chefs, cooking school teachers, editors, food writers, marketers, photographers, and stylists. Members of the Alliance have produced dozens of best-selling cookbooks, hosted nationally televised cooking shows, and produced or edited content for the country's leading magazines and newspapers.
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Excerpt from press release of NYU's acquisition of the archive
New York Women's Culinary Alliance wesbite (www.nywca.org)
Arrangement
The New York Women's Culinary Alliance Archive is sorted into two series:
Series I: Organizational Records The materials are arranged alphabetically. There is one video element, which is at the end of the series.
Series II: Oral Histories
Scope and Contents
This collection includes records of the organization's founding, meeting notes, membership directories, newsletters, and reports on activities and events. There is also a video of "Moulton Visuals".
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open to researchers. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date (if known); New York Women's Culinary Alliance Archive; MSS 279; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries.
Provenance
The New York Women's Culinary Alliance Archive was donated to NYU's Fales Library & Special Collections in 2010.
Born-Digital Access Policies and Procedures
An access terminal for born-digital materials in the collection is available by appointment for reading room viewing and listening only. Researchers may view an item's original container and/or carrier, but the physical carriers themselves are not available for use because of preservation concerns.
Audiovisual Access Policies and Procedures
Audiovisual materials have not been preserved and may not be available to researchers. Materials not yet digitized will need to have access copies made before they can be used. To request an access copy, or if you are unsure if an item has been digitized, please contact NYU Special Collections (special.collections@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596) with the collection name, collection number, and a description of the item(s) requested. A staff member will respond to you with further information.
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Processing Information
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