During the month of October the University Museum will host an exhibition of culinary history, "Landmarks of Southern Cuisine: The Cookbooks of Lena Richard and Mary Land." This exhibition of photographs, cookbooks, writing on food-related topics, cooking illustrations and menus document Louisiana and Creole food traditions of the mid- twentieth century.

In conjunction with the Louisiana culinary exhibition we have two guest speakers you won’t want to miss. Karen Leathem, the exhibition curator, will present "New Orleans Cuisine History" on Thursday, October 17th beginning at 12:00. Karen is the Managing Editor of "Atlanta History: A Journal of Georgia and the South." Published by the Atlanta History Center.

Jessica Harris, a culinary historian and a professor of English at Queens College, NYC, will give a lecture on "African American Catering Traditions," Monday, October 21st, 4:30 - 5:00. hors d’oeuvres will be served.

The Newcomb Archives and the New Orleans Culinary History Group organized this exhibition of "Two Women and their Cookbooks." The Newcomb Archives house over 2,000 cookbooks and manuscripts on the culinary history of the south.

Deborah Freeland