About the Collection
About the collection
Cookbooks published by Iowan communities, organizations, and individuals document the culinary heritage of Iowa and the United States. In addition to recipes, these works contain valuable cultural, social, and historical information reflecting community life, domestic practices, and regional identity. This digital collection includes cookbooks dating from the 19th through the 21st centuries and represents a curated selection of rare books drawn from Iowa State University Library’s Special Collections and University Archives as well as the General Collection. The digitized materials form part of the Iowa Cookbook Collection and highlight the breadth and continuity of Iowa’s culinary traditions.
Related resources
The Iowa Cookbook Collection digital exhibit
Accessibility information
The Iowa State University Library is committed to creating a welcoming digital environment for all learners. Certain material, particularly older materials, handwritten documents, and visual content, present unique challenges in providing more accessible resources. Please contact us if you need support accessing or using this archived content.
Contact us about this recordTechnical Credits - CollectionBuilder
This digital collection is built with CollectionBuilder, an open source framework for creating digital collection and exhibit websites that is developed by faculty librarians at the University of Idaho Library following the Lib-Static methodology.
Using the CollectionBuilder-CSV template and the static website generator Jekyll, this project creates an engaging interface to explore driven by metadata.
