Taste of the nation : the New Deal search for regional cuisines.

Professor Camille Bégin, writer and food historian and at the University of Toronto, delivers a talk entitled, "Taste of the nation: the New Deal search for regional cuisines." Bégin delves into the rich food archives of the New Deal's Federal Writers' Project (FWP) and its ambitious "America eats"...

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Corporate Author: Vincent Voice Library (Recordist)
Other Authors: Bégin, Camille, 1984- (Speaker), Veit, Helen Zoe (Host)
Language:English
Series:Library colloquia series (Michigan State University. Libraries)
Subjects:
Federal Writers' Project.
Cooking, American > History.
Lectures.
Live sound recordings.
Genre:
Lectures.
Live sound recordings.
Online Access:
Listen to sound recording - All users (Michigan State University Libraries)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 audio file (1 hr., 13 min., 4 sec)).
Variant Title:
New Deal search for regional cuisines
Format: Electronic Audio Software
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Professor Camille Bégin, writer and food historian and at the University of Toronto, delivers a talk entitled, "Taste of the nation: the New Deal search for regional cuisines." Bégin delves into the rich food archives of the New Deal's Federal Writers' Project (FWP) and its ambitious "America eats" program which sought to document the tremendous range of foods eaten across the United States. Helen Veit, MSU professor of History, introduces Bégin. Bégin answers questions from the audience.
Note:Electronic resource.
Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
Originally recorded by the Vincent Voice Library.
Call Number:Voice 41225
Playing Time:01:13:04
Event Details:
Recorded 2017 September 21