Feasting Together: 20th Century Community Cookbooks from the PCL Collections

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Square graphic with a green‑to‑orange gradient background and white text reading, “Feasting Together: 20th Century Community Cookbooks from the PCL Collections,” with the Texas Libraries logo at the bottom.

The UT Libraries has been collecting community cookbooks for decades, representing Texas, the Deep South, the Southwest, and beyond. 

This exhibit features community cookbooks from the 1940s-1990s, edited and published by churches, schools, workplaces, and women’s organizations. We invite you to take a peak into these communities and kitchens of the recent past, and “feast on these stories”!

On view April 6-June 12 

Location: Perry-Castañeda Library - UFCU Room (PCL 2.500)

 

Poster titled “Feasting Together.” Exhibition of 20th‑century community cookbooks from the PCL Collections, featuring cookbooks published by churches, schools, workplaces, and women’s organizations from the 1940s–1990s. On view April 6–June 12 in the PCL UFCU Room (PCL 2.500).
Event Details
Date and Time
April 6 to June 12, 2026, All Day Google Outlook iCal
Location
Perry-Castañeda Library
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Exhibit