2023-12-21 Guide to Lucille's Treasure Chest of Fine Foods, 1972 SPEC.RARE.MMS.0377 Finding aid prepared by Casey Blackmore Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2023 December This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2023-12-21T16:49-0500 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Lucille's Treasure Chest of Fine Foods SPEC.RARE.MMS.0377 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 1 0.24 Cubic feet 1972 Lucille Bishop Smith was born in Crocket, Texas in 1892. She spent her career teaching students in the Fort Worth Public School District's vocational education program. She is often credited as Texas’s first African-American businesswoman, eventually founding and incorporating Lucille B. Smith’s Fine Foods, Inc. in 1974. Lucille's Treasure Chest of Fine Foods is a recipe box containing over four hundred recipes on index cards primarily focused on Southern cooking. (1) card box English Bishop Smith , Lucille Acquisitions Information

Accession No. RARE.2023.0078: Purchased, 2023 November

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[identification of item], Lucille's Treasure Chest of Fine Foods, SPEC.RARE.MMS.0377, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University

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 Biographical Note

Lucille Bishop Smith was born in Crocket, Texas in 1892. She spent her career teaching students in the Fort Worth Public School District's vocational education program. Along with her husband, she also cooked for decades for campers at Camp Waldemar in Hunt, Texas. She also wrote household service manuals and instituted a training program for food service industry workers at Prairie View A&M College. She is often credited as Texas’s first African-American businesswoman, eventually founding and incorporating Lucille B. Smith’s Fine Foods, Inc. in 1974.

 Scope and Contents

Lucille's Treasure Chest of Fine Foods is a recipe box containing over four hundred recipes on index cards primarily focused on Southern cooking. Recipes are further divided into categories including desserts, vegetables, sandwhiches, and beverages. The inside of the lid contains a short biography of Lucille Bishop Smith and a headshot.

 Bishop Smith , Lucille African American cooking African American cooks--United States African American teachers--Training of Cooking, American--20th century Cooking, American--Southern style--20th century Formulas, recipes, etc.--United States--20th century Recipe boxes