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The collection consists mainly of handwritten cookbooks, brochures, calendars, catalogs, recipes, recipe cards, menus, dining guides, and other materials related to food, meals, and cooking.

The published cookbooks Hathaway also donated to the Clarke have been individually cataloged. Miscellaneous materials are found in this collection, which consists mainly of Michigan cookbooks, brochures, calendars, food and equipment catalogs, recipes, recipe cards, menus, dining guides, and other materials related to food, meals, and cooking, 1928-2003 (Scattered), and undated. A number of these items are handwritten and more manuscript than publication in nature. Also included in the first folder is a copy of the 2006 Clarke exhibit catalog and website pages about the Maureen Hathaway cookbook collection.

Processing Note: All duplicates and non-Michigan materials were removed from the collection and returned to the donor as per the donor’s request.

Della T. Lutes’ papers include personal items, such as an autograph album, photographs, scrapbooks, and biographical materials, including numerous obituaries. However, the majority of her papers include drafts of articles; her published articles, columns, and books; and also critical reviews of her publications.

Della T. Lutes’ papers include personal items, such as an autograph album, photographs, scrapbooks, and biographical materials, including numerous obituaries. However, the majority of her papers include drafts of articles; her published articles, columns, and books; and also critical reviews of her publications. Rejection letters and notes in the collection prove that even successful Michigan authors sometimes get turned down. The collection is organized into the series of biographical/personal or publications, then divided by type of material, and organized alphabetically, and chronologically. The Clarke Historical Library also has 22 of her books.