Papers, ca.1935-1988 (inclusive).

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Papers, ca.1935-1988 (inclusive).

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These papers, including manuscript drafts, recipes, notes, etc., document Narcisse Chamberlain's career as a cookbook author both independently and with her parents, Samuel and Narcissa G. Chamberlain. Recipes in the collection include those that were part of the Chamberlain family's household collection, as well as those collected for use in the writing of Clémentine in the Kitchen, Bouquet de France, and The Omelette Book. Also included are notes taken by Narcissa G. Chamberlain at the Cordon Bleu, and notes taken by an unidentified individual at cooking courses conducted by Dione Lucas.

1.6 linear ft. (3 file boxes, 3 card file boxes)

Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Chamberlain, Narcissa G.

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Chamberlain, Narcisse

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The daughter of Samuel and Narcissa G. Chamberlain, Narcisse Chamberlain was an editor at William Morrow and Company, specializing in cookbooks. She worked with her parents on many volumes, including The Flavor of France in Recipes and Pictures (1962) and French Menus for Parties (1968). She was also a contributor to the 1988 and 2001 editions of Clémentine in the Kitchen, originally authored by her father. From the description of Papers, ca.1935-1988 (inclusive). (Harvard Universit...

Chamberlain, Samuel, 1895-1975

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Moses Pond (1787-1873): lawyer; Connecticut State representative (1837-1855); and selectman of Wolcott, Connecticut. From the guide to the Samuel Chamberlain postcard and photograph collection documenting Yale University, circa 1940, (Manuscripts and Archives) Samuel and Narcissa Chamberlain were noted authorities in the field of gastronomy. In 1974 they donated their collection of over 800 cookbooks from France, Italy, Great Britain, and the United States to the Arthur and ...

Lucas, Dione, 1909-1971

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Restaurateur, author, and teacher, Dione (Wilson) Lucas was born in London and studied at L'Ecole du Cordon Bleu before serving as a chef's apprentice at the Restaurant Drouant in Paris. In the early 1930s she opened Le Petit Cordon Bleu Restaurant and Cooking School in London with Rosemary Hume. She married Colin Lucas, an architect; they had two sons. The marriage later ended in divorce. Moving to the United States in 1940, she opened her first Cordon Bleu restaurant and school in New York Cit...