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Culinary Archives
A public database partnered with The Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. The Sifter is formatted similar to Wikipedia and takes entries from users in any language. Included are printed and manuscript coobooks, periodicals, and writings on cooking and eating. This is not limited exclusively to cookbooks. Texts on architecture, medicine, ediquette, agriculture etc. are also featured.
A collection of community cookbooks from the Science and Technology section of the library of congress. Originally created in 2009, the guide continues to grow as more community textbooks are digitized by the library. The archive is organized both by time and place, but only features cookbooks from the United States published between 1860 and 1929.
"A curated catalogue of publications and digital collection of archival material, and ephemera on food, agriculture, and the systems, histories, and practices that sustained them in West Asia and North Africa" This archive is organized by theme, region, and genre. Still an ongoing project of digitization, you can find images, receipts, cookbooks, recipes etc. here
A collection of over 45,000 menus dating back to the 1840s archived by New York Public Library. Originally launched in 2011 as the NY Public Library's first API, the page was retired in 2025 due to technological issues. However, the digitized collection can still be found in the library's archive at the link above.
"A celebration of West African culinary heritage curated by food blogger, author, and culinary historian Ozoz Sokoh, otherwise known as the Kitchen Butterfly. Feast Afrique is a culinary history project that combines archival materials, projects, and Sokoh's own insight.
Research Guides
Food Studies, NYU Library
A collection of resources published by the NYU library, including journals, archives, encyclopedias, and databases.
A list of websites related to food and culinary history published by The Sifter, a database of historic recipes and cookbooks
Michigan State University Food Studies
A research guide for food studies created by the MSU library, which includes links to books, articles, primary sources, video resources and useful websites.
A resource guide on Chinese Culinary History published by the Stoney Brook University Library. The Jacqueline M. Newman Chinese Cookbook Collection is highlighted. However, these materials are only accessible in person.