Beans and Cornbread: The Pragmatic Crusade to Document Women's History Through Cookbooks
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-9-2018
Department
Library and Information Science
Abstract
Before we could forge a partnership with the community, we needed to create partnerships at the university. In 2013, the Curator of Rare Books and Mississippiana and a food historian came together to build the Mississippi Community Cookbook Project (MCCP). Since, the project has developed the library’s cookbook collection into the largest in Mississippi. It succeeded because both project coordinators respected each other’s expertise, and worked within existing institutional frameworks. The library collects, digitizes, and catalogs the cookbooks. The MCCP’s website provides contextual information, additional indices, and an accessible public gateway to the cookbooks (as well as a social media presence). While at times the lack of support for digital humanities at Southern Mississippi has slowed progress, this partnership has led to broad public engagement, and the development of a valuable archival resource.
Publication Title
Digital Humanities, Libraries, and Partnerships: A Critical Examination of Labor, Networks, and Community
First Page
177
Last Page
189
Recommended Citation
Brannock, J.,
Haley, A. P.
(2018). Beans and Cornbread: The Pragmatic Crusade to Document Women's History Through Cookbooks. Digital Humanities, Libraries, and Partnerships: A Critical Examination of Labor, Networks, and Community, 177-189.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/15042
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