Discover Archives

Series contains documentation about exhibits and programs curated by Spiller, including correspondence, photographs, press clippings, notes, invitations, guest books, and printed material.

Food writing

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Series
n.d., 1991-2006, 2016

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

Series contains drafts, notes, and scrapbooks on Spiller's writings about food, including his articles for the magazine Flavor & Fortune.

Harley J. Spiller fonds

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Fonds

The fonds is comprised is of Spiller's work and research as a food writer, collector, curator, museum educator, and author. The contains records such as documentation, correspondence, press clippings, photographs, and videos.

The fonds is arranged in 6 subseries:

Food writing
Exhibits and programs
Correspondence
Research
Press clippings
Photographs & video

Spiller, Harley J.

Harley lecture at [Agency.com?]

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n.d.

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

Cultural Odyssey (in Mandarin?) #169

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2004

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

Interview with Spiller

You Don't Have to be Chinese to Play Chop Suey. Javier Tellez

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2002

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

What a World! Episode 101 "Collectors"

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Dec. 19 1996

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

Old Brooklynites Lecture

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1995

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

Geraldo

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1993

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

Collectors' Lot USA "Chinese Takeaway menus"

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[199-]

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

Maury Povich

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1993

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

Spiller Sinovision

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[ca. 1991]

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

To Tell the Truth all week

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[ca. 1991]

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

1000000 menus Franklin Furnace news report

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1991

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

Good Day New York Wednesday

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1991

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

Franklin Furnace, the Last Word in Museums

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[ca. 1991]

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

"1,000,000 menus delivery on tape upper east and west side"

Chinese Menu Museum

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[ca. 1991]

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

On a PB broadcast VHS- television program?

Tour of 1991 menu exhibition by Harley Spiller

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1991

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

A Million Menus Chinese Take Out (A Broadcast Plaza only)

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Mar. 1991

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

Nutrition-CNN Million menus

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Mar. 16 1991

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

A Million Menus Live-Nin Broadcast Plaza tv show (Master copy)

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Mar. 12 1991

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

1 Million Menus (opening nite by Jay)

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[ca. 1991]

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

A Million Menus at Franklin Furnace

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Feb 15- Mar 16 1991

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

Menus (actual delivery) H. Spiller

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[ca. 1991]

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

Fox 5,000,000

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1990

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

Other info on the tape is "Travel & Leisure 'Secrets of the World's Most Experienced Travelers" rough cut 7/5/90 23 min." not clear if this is taped over.

Dim Sum [film by Wayne Wang]

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1987

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

Mort and Harriet Spiller photo album and scrapbook

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1978-1980

Part of Harley J. Spiller fonds

Photos and memorabilia (menus, travel tickets, receipts, food paraphanelia, blank postcards, coins, clippings) from Spiller's parents scrapbook. Some events featured are: Thomas Cook tour of China 1978, Vancouver, Tokyo, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Shihwan Art Pottery, Hsinhua People's Commune, Peking Summer Palace,

Chinatown Dumpling Eating Championship