The Major School of Bartending Manual

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish material from must be obtained from The Major School of Bartending Manual Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: The Major School of Bartending Manual, Ms2019-008, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
This binder contains a 1965 revised edition of a 1937 manual for students at the Los Angeles Modern Bartending School, later The Major School of Bartending. The manual has directions for tips and hints for bartenders, as well as a wide selection of standard and tropical cocktail recipes.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: The Major School of Bartending Manual, Ms2019-008, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This binder contains a 1965 revised edition of a 1937 manual for students at the Los Angeles Modern Bartending School, later The Major School of Bartending. The manual has directions for tips and hints for bartenders, as well as a wide selection of standard and tropical cocktail recipes. There are also two pages of handwritten lists and notes inside the back cover. Standard recipes and tropical recipes are in two separate sections, but recipes are in alphabetical order in each section. The name in the inside cover suggests that the previous owner was Gabriel Scholler.

Acquisition information:
The Major School of Bartending Manual was purchased by Special Collections in 2018.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the The Major School of Bartending Manual was completed in February 2019.