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[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Marie Coffman "Nutty" Whetzel Collection of Shenandoah Valley Menus, 1967-1991, SC 0289, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
The materials in this collection were sold on March 23, 2019 by Bowman Auctions in Harrisonburg as part of the Marie Coffman "Nutty" Whetzel estate. Whetzel waitressed at several local restaurants over the course of her life.
Acquired from Rolling Hills Antique Mall, Harrisonburg VA, in March 2019.
Marie Coffman "Nutty" Whetzel (1919-2019) was a waitress at several local restaurants over the course of her life including Garbers Restaurant (Timberville), Belle Meade (Harrisonburg), Pano's (Harrisonburg), and Lloyd's Steak House (Harrisonburg). She resided in Timberville and was active in many community organizations, particularly the street rodding groups Valley Cruisers and Weekend Warriors.
Lloyd's Steak House opened in 1968 by Lloyd and Ruby Newland at 2455 South Main Street in Harrisonburg. The Newlands also operated Southern Kitchen in New Market. The site of Lloyd's was originally a Howard Johnson's restaurant. Lloyd's officially ceased operations on December 31, 1997.
The Marie Coffman "Nutty" Whetzel Collection of Shenandoah Valley Menus, 1967-1991, primarily comprises menus from Lloyd's Steak House in Harrisonburg, Virginia as well as menus from other local restaurants.
The Lloyd's Steak House menus date from 1983-1991 and include breakfast, lunch, dinner, children's, and cocktail menus. Menus from the Howard Johnson's restaurant in Harrisonburg and the Country Store in Weyers Cave are included. Many of the menus are dated according to handwritten inscriptions.
The collection also includes two programs for the Friends of Feathers group and an auction catalogue for a sale at MD's Chicken in the Rough in New Market.
The menus are arranged according to type and date.
A copy of