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Jordan C. Ross Collection on the Food Service Industry (MS-00778)

Abstract

The Jordan C. Ross Collection on the Food Service Industry dates from 1979 to 2003. The majority of the collection is composed of operations and training manuals used by restaurants and hotels in Southern California. The remainder of the the collection is composed of catalogs for glassware, flatware, restaurant supplies and equipment, clothes, and wine, as well as books and magazines about alcoholic beverages, food service, and hospitality. There is also a small number of menus, business plans, and franchise packets.

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Date

1979-2003

Extent

8.70 Cubic Feet (8 boxes)
7.71 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Jordan C. Ross Collection on the Food Service Industry dates from 1979 to 2003. The majority of the collection is composed of operations and training manuals used by restaurants and hotels in Southern California. The remainder of the the collection is composed of catalogs for glassware, flatware, restaurant supplies and equipment, clothes, and wine, as well as books and magazines about alcoholic beverages, food service, and hospitality. There is also a small number of menus, business plans, and franchise packets.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials remain in original order.

Preferred Citation

Jordan C. Ross Collection on the Food Service Industry, 1979-2003. MS-00778. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 2012 by Jordan C. Ross; accession number 2012-013.

Processing Note

Materials were surveyed by Hannah Robinson and Hana Gutierrez in 2017. In 2018, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Chris Bruce rehoused and arranged the materials, and created the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards.

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::MS00778

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