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Josephine Olsen Menu Collection, 1951-1960s

 

Summary

Extent:
40 Items
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Josephine Olsen Menu Collection (BCHA-2018.6), Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.

Background

Scope and content:

The Josephine Olsen Menu Collection includes 40 menus from restaurants, hotels, and bars, mainly located in South Florida, including Pal's, Wolfie's, Pier 66, and others. The menus range in age from 1951 to the late 1960s, and are from a range of establishments from causal to fine dining.

Biographical / historical:

Josephine H. Olsen was the eighth of nine children born June 29, 1925 in Jackson, Ohio, the daughter of Joseph and Tutla (Shannon) Michael. Josephine was a graduate of Jackson High School and worked in the family business, Michael's Ice Cream, which opened for business in 1909. She married Sigurd Olsen in 1960. In Fort Lauderdale, she resided at 4760 NE 5th Avenue. She donated her collection of menus to the Broward County Library in 2000. She died on June 3, 2011.

Processing information:

This collection received item level processing.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The Josephine Olsen Menu Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

Josephine Olsen Menu Collection (BCHA-2018.6), Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.

Location of this collection:
Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library
100 S. Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale
FL
33301
USA