The Five Collections
- Culinary Research Collection
Culinary Research Collection contains historically significant cookery books from around the world, including early Australian rare cookery books. The collection provides rich and extensive culinary resources for research in Australian culinary history, other culinary cultures, extensive recipes for all cuisines worldwide, and recipes for special occasions.
Click here to see rare cookbooks online - Fuller Collection
The Institute acquired Fuller Collection from Professor John Fuller of Oxford University for celebrating the Institute’s 50 years anniversary in 1995. The collection consists of over 530 books on wine, distilling, brewing, viticulture, and technological aspects of wine production, spirits and other drinks. Many of the books date back to the 18th and 19th century; the oldest published in 1733. Prized gems of the collection include Sir Edward Barry’s ‘Wines of the Ancients’ (1775), ‘Liquor Acts of 1736 from the Reign of George III’ (1738). - Menu Collection
The collection is made up of over 700 menus from all over the world. A large part being Australian in origin. It contains menus from a variety of sources including cruise, club, restaurants, bars and hotels from the early 1900s to the present.The collection functions as a wonderful resource which displays the changes of styles in food and menu design over the last 100 years. The cruise menus in our collection are particularly evocative of a mode of travel and the pace of life of an earlier era.
Click here to see our Digital Menu Collection - Zimmerman Book Collection
The Collection was started by Chef Zimmerman’s grandfather, and consists of a book of more than 1300 menus and epicurean articles from all over England and Europe. Dating back to 1862, the menus feature table d'hôte as well as banquet menus. Most are presented in French, some with a translation in their language of origin. The menus give us interesting insights into dining habits of the times. Items listed are very much appropriate for the seasons, unlike modern day menus which feature many ingredients available all year round.
In 2010, as part of William Angliss Institute’s celebration of its 70th year, the LRC was granted money to restore the Zimmerman Book. It has been beautifully restored to its former glory by an offsite conservator and is now available for viewing.
Click here to see Zimmerman Book Online - William Angliss Archive Collection
The WAI Archive collection is dedicated to acquiring materials about William Angliss Institute to document and preserve the history of the Institute. The collection currently includes approximately 3600 items including books, pamphlets and brochures, newspaper clippings, manuscripts, videocassettes, photographs, plans, portraits and pictures, DVDs and CD-ROM.
