Collection consists of menus acquired individually by the library. Menus date back to 1877, but most of the menus are twentieth century. The bulk of menus are from Montreal-area restaurants and hotels, representing French, Quebecois, and other styles of cuisine such as Indian. Some menus are from specific dinners given at hotels, special events, or in honour of dignitaries, such as a dinner for Edward, Prince of Wales, 1919. A subset of menus relate specifically to travel and include train dining car menus and steamship menus.
Tobin's papers consist of a scrapbook and photo album containing programmes, menus and newspaper clippings concerning the "King Cook" celebrations, 1911-1927, newspaper obituaries and photographs of Medical Faculty professors, programmes for social events of the Medical Society, Pharmaceutical Society and the McGill Employees Association (of which Tobin was secretary) and letters of recommendation from the Medical Students Society, 1921-1931.
This file contains a menu from the eighteenth annual dinner given by the New York Graduates' Society of McGill University, held at Hotel McAlpin on 26 February, 1913.
This file contains a programme for a McGill centenary reunion dinner held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Montreal, on 13 October 1921. Includes autographs.
File contains two publications which were published to be handed out at country pavilions during Expo 67: Algerie 67 : Montreal World Exhibition : Exposition Universelle Fonda Santa Anita y Var Acapulco : Pabellon de Mexico, Expo 67, Montreal, Canada
This file contains a menu for McGill reunion class dinner held October 13, 1921, at Mount Royal Club. Includes menu and autographs from other alumni. Belonged to [J.T.] Donald, Arts 1878.
This file contains a menu for McGill reunion class dinner for alumnae held October 13, 1921, at Royal Victoria College. Includes menu and programme for the evening.
This file contains programmes and other ephemera. Includes programme for McGill Musical Association concert (13 February ca. 1923-1948), programme for McGill Musical Association concert (6 December ca. 1930-1962), programme for 59th annual dinner for the McGill Medical Society (1 February 1941), 2004 reunion of the Japan chapter of the McGill Neurological Institute programmes and coasters (9-10 October 2004), programme for McGill University Faculty of Music staff recital (6 November 1924), programme for McGill Founder's Day celebration (12 February 2004), programme for reopening of Redpath Hall and inaugural organ recital (23 September 1982), text of "Imagination in life" an address given by J. Ramsay MacDonald (21 October 1929), programme, lyrics and proposed change of gate inscription of the Pathological Institute from 54th annual McGill Medical Undergraduate Society dinner (30 January 1936).