Jane Butel papers

Identity elements

Reference code

US US kmk P2013.08

Level of description

Collection

Title

Jane Butel papers

Date(s)

  • 1956-2014 (Creation)

Extent

12.00 Cubic Feet, 13.00 Boxes

Name of creator

(1938-)

Biographical history

Born in 1938, Jane Anne Franz Butel would grow up to be known as the mother of Tex-Mex, being credited with bringing the regional culinary style into popular demand. Graduating from Soldier Rural High School as Valedictorian put Butel on the path toread more

Content and structure elements

Scope and content

The collection was created by Jane Franz Butel during her college education and her career.
Series 1 is divided into two sub-series: Articles about Jane Butel and Articles by Jane Butel. Articles about Jane Butel include numerous newspaper and magazineread more

System of arrangement

Materials in the collection are arranged by subject.
Series:
1) Articles, 1976-2009
2) Cookbook Materials, undated
3) Cooking Schools, 1998-2006,  undated
4) Corporate Consulting, 1980-1982, 1992-1995, 2002-2003, undated
5) JBA (Jane Butel Associates),read more

Conditions of access and use elements

Conditions governing access

No access restrictions: All materials are open for research.

Conditions governing reproduction

Restrictions apply to audiovisual materials. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Languages of the material

  • English

Scripts of the material

  • Latin

Acquisition and appraisal elements

Custodial history

The accession number is P2013.08. The papers were in Jane Butel's possession until donated to the Morse Department of Special Collections. Personal papers and related items arrived in shipments in February 2010, July 2012 and April 2013.

Immediate source of acquisition

Acqusition Source: Jane Franz Butel
Acqusition Method: Donation
Acqusition Date: 20100226

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information

Jane Franz Butel is a 1959 graduate of Kansas State University. She is an internationally recognized authority on regional cooking of the American Southwest and is credited with starting the Tex-Mex craze in the United States. Her papers are a veryread more

Related materials elements

Related archival materials

Related Materials: Cookbooks authored by Jane Butel are held in the Morse Department of Special Collections.

Specialized notes

  • Citation: Preferred Citation: [Item title], [item date], Jane Butel papers, Box [number], Folder [number or title], Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.

Alternative identifier(s)

Archon Collection ID

88

Description control element

Rules or conventions

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Archivist's note

Processing Info: Kenan Dannenberg, student assistant, Brittany Roberts, student assistant, and Jane Schillie, curator, processed the papers in the fall of 2013 and the spring of 2014.
Publication Date: 2014-08-05

Access points

Subject access points