The Peacock-Harper Culinary History Friends and the Food Studies program at Virginia Tech are co-sponsoring a talk on Friday, October 29, 12-1 pm: “Food + Drink (History) Allowed in the Archives," by Kira Dietz, Assistant Director, Special Collections and University Archives at Virginia Tech. The archives is home to a scholarly collection of more than 7,500 volumes and 125 manuscript collections related to food and drink history, with an emphasis on several topics/areas. In late 2020, we also took over management of The Food Timeline. This talk will introduce our collecting area and its history, highlight some areas of focus (including food technology + production, culinary education, and cocktail history in America) + favorite items, and share some future directions for our current work + collaborations.