El Mirador Hotel Cocktail Menu

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish material from the El Mirador Hotel Cocktail Menu must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: El Mirador Hotel Cocktail Menu, Ms2015-040, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
This collection contains an undated cocktail menu for the South Pacific Room of the El Mirador Hotel. The menu's cover depicts South Pacific art and the El Mirador Hotel name. On the inside the menu shows colorful depictions of the cocktails offered by the hotel bar. The name and price of each drink is written below the drink depictions.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: El Mirador Hotel Cocktail Menu, Ms2015-040, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains an undated cocktail menu for the South Pacific Room of the El Mirador Hotel. The menu's cover depicts South Pacific art and the El Mirador Hotel name. On the inside the menu shows colorful depictions of the cocktails offered by the hotel bar. The name and price of each drink is written below the drink depictions.

Biographical / historical:

Raymond "Ray" Ryan was born January 9, 1904 in Watertown, Wisconsin. He made his fortune in the oil industry in during the 1940s. In the 1950s, Ryan moved to Palm Springs, California, and began dealing in real estate development. Along with other investors, Ryan purchased and began restoring the rundown El Mirador Hotel in 1960. Ray Ryan was murdered on October 18, 1977, after someone wired a bomb to his car's ignition switch. His murder remains unsolved.

Acquisition information:
El Mirador Hotel Cocktail Menu was purchased by Special Collections in 2014.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the El Mirador Hotel Cocktail Menu was completed in July 2015.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged by type of material.