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Approx. 65 items: photographs of Fleeta Hoke and her assistants on stage at the Times College of Cookery.
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Approx. 15 items: clippings, letters, two KLM (airline) menu booklets, and related material. Notable item: booklet, approx. 35 pages., staple bound, "College of Wartime Cookery - Recipe Collection..." presented by "Marian Manners." (Marian Manners was a pseudonym for Fleeta Hoke, LAT Food Editor.)
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Photograph of Times staffers on College of Cookery stage; Fleeta Hoke is in the center wearing chef's hat. Black and white skirt apron with drawings of poodle hairstyles.
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Approx. 35 items: photos of Fleeta Hoke posed with cleansers, paper goods and other household products.
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Fleeta Hoke (1901-1995), better known as "Marian Manners," was the earliest food editor of the Times. From 1939 to 1964, Hoke edited the food articles and demonstrated recipes and cooking techniques at the Times's "College of Cookery." Includes recipe cards, correspondence, photographs, publications, and objects. Date range is 1931-1970s.
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Approx. 40 items: photos of Fleeta Hoke posed with "Pine Sol," "Bon Ami," "Snowy Bleach" and other household products.
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