Happy Thanksgiving!

To help everyone get into a Thanksgiving mood, we wanted to give you a peek at one of the books in our rare books collection. This artist's book is Turkey Trot by Lois Morrison (Spec Coll General N7433.4 M680 T87 2007). It's #15 from a series of 25 signed and numbered copies, made in 2007. Materials used to construct the book include pink paper for wrapping tacos, plastic, Tyvek, and Frasier's passport paper. The book's cover is cloth over board with turkey feet from La Gurilla, Mexico City.

While the turkey foot shape of the book might be enough to charm you into a Thanksgiving mood, the turkey-themed lyrics to the Nancy Sinatra tune “These Boots Are Made for Walking” will definitely brighten your day. "These feet / were made / for trotting / and that's / just what / they'll do. / One of / these days / they'll just / trot away / from you." The book also features some wonderful interactive elements, like a sliding turkey that moves from bush to bush and a pop up turkey who appears from beneath a bush.

Happy Thanksgiving!

One Day Til T-Day

Count Down to T-Day

The first check box says it all : Don't Panic. Swift & Co., owners of the iconic Butterball Turkey brand, offered this guide to help the harried cook survive Thanksgiving preparations.

Great American dinners : turkey with all the trimmings : the Butterball planner, step-by-step directions for a truly great holiday meal.


item facsimile on view :

Holiday Celebrations
an exhibit
November 16, 2009 - January 4, 2010
First Floor Lobby, Main Building
Jackson Library

T-Day

Count Down to T-Day

In 1983, Swift & Co. owners of the iconic Butterball Turkey, published this guide to surviving Thanksgiving preparations. This guide provides a plan for the cook to follow as well as recipes so that the meal will be a success.


Great American dinners : turkey with all the trimmings : the Butterball planner, step-by-step directions for a truly great holiday meal.

item facsimile on view :

Holiday Celebrations
an exhibit
November 16, 2009 - January 4, 2010
First Floor Lobby, Main Building
Jackson Library