Corn, Elaine Papers

Collection Number: D-679

Elaine Corn is a food editor, award-winning culinary journalist, and author of six cookbooks. Corn's journalism career started in Texas, where she worked as a copy editor for the Dallas Morning News and the Austin American-Statesman. While working at the Austin American-Statesman, Corn lobbied to create a food section and assumed the role of food editor in 1978. In 1986 Corn was hired by the Sacramento Bee, where she spent the rest of her newspaper career. During Corn's tenure, the Sacramento Bee won awards for Best Food Reporting and Best Food Section. She is the recipient of a Julia Child Cookbook Award and a James Beard Award in 1995. This collection contains newspaper columns, freelance proposals, reviews, syllabi from journalism workshops and writing courses, published writing about Corn, and audio clips of radio stories for Capital Public Radio.

Finding Aid

Finding Aid on the Online Archive of California

Inclusive Dates

1975 - 2020

Extent

10 linear feet

Subject

Food Processing and Manufacture

Northern California Food Movement

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