The James Beard Papers consist of some correspondence, biographical information, menu and cooking materials, news clippings of his career and life, as well as a printed finding aid of his papers held by the University of Wyoming, and a sheet of U.S. postage stamps, all in Box 1. Boxes 2-7 contain the teaching and cooking school materials of Richard Nelson which include clippings, notes, and photographs.

The James Beard Papers consist of some correspondence, biographical information, menu and cooking materials, news clippings of his career and life, as well as a printed finding aid of his papers held by the University of Wyoming, and a sheet of U.S. postage stamps, all in Box 1. Boxes 2-7 contain the teaching and cooking school materials of Richard Nelson which include clippings, notes, and photographs.