The collection contains the collected papers of the da Graça and Soares family, which includes photographs that reflect the lives of a Cape Verdean family in Rhode Island in the early to mid-twentieth century.
Eduardo da Graça was born in 1903 and immigrated to the United States from Cape Verde in 1925, settling in Rhode Island. He then became a chef at the Minden Hotel on Providence’s East Side. In 1953, he became a United States citizen under the name Edward Grace.
Submissions from 2018
All American Recipes: A Selection of Eduardo da Graça Recipes, Eduardo da Graça, Monica Taboada, and Marlene Lopes
Submissions from 1925
The Cookbook of Eduardo da Graça, Eduardo da Graça, Monica Taboada, and Marlene Lopes