June 5, 2015 / by

MWDL Blog Post:

National Doughnut Day!

Dark slate background with "MWDL" in blue boxes above "Mountain West Digital Library" in white text. A blue wave design is at the bottom.

It is National Doughnut Day today, and MWDL is bring you plenty of doughnut-related materials!

Did you know that MWDL has photos of the process involved in making handmade doughnuts from start to finish, thanks to the Utah State University Grouse Creek Cultural Survey: Mormon Buckaroo Territory:1985 collection? Take a trip back in history and explore doughnut making in 1985.

Black and white photograph of a child, Tami Tanner, with homemade doughnuts being made on a table in front of her.
Tami Tanner with homemade doughnuts

MWDL also has some Olympic-related doughnuts in the collection of pins from the Salt Lake City Olympics, via the Utah State Historical Society’s Utah 2002 Olympic Legacy collection.

Color photograph of collectible 2002 Olympic pin, a doughnut with white icing, red and blue sprinkles, and the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic logo on it.
Pin, sprinkle doughnut

Have you had a doughnut today?

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