California Packing Corporation (Later: Del Monte Corporation).
Scope and Content
The Culinary Pamphlet Collection is an artificial collection created in January 2011. The collection includes small publications and pamphlets created and distributed by culinary, appliance, and other food-related companies from about the 1870s to the 1990s. Most pamphlets contain advertisements, recipes, product information, testimonials, or some combination of all four.
The collection represents a diverse set of companies and products. Examples include items from the World War II era with recipes and tips for rationing and substituting for "Victory," publications featuring recipes using a specific kitchen appliance, weight loss hints from the National Dairy Council, and recipe books produced by heating and air conditioning vendors as advertising. The majority of titles in the collection relate to specific food products, especially flour, baking powder, baking soda, and various gelatines like Knox and Jell-O.
Dates
- c. 1870s-1990s
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 8.6 Cubic Feet (8 boxes; 1 oversize folder)
Bibliography
- "Del Monte Peaches: 11 Food Experts Tell Us How to Serve Them." No. 732. 1927.
- "The Del Monte Fruit Book." 3rd ed. No. 650. May 1928.
- "The Del Monte Fruit Book," 4th ed. No. 650. 1929.
- "Del Monte Crushed Pineapple for Delicious Desserts Fruit Cocktails and Salads."
- "Del Monte Tomato Sauce."
- "For Really Cool Refreshment on Any Hot Day Freeze Del Monte Fruits Right in the Can."
- "22 Ways to Serve Del Monte Asparagus."
- Carlson, Mildred. "Kemp's Sun-Rayed Tomato Juice Recipes." 1935. [Kemp Brothers Packing Co.]
- "Recipes with Catsup."
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu