Uneeda Trade Cards and Handwritten Recipes
Scope and Content
This collection consists of 13 trade cards for the National Biscuit Company "Uneeda Bakers" from around the 1930s. Printed on the front of the trade cards are various advertisements for Uneeda products such as shredded wheat and oreos. The back of the cards contain handwritten recipes and quilting patterns from an unknown author.
Dates
- c. 1930
Creator
- National Biscuit Company (Organization)
- Nabisco, Inc (Organization)
- Uneeda Biscuit (Organization)
Language of Materials
The materials in this collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection consists of 13 trade cards for the National Biscuit Company "Uneeda Bakers" from around the 1930s, with most of the trade cards containing handwritten recipes and quilt patterns on their backs.
Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased by the Special Collections and University Archives in May of 2025.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Uneeda Trade Cards and Handwritten Recipes by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Uneeda Trade Cards and Handwritten Recipes was completed in November 2025.
- Title
- Uneeda Trade Cards and Handwritten Recipes, c.1930
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jess Spratley, Graduate Assistant, and Kira Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- 2025 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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