National Food Stores/National Tea Co. Papers
Scope and Content
This collection consists of National Food Stores/National Tea Co. advertising Scripts. Some are for Everywoman’s Magazine. The collection dates from 1951-1952. There are 130 pages of typed advertising script drafts (many working copies with notations), a page sketch, office memos, and handwritten notes for National Food Stores.
Dates
- 1951 - 1952
Language of Materials
The materials in this collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Abstract
This collection consists of National Food Stores/National Tea Co. advertising Scripts. The collection dates from 1951-1952. There are 130 pages of typed advertising script drafts (many working copies with notations), a page sketch, office memos, and handwritten notes for National Food Stores.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in folder by advertising topic. Folder one consits advertisements and documents related to beverages like tea, coffee, and wine. Folder two consits advertisements and documents related to breakfast foods. Folder three consists of advertisements and documents related to Christmas. Folder four consists of advertisements and documents related to general advertisements like for National Food stores. Folder five consists of advertisements and documents related to Meat like beef. Folder six consists of advertisements and documents related to preserves and bread like strawberry preserves. Folder seven consists of advertisements and documents related to Thanksgiving including promotions for turkey.
Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased by Special Collections and Univeristy Archives in 2019.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the National Food Stores/National Tea Co. Papers 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 This collection was purchased by Special Collections and Univeristy Archives in 2025. was completed in March 2026.
- Title
- National Food Stores/National Tea Co. Papers, 1951-1952
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Abby Bonner, Intern, and Kira Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- 2026 (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