History of Food and Drink
Found in 173 Collections and/or Records:
30th Virginia Infantry Food Requisition List
This collection contains a food requisition list created by Captain R. H. Alexander of the 30th Virginia Infantry.
Agrico Farmer's Account Book
The Agrico Farmer's Account Book contains handwritten notes throughout from an unidentified farmer. The entries include documentation of cattle birth and sales. The book was published by the American Agricultural Chemical Company to advertise Agrico fertilizer.
Agricultural Ephemera Collection
The Agricultural Ephemera Collection was established in 2015. The collection consists of materials in a variety of formats (advertisements, order forms and blanks, postcards, clippings, and more) that relate to agriculture, farming, livestock, and poultry & fowl, dating from the late 19th century to the present.
William Bradford Alwood Collection
William Bradford Alwood was a professor of horticulture, entomology, and mycology at Virginia Tech (1891-1904) and fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His collection includes research papers, theses, brochures, and notebooks on such subjects as cider, wine making, grapes, and pellagra.
American Egg Board Collection
This collection contains educational pamphlets, recipe cards, and other materials created by the American Egg Board and previously used as part of an exhibit. Also included are issues of the American Egg Board bulletin "Sunny Side Up" and reprints of Reader's Digest articles about the American Egg Board.
"An Ideal Home" Illustrated Scrapbook,
The collection consists of an illustrated scrapbook, detailing the set up for a household, possibly compiled for a new bride or a school assignment.
"An Ideal Home" Illustrated Scrapbook, c. 1940s (Ms2013-026)
Ann A. Hertzler Collection, 1863-2003 (Ms2001-004)
Anti-Saloon League of Virginia Notice
This collection includes an undated Notice of Temperate Meetings held by Rev. J. W. West, Field Secretary of the Anti-Saloon League of Virginia. It includes subjects discussed and testimonials and probably dates between 1903-1909. The Anti-Saloon League of Virginia existed from 1901 to 1933, at the end of prohibition.