History of Food and Drink
Found in 170 Collections and/or Records:
McCormick & Co. Advertising Collection,
The collection consists of a letter, booklet, and circular addressed to McCormick & Co. distributors in 1905. All three items address a change in advertising and/or updates on spice markets.
Military & Wartime Cookery Collection
The Military & Wartime Cookery Collection consists of a variety of manuscript and ephemeral materials relating to the history of military and wartime food and cooking. Items in the collection date from 1884 to 1965, though the bulk of the collection covers parts of World War I through World War II (1917-1945).
John M. Miller & Son Price List
John M. Miller & Son Price List contains a price list for John M. Miller & Son, purveyors of confectionery, novelty boxes, Christmas goods, and fireworks. The company is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Minor/Harland Manuscript Recipe Book,
The collection, a manuscript cookbook, dates to the late 19th century and only some of the recipes are attributed. Attributees include Mrs. E. J. Minor, Marion Harland (cookbook/household management author), Dr. Louis W. Minor, "mother's recipe book"/my mother, Mrs. Venable, Mrs. Gen(?) Maury, and others.
Myers Bros. & Co. Trade Card,
The Myers Bros. and Co. Trade Card shows a Confederate soldier swapping tobacco with a Union soldier in exchange for a bag of coffee.
Myrtle Creek, Oregon, Recipe Book,
The collection includes a book of recipes compiled from the Myrtle Creek, Oregon area sometime in the late 19th Century or early 20th Century.
National Agricultural Publications,
The collection contains United States Department of Agriculture, War Food Administration, and other national agency publications from the early 20th century to the present day.
National Biscuit Company Package Catalog
The collection contains a single package catalog for the National Biscuit Company. Although the catalog is not dated, one item is from June 1931, suggesting the catalog is from about that time. It includes labels for more than forty crackers, cookies, and other snack items, and the back pages include sample display racks for stores.
National Biscuit Company Photograph
The collection consists of a single black and white photograph of a group of National Biscuit Company salesman and delivery drivers posed outside of a factory. Most of the men are carrying cracker display units and the trucks in the background are advertising Uneeda Biscuits. The photograph is not dated.
National Biscuit Company Salesman's Collection
The National Biscuit Company Salesman's Collection consists of materials for the use of National Biscuit Company salesman, including blank order forms, a student’s training guide, and a package catalog. Although none of the materials are dated, they may date from about the 1930s, possibly earlier. The order forms and student record book are empty, but a pasted in newspaper at the back of the packaging catalog suggests this may have been used by a salesman in Maine.