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History of Food and Drink

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Use this heading for collections that relate to the History of Food and Drink Collection, the Peacock-Harper Collection, the Ann Hertzler Children's Cookbook and Nutritional Literature Collection, the Cocktail History Collection, the Food Technology and Production Collection, and any materials related to social, economic, and domestic aspects of food and drink history.

Found in 181 Collections and/or Records:

Ralph Keyes Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2021-044
Abstract

This collection contains 5 boxes of research files, subject files, and papers relating to food, appliances (especially toasters), household, and food culture. The bulk of the materials are not clearly dated, but were likely collected between the 1980s and early 2000s.

Dates: ca. 1980s-early 2000s

Kitchen Equipment Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-002
Abstract This collection includes five series of kitchen equipment, Housewares, Kitchen Appliances, Kitchen Accessories and Designs, Ranges, Stoves, and Ovens, and Other items. Items range from the Antebellum era to the early 2000s. The majority of items are from the United States, with some pieces from Canada, England, France, Germany, and Spain. Items include sales and promotional materials such as catalogs, product cookbooks, brochures, trade cards, coupons, handbills, broadsides, and billheads....
Dates: 1847 - 2003

"Koch-Recepte" German Recipe Book

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-050
Abstract

The collection consists of a recipe book handwritten in German.

Dates: n.d.

LactAid, Inc., Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-008
Abstract

The collection contains a promotional folder from LactAid, Inc., including information on products and samples.

Dates: 1984, n.d.

Ladies Monumental Association [Columbus, Mississippi] Receipt,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-045
Abstract

The collection consists of a receipt for the Ladies Monumental Association in Columbus, Mississippi, for the purchase of oysters, ice, and express freight of the order. The purchase totalled $36.40 and is signed by the supplier, Henry Zorn.

Dates: 1873 - 1873

Mrs. W. D. Lake Handwritten Recipe Book

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-051
Abstract

This collection includes a handwritten recipe book from around 1910, possibly belonging to Mrs. W. D. Lake of Illinois. The book includes many pages of different types of recipes, such as baked goods, meats, vegetables, desserts, sauces, and more.

Dates: ca. 1910

License for the Tankersley Tavern at the Charlotte Court House in Virginia

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-003
Abstract

This collection contains a copy of a license for the Tankersley Tavern in Charlotte County, Virginia. The document is dated February 5th, 1799.

Dates: 1799

Thomas Lilley Distilling Account

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-064
Abstract

The Thomas Lilley Distilling Account contains a record of rum distilling from 1820-1821 kept on a repurposed printed Virginia Militia inventory return.

Dates: 1820 - 1821

Litchfield Family Household Ledger,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-008
Abstract

The collection consists of a handwritten collection of recipes, household accounts, and schoolwork from Litchfield family of Abingdon, Virginia. In addition to recipes for pickles and preserving, cakes, puddings, breads, and meats, there are also directions for home products like furniture polish, and lists of greenhouse plants.

Dates: c.1870s-1890s