History of Food and Drink
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 209 Collections and/or Records:
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.
"National Diary" Recipe Book
The collection includes a daily diary containing handwritten and news-clipping recipes, possibly from 1914.
National Food Stores/National Tea Co. Papers
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.
Norfolk & Western Railway Menus
The collection contains breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, and beverage menus from the Norfolk & Western Railway, as well as two unused carbon copy checks for Norfolk & Western Railway's Dining Car Service.
William H. Noyes Letter,
The William H. Noyes Letter includes a description of the climate, food price and availability, the camp set up, and a hand drawn map in correspondence to his family.
Obenshain Culinary Collection,
The Obenshain Culinary Collection contains a variety of recipes, cooking guides, and nutritional information from the 1930s-1980s. All items reside within two series: Notecards and Clippings and Publications.
Old Kentucky Distillery Warehouse Receipt,
The collection includes a receipt from Old Kentucky Distillery for five barrels of Cherokee Springs whiskey deposited by Bluthenthal & Bickart distillery of Georgia in 1901.