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 110 Collections and/or Records:
Hertford Receipt Book, 1800-1833 (Ms2008-027)
Ann A. Hertzler Collection
The Ann A. Hertzler Collection contains biographical information, publications, project and subject files, and artifacts relating to Hertzler's professional career at the University of Missouri-Columbia (1974-1980) and Virginia Tech (1980-2001). Particular areas of emphasis are children's health and nutrition, food and food programs, and Extension publications from both colleges.
Home Remedies Manual,
This collection is a circa 1921 home remedies manual created by Samuel Hodgkins, a New York farmer. The manual contains recipes for making household items like paint and illness remedies for both humans and horses.
Hotel Roanoke Menus
June 1942 menu, Hotel Roanoke Congratulates J. Ed Brown...60 Years Service, is signed by J. Ed Brown. Leather bound menu is undated. Assorted menus from reopened Hotel Roanoke, 1993.
Household Management Ledger,
The collection consists of a daybook containing recipes, household remedies, and household cleaning tips, both handwritten and clipped from newspapers.
How to Cook a Husband Manuscript Book,
This collection consists of a book entitled, A Novel Recipe “How to Cook a Husband,” c. 1880. Intended for newlywed women, the book’s popular recipe contains metaphors that compare treating a husband well to cooking a good meal.
Ivanhoe, Virginia, Moonshine Still Glass Plate
This collection contains a glass plate with the image of a moonshine still near Ivanhoe, VA, c. 1932. There are also two black and white prints from the plate.
J. E. Cooley [New York] Advertising Broadside, 1863 (Ms2012-007)
J. H. Filbert Inc. Collection,
This collection includes coupons and promotional materials for the food products of J.H. Filbert Inc., dating from the late 1950s.
"Koch-Recepte" German Recipe Book,
The collection consists of a recipe book handwritten in German.