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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 110 Collections and/or Records:

National Biscuit Company Photograph

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2017-018
Abstract

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.

Dates: n.d.

National Biscuit Company Salesman's Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2017-017
Abstract

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.

Dates: c.1930s?, n.d.

"National Diary" Recipe Book,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-051
Abstract

Daily diary containing handwritten and news-clipping recipes, possibly from 1914.

Dates: [1914?]

Norfolk & Western Railway Menus,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-080
Abstract

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.

Dates: c. late 1940s-1960s?

William H. Noyes Letter,

 File
Identifier: Ms-2015-049
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1861 - 1861

Obenshain Culinary Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-089
Abstract

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.

Dates: c.1930s-1980s

Old Kentucky Distillery Warehouse Receipt,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-057
Abstract

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.

Dates: July 13, 1901

Milton A. and Marion Osborn Manuscript Receipt Book and Household Library Catalog,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-056
Abstract

The collection consists of a hand-written receipt book and catalog of the household library, likely kept in the 1870s and 1880s. In addition, there are a few home remedies, some drawings and signatures (Willie Osborn), and what appear to be short journal entries.

Dates: c.1870s-1880s

Peacock-Harper Culinary History Friends Records

 Collection — Box 1-6
Identifier: Ms-2007-029
Scope and Contents

Collection contains records from meetings, ephemera, memorabilia, and artifacts relating to the Peacock-Harper Culinary History Friends. Unprocessed.

Dates: 1999-

Lt. Col. A. P. Porter Copybook,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2001-001
Abstract

The collection includes a copybook and letters written by Union Lieutenant Colonel A. P. Porter in 1862 and 1863 that document the transportation, inventory, and distribution of supply rations during the Civil War. The letters are written in chronological order within the copybook with about 22 outstanding letters that have been torn from the book, also arranged in chronological order.

Dates: 1862 - 1863