Descriptive summary
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creator:
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title:
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Food Pamphlet Collection |
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dates:
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1931-1968, n.d. |
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extent:
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1.05 linear ft.
(2 document boxes and 1 half-document box) |
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collection number:
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MS 237 |
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repository:
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Special
Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative
information
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access:
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Open for research
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publication rights:
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Consult Head, Special Collections Department
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preferred
citation:
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Food Pamphlet Collection, MS 237, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.
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Collection description
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This collection (1931-1968, n.d.) has been compiled from a number of
sources and ranges from instructional booklets which accompany
appliances to research bulletins published by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture. All of the pamphlets relate in some way to food.
Related
materials may also be found in MS 380, Wartime Household Guides and
Recipe Book Collection; and MS 381, Food and Household Product
Advertising Guides and Publications Collection. Additional cookbooks may be located by searching the
library catalog. |
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Organization
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The series is arranged in
seven series:
Series 1, Appliance Company Publications, 1935-1947, n.d.
Series 2, Food Company Publications, 1934-1962, n.d.
Series 3, Herbs and Herb Cookery, 1934-1955, n.d.
Series 4, Miscellaneous Publications, 1935-ca.1955
Series 5, Periodical Publications, 1949-1968, n.d.
Series 6, Producers Association Publications, 1941-1951, n.d.
Series 7, U.S. Department of Agriculture Publications, 1931-1964
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Description of series
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Series 1 |
Appliance Company Publications |
1935-1947, n.d. |
| extent: |
6
folders |
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description: |
This series contains recipe books and guides from
household appliance manufacturers. |
Container list
| Box
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
| 1 |
1 |
Adams,
Edith. Cooking Under Pressure. Canada |
1947 |
| 1 |
2 |
Fine
Gourmet Recipes for Everyday Use. Sunbeam Appliance Service
Company (recipes designed for Sunbeam Carousel Rotisseries Broiler) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
3 |
Gracious Living With Your Ionablend. Manchester Conn.: Iona
Manufacturing Co. (blender recipes) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
4 |
Idle
Hours Cook Book. Shelbyville, Ind.: Chambers Corporation
(Chambers Gas Range) |
1940 |
| 1 |
5 |
Making the Most of Your Electrolux. Servel, Inc., Electrolux
Sales Division |
1935 |
| 1 |
6 |
Mirro-Matic Recipes. Manitowoc, Wisc.: Aluminum Goods
Manufacturing Co. (pressure cooker recipes) |
n.d. |
Description of series
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Series 2 |
Food
Company Publications |
1934-1962, n.d. |
| extent: |
14
folders |
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description: |
This series contains pamphlets published by
companies that produce food products. |
Container list
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
| 1 |
7 |
All
About Home Baking. New York: Consumer Service Department,
General Foods Corporation |
1941 |
| 1 |
8 |
Beard,
James. The Easy Gourmet Vegetable Cook Booklet. Green Giant
Company |
n.d. |
| 1 |
9 |
Candies in Unusual Variety with Extraordinary Quality. St.
Louis: Pet Milk Company |
n.d. |
| 1 |
10 |
Chocolate Candies You Can Make. New York: Consumer Service
Department, General Foods Corporation |
1936 |
| 1 |
11 |
46
Great Drinks. St. Louis: Southern Comfort Corporation |
ca. 1961 |
| 1 |
12 |
Gibson,
Josephine. Heinz Book of Meat Cookery. [Pittsburgh?]: H. J.
Heinz Company |
1934 |
| 1 |
13 |
Heinz
Salad Book. Pittsburgh: H. J. Heinz Company |
n.d. |
| 1 |
14 |
The
Latest Cake Secrets. New York: Consumer Service Department,
General Foods Corporation |
1934 |
| 1 |
15 |
Logan,
Martha. Jewel Shortening Recipes. Swift and Company |
n.d. |
| 1 |
16 |
Mushrooms in Your Menu. Grocery Store Products Company (B in B
Mushrooms) |
1962 |
| 1 |
17 |
Quick
Tricks with Ice Cream. Chicago: National Dairy Council |
1945 |
| 1 |
18 |
Season to Taste: Spices and How to Use Them. R. T. French
Company |
1941 |
| 1 |
19 |
Vanilla Extract Special. Parke, Davis and Company |
n.d. |
| 1 |
20 |
What
Shall I Cook Today? Cambridge, Mass.: Lever Brothers (Spry
Vegetable Shortening) |
n.d. |
Description of series
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Series 3 |
Herbs
and Herb Cookery |
1934-1955, n.d. |
| extent: |
26
folders |
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description: |
This series contains pamphlets related to herbs
and, in particular, to growing and cooking with herbs. |
Container list
| Box
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
| 1 |
21 |
Beachy,
E. B. Dykes. Herb Cookies. Washington, D.C.: The Cottage Herb
Garden |
1946 |
| 1 |
22 |
Brooks,
Charlotte P. and Abbie Graham. Herbs: Their Culture and Use.
Burlington, Vt.: Vermont Agricultural Extension Service |
1936 |
| 1 |
23 |
Buckland, Maud. Herbs Grown on Town Window Ledges and in Small
Gardens. London: The London Gardens Society |
1949 |
| 1 |
24 |
Chalfin,
Eleanor Pierrepont. Herbs Described. Lynchburg, Va.: The
Mutual Press |
1955 |
| 1 |
25 |
Clarkson, Rosetta E. Pin Money Herbs. Falls Village, Conn.:
Herb Grower Press |
1951 |
| 1 |
26 |
A
Collection of Above Two Score Receipts in Herb Cookery.
Bethesda, Md.: Weathered Oak Herb Farm, Inc. |
1938 |
| 1 |
27 |
Correthers, L. Young. These Blooming Herbs. San Diego: E. P.
Wilson Company |
1940 |
| 1 |
28 |
The
Cottage Herb Garden. Washington, D.C.: The Cottage Herb Garden |
n.d. |
| 1 |
29 |
Flavors and Savors. New England Unit, Herb Society of America |
n.d. |
| 1 |
30 |
Foster,
B. and P. It Is Easy to Grow Herbs. Falls Village, Conn.:
Herb Grower Press |
1951 |
| 2 |
1 |
Guide
to Good Cookery. Baraboo, Wisc.: The Potters of Baraboo |
ca. 1950 |
| 2 |
2 |
Gulley,
Carson. Seasoning Secrets. Madison, Wisc.: the Author |
1949 |
| 2 |
3 |
Hendrickson, Ruth M. and Frances M. Johnson. Herbs and Their
Culture. New Haven, Conn.: Connecticut Agricultural Experiment
Station, Circular 149 |
1941 |
| 2 |
4 |
Herb
Magic, mail order catalog from the Tooles of Baraboo, Wisc. |
1942-1949 |
| 2 |
5 |
Herb
Magic and Its Ancient Aspects |
1943 |
| 2 |
6 |
Herbs
for Economical, Zestful Meals. Cincinnati: Kitchen Herb Farms |
n.d. |
| 2 |
7 |
Household Uses for Herbs. Concord, N.H.: League of New Hampshire
Arts and Crafts |
n.d. |
| 2 |
8 |
Jones,
Dorothy Bovee. The Herb Garden, Home Craft Course volume 23.
Plymouth Meeting, Penna.: Mrs. C. Naaman Keyser |
1947 |
| 2 |
9 |
Lyman,
Helen. 10 Herbs Will Make a Kitchen Bouquet. Berkeley,
Calif.: The Professional Press |
ca.
1937, 1939 |
| 2 |
10 |
Meager,
Leonard. The English Gardner (reprint). Falls Village, Conn.:
Herb Grower Press |
1954 |
| 2 |
11 |
Mountfort, Anne. Grandmother's Herbs and Simples |
n.d. |
| 2 |
12 |
Tabor,
Grace. Herbs in Cooking. New York: Woman's Home Companion |
1934 |
| 2 |
13 |
Van
Brunt, Elizabeth Remsen. "Culinary Herbs: Their Culture, Traditions
and Use" Brooklyn Botanic Garden Record vol. 32, no. 1 |
n.d. |
| 2 |
14 |
Winter,
Patricia. The ABCs of Herb Cookery. Salisbury, Conn.: House
of Herbs |
1951 |
| 2 |
15 |
Winter,
Patricia. Recipe Magic. Canaan, Conn.: House of Herbs |
1944 |
| 2 |
16 |
Winter,
Patricia. Seasoning Tricks. Canaan, Conn.: House of Herbs |
1945 |
Description of series
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Series 4 |
Miscellaneous Publications |
1935-ca. 1955 |
| extent: |
3
folders |
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description: |
This series contains assorted pamphlets that do
not fit into the other series. |
Container list
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
| 2 |
17 |
H.C.B.
Reserve Cook Manual. Davenport, Ia. |
1936 |
| 2 |
18 |
National Mark Recipes. [London?]: Ministry of Agriculture and
Fisheries |
1935 |
| 2 |
19 |
Pennsylvania Dutch Cookery. University Park, Penna.: The
Pennsylvania State University, Circular 348 |
ca. 1955 |
Description of series
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Series 5 |
Periodical Publications |
1949-1968, n.d. |
| extent: |
4
folders |
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description: |
This series contains pamphlets produced by
newspapers and magazine publishing companies. |
Container list
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
| 2 |
20 |
Country Gentleman Wartime Recipe and Canning Guide.
Philadelphia: Country Gentleman |
n.d. |
| 2 |
21 |
Levorson, Anita. Around the House. Lake Mills, Ia.,
Graphic |
1967 |
| 2 |
22 |
Levorson, Anita. Around the House, Again. Lake Mills, Ia.,
Graphic |
1968 |
| 2 |
23 |
Paddleford, Clementine. How America Eats. United Newspapers
Magazine Corporation |
1949 |
Description of series
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Series 6 |
Producers Association Publications |
1941-1951, n.d. |
| extent: |
3
folders |
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description: |
This series contains publications from various
producers associations. |
Container list
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
| 2 |
24 |
Old
Favorite Honey Recipes. Madison, Wisc.: American Honey Institute |
1941 |
| 2 |
25 |
Seven
All-Time Favorite Cranberry Recipes. Hanson, Mass.: National
Cranberry Association |
n.d. |
| 2 |
26 |
Spices: What They Are, Where They Come From. New York: American
Spice Trade Association |
1951 |
Description of series
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Series 7 |
U.S.
Department of Agriculture Publications |
1931-1964 |
| extent: |
9
folders |
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description: |
This series conains publications produced by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture related to food, diet, and medicinal
plants. |
Container list
| Box
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
| 2 |
27 |
Carpenter, Rowena Schmidt and Hazel K. Stiebling. Diets to Fit
the Family Income. Washington, D.C.: USDA, Farmers Bulletin no.
1757 |
1936 |
| 2 |
28 |
Chatfield, Charlotte and Laura I. McLaughlin. Proximity
Composition of Fresh Fruits. Washington, D.C.: USDA, Circular
no. 50 |
1931 |
| 2 |
29 |
Chatfield, Charlotte and Georgian Adams. Proximate Composition of
Fresh Vegetables. Washington, D.C.: USDA, Circular no. 146 |
1931 |
| 2 |
30 |
Cofer,
Eloise, et al. Family Food Plans and Food Costs. Washington,
D.C.: USDA, Home Economics Research Report no. 20 (1962, 1964
revisions included) |
1962-1964 |
| 3 |
1 |
Lowman,
M. S. and Miriam Birdseye. Savory Herbs: Culture and Use.
Washington, D.C.: USDA, Farmers Bulletin no. 1977 |
1946 |
| 3 |
2 |
Merrill,
Annabel L. and Bernice K. Watt. Energy Value of Foods.
Washington, D.C.: USDA, Agriculture Handbook no. 74 |
1955 |
| 3 |
3 |
Sievers,
A. F. Production of Drug and Condiment Plants. Washington,
D.C.: USDA, Farmers Bulletin no. 1999 |
1948 |
| 3 |
4 |
Stiebling, Hazel K. and Medora M. Ward. Diets at Four Levels of
Nutritive Content and Cost. Washington, D.C.: USDA Circular no.
296 |
1933 |
| 3 |
5 |
Stockberger, W. W. Drug Plants Under Cultivation. Washington,
D.C.: USDA, Miscellaneous Publication no. 572 |
1945 |
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