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Product Cookbooks Collection

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Creator
Wells, Ellen B.
Topic
Home economics -- 1870-1990
Women -- Nutrition -- 1870-1990
Food -- 1870-1990
advertising -- Cookbooks -- 1870-1990
Cookery -- 1870-1990
Provenance
The collection was donated by Ellen Wells on December 21, 1990.
Creator
Wells, Ellen B.
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Product Cookbooks Collection
Summary
The collection consists of cookbooks, but many would accurately be described as pamphlets. Also included are some labels from products that contain recipes. The cookbooks were produced by manufacturers of the ingredients of foods; by beverage producers; by the manufacturers of appliances for which certain recipes or ways of cooking were particularly appropriate; by trade associations; and by electric and power companies who produced cookbooks for their customers.
Accruals
The Archives Center continues to add to this collection. Addenda were added by Michael Ravnitzky, February 23, 2007; Tillman Neuner, January 28, 2010; James T. Smith, March 3, 2012; O.C. and Pat Boldt, March 6, 2012; Shirley Cherkasky, March 27, 2012; Leslie Browne, March 23, 2012; Mary Lou Collector, March 30, 2012; Shirley Cherkasky, 2012 and 2013; Vera Glocklin, 2013; Shirley Cherkasky, May 2013, 2015, 2016; Michael Mitchell, 2016; Shirley Cherkasky 2016-2019; Sandra Friedman 2017; David R. Bender 2017; Anita MacDougall (in memory of Dora F. Halder) 2017; and Jan Akerson 2019.
Biographical / Historical
This is an collection begun by the Archives Center to house examples of what is generally termed product cookboosk. These cookbooks are produced by manufacturers of the ingredients of foods; by beverage producers; by the manufacturers of appliances for which certain recipes or ways of cooking were particularly appropriate; by trade associations; and by electric and power companies who produced cookbooks for their customers and to ecourage use of their particular product.
Extent
18 Cubic feet (20 boxes)
Date
1874-2009
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.0396
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Cookbooks
Pamphlets
Citation
Product Cookbooks Collection, 1874-1990, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into one series and is alphabetical by name of manufacturer. In box 15 there are no folders numbered 36 or 74.
Processing Information
Processed by Erin Molloy, volunteer, and Alison Oswald, archivist, 2012. Revised by Jakob Dopp, intern, 2015; revised Austin Arminio, intern, 2016; Isaac Simon, intern, 2018.
Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form
Cookbooks -- 1870-1990
Pamphlets -- 1870-1990
Scope and Contents
These items are termed cookbooks because they contain recipes, but they would accurately be described as pamphlets. The collection also contains some labels from products that contain recipes. They were produced by manufacturers of the ingredients of foods; by beverage producers; by the manufacturers of appliances for which certain recipes or ways of cooking were particularly appropriate; by trade associations; and by electric and power companies who produced cookbooks for their customers. Many of the cookbooks advertise the products represented, and they reflect how companies wished to be seen throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Many of the companies represented are national in scope.
Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Related Materials
Materials held in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History Frances S. Baker Product Cookbooks, circa 1900-1993 (AC0612) Pillsbury Company Bake-Off Collection, 1949-1999 (AC0690) Food Preservation and Home Canning Literature, 1883-1990 (AC1061)
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1562714416048-1562714416088-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8dd7c4e5e-2136-43d8-88a1-d08aab509e20

In the Collection

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  • Quick Breads of many varieties are illustrated (loose page)

  • Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company. Sweets

  • Starkist. Albacore Recipe Book

  • Swift and Company: Swift's Premium

  • Sunbeam Corporation. Sunbeam Mixmaster Hand Mixer: Instructions and Recipes

  • Heublein Incorporated. Yukon Jack

  • Fazi Battaglia. Casa Vinicola Fazi Battaglia Titulus Castelplanio-Ancona (Italia)

  • General Foods Corporation. Cheesecake: A Worldwide Tradition

  • Corning Glass Works. Getting the Most Out of Foods

  • Widmer's Wine Cellars, Incorporated. What's the Difference: Different Wines From the Famous Widmer's Cellars

  • Borden Inc. Dessert Lovers Handbook

  • Campbell Soup Company. Creative Cooking with Campbell's Soups

  • The Pillsbury Company: Armour's Meet Cookbook

  • American Egg Board: Your Eggs Your Way

  • Eagle Roller Mill Company. Good Things to Eat from the Coarser Cereals

  • General Foods Corporation. Correct Salads for All Occasions

  • International Multifoods Corporation. Beautiful Cooking with Kretschmer Wheat Germ

  • Land O' Lakes Creameries Incorporated. Land O' Lakes Holiday Cookies Bonus Edition (Recipe Collection)

  • General Foods Corporation. In the Best Taste: Flair Without Fuss with Shake 'n Bake

  • Fruit Dispatch Company. A Study of the Banana

  • Hammered Club Aluminum. How to Cook the Full Flavor

  • Mogen David Wine Corporation. Food, Fun, and Festivity with Mogen David Wines and Champagnes

  • Fleischmann Company. Sixty-Five Delicious Dishes

  • Parmigiano-Reggiano: Great Italian Recipes

  • Hiram Walker. Secrets of a Master Chef

  • The Original Mexicans page from product cookbook

  • Standard Brands, Incorporated. Time Tested Royal Recipes

  • Fleischmann and Company. Choice Recipes

  • Chobani: The Chobani Table

  • Rumford Chemical Works. Rumford Cook Book

  • Abbott Wire Products, Inc. Betty G. Cookbook for Slow Crock Cooking

  • Blue Channel Corporation. Carolina Low Country Cookery

  • Dormeyer Corporation. Dormeyer Electric-Mix Treasures

  • General Mills Incorporated: Betty Crocker's Continental Casseroles

  • Rums of Puerto Rico Economic Development Administration. Only the Finest Runs Make the Finest Drinks

  • General Foods Corporation. Clock-Watcher's Cookbook for Busy Days: Quick, Simple Meals from Minute Rice

  • Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. The Westinghouse Refrigerator Book: Hints, Helps, and Recipes

  • General Electric Company. How to Enjoy Speed Cooking With Your New General Electric Automatic Electric Range

  • Ponds Extract Company. Tasty Dishes to Prepare Them

  • C. F. Mueller Company. Magic Menus with Mueller's Macaroni Products

  • National Starch Company. Recipes and Cooking Suggestions

  • Chelsea Milling Company. Jiffy mixes, recipes

  • Lever Brothers Company. 10 Cakes Husbands Like Best from Spry's Recipe Round-Up!

  • Diamond Walnut Growers, Inc. Diamond Walnut Recipe Favorites

  • Kitchen Aid: Five Speed Ultra Power Blender

  • Taste of White House Cooking

  • Hills Brothers. Europeann Style Coffees Make A Great Dessert

  • Pillsbury Company. Lovin from the Oven

  • Idaho Potato Commission . Idaho Potato Microwavew Cookbook

  • Rival Manufacturing Company. Rival Crockpot, The Original and #1 Brand Slow Cooker

  • Walter Baker and Company: Baker's Best Chocolate Recipes

  • The Pampered Chef. Season's Best Recipe Collection

  • Jell-O Company. Through the Menu with Jell-O

  • Hills Brothers Company. One Hundred Delights

  • Spry. Aunt Jenny Starts A Bride Off Right

  • Idaho Potato Commission. Famous Idaho Potato Recipes.

  • The Pampered Chef. Super Salads

  • The Pampered Chef. Season's Best

  • Robin Hood Mills Limited. 77 Winning Recipes

  • Cuisinart Incorporated. Special Cuisinart Food Processor Recipes

  • Knox Gelatine Company. Knox Gelatine Dainty Desserts, Candies, Salads

  • John Oster Manufacturing Company. Oster Electric Fondue Cookbook

  • Nestle's Milk Products. 30 New Tested Nestle's Recipes

  • Kraft Kitchens. Kraft Miniature Marshmallows recipes for cooking, salads, desserts

  • Carnation Co. On the Lighter side

  • Taylor Wine Company. Let's Serve Cocktails

  • Gaggia. Gran Gaggia

  • Mirro. How to Make Fancy Cookies

  • General Foods Corporation. The New Coconut Treasure Book

  • Norwegian Sardines. Delicious Sea Food Recipes Made with Norwegian Sardines

  • MeloRipe Fruit Company. Bananas...How to Serve Them

  • Sunkist Growers Inc: The Ten Best Lemon Recipes

  • Metropolitan Life Insurance. Three Meals a Day

  • Louis Milan Foods, Incorporated. 1890 Recipes: But...He Didn't Mention Love

  • KitchenAid. Electric Housewares Recipes Instructions

  • United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Service. Shrimp Tips from New Orleans

  • National Biscuit Co. Uneeds Bakers Sixth Book of Menu Magic

  • Sealtest, Incorporated. The Food Adviser

  • Sunbeam Corporation. Sunbeam Automatic Blender Instructions and Recipes

  • General Beverage Company. Recipes for the Hostess Who is Alert to the Many Delicious Dishes Possible Through the Use of High Rock Ginger Ale

  • Frank E. Davis Company. Sea Foods: How to Serve Them

  • General Foods Inc. Certo: Handbook of Certo Recipes

  • H. J. Heinz Company. The Heinz Souvenir Recipe Book

  • Dart Industries Incorporated. Tupperware Four Seasons Cook Book

  • General Foods Corporation. All About Baking

  • The Original Mexicans page from cookbook

  • CPC International Inc: The Olympic Cookbook from Mazola Oil

  • Gilmore Enterprises. Recipes for Good Cooks Who Stick to T-Fal

  • Charles B. Knox Gelatine Company. Salads, Desserts, Pies, Candies

  • Ball Corporation. Freezer Book.

  • Campbell Soup Co. Campbells Dry Soup Mix Cookbook

  • Three Feathers. Life of the Party.

  • Dixon-Prosser Incorporated. Wonder Shredder Recipes

  • Knox Gelatine Company. Knox gelatine, Dainty Desserts, Candies, Salads

  • Kellogg Company. Keep On the Sunny Side of Life: A New Way of Living

  • Hershey Foods Corporation. Seven Great Ways to Make it Chocolate

  • Lydia Pinkham Medicine Company. Practical Cooking Recipes

  • White House Milk Company. 107 Cooking Cues Featuring White House Evaporated Milk

  • Nestle Morsels Presents Sweet Celebrations

  • Sunbeam Corporation. 2-Speed Blender Instructions and Recipes

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American Dairy Association. Let's Eat Outdoors: Recipes and Ideas for Picnics, Barbecues, Patio Parties, Camping
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