Food Preservation and Home Canning Literature
Object Details
- Creator
- Green, Mary E.
- Former owner
- National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Extractive Industries
- National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
- Topic
- Cookery, American
- Frozen foods
- Canning and preserving
- Food industry and trade
- Food conservation
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Food supply
- advertising
- Provenance
- This collection was donated by Mary E. Green on October 1, 1976.
- Creator
- Green, Mary E.
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- Food Preservation and Home Canning Literature
- Summary
- Over a period of approximately 25 years, Dr. Mary Eloise Green of Ohio State University collected a wide variety of materials pertaining to food preservation and home canning techniques. She acquired associated pamphlets, manuals, and recipe booklets from companies as well as governmental agencies.
- Biographical / Historical
- Dr. Mary E. Green, a professor in the Food and Nutrition Division of the School of Economics at Ohio State University, studied and collected documentation and artifacts pertaining to the home preservation of food.
- Extent
- 2.5 Cubic feet (6 boxes and 1 map-folder )
- Date
- 1883-1980
- Custodial History
- Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry in 2006.
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.1061
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Manuals
- Brochures
- Posters
- Pamphlets
- Newsletters
- Citation
- Food Preservation and Home Canning Literature Collection, 1883-1980, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Arrangement
- The collection is arranged into four series. Series 1, Product Literature, 1880s-1970s Series 2, Price Guides, 1970-1977 Series 3, General Publications, 1934-1980 Series 4, Posters, undated
- Processing Information
- Processed by Robert Ageton (volunteer) and Beatrice Kelly (intern), 2009; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist.
- 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
- Manuals
- Brochures
- Posters
- Pamphlets
- Newsletters
- Scope and Contents
- This collection contains printed materials on various aspects of food preservation, which includes canning, pickling, freezing, and other methods. Recipe books, instruction manuals, posters, brochures and pamphlets issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, by manufacturers of food products, and by manufacturers of canning and preserving products and devices; also newsletters published by bottle and jar collecting hobby groups. A large percentage of the publications in the collection were published during World War II, and relate to preserving food to ensure an adequate food supply during the war years.
- Restrictions
- Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at [email protected] or 202-633-3270.
- Related Materials
- Researchers should also consult the Louisan E. Mamer Rural Electrification Administration Papers, 1927-2002 (AC #862).
- Separated Materials
- The Division of Work and Industry holds artifacts related to this collection (Accession #322793) including canning jars and food preservation devices.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503513012410-1503513012414-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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