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Food Preservation and Home Canning Literature

National Museum of American History

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.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1503513012410-1503513012414-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ca0a037c-1e5b-4cab-9919-08704687dfe0

In the Collection

  • Posters

  • Food Preservation: From Cave Man to Kitchen 26.75" x 39.75"

  • The Pressure Cooker Method of Home Canning, National Pressure Cooker Company, undated 30.75" x 17.25"

  • General - Frozen Foods (pamphlets, periodicals)

  • Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corporation (pamphlets, manual), 1950s

  • General Publications

  • Rutgers, the State University, College of Agriculture (periodicals)

  • University of Wisconsin (periodical)

  • General - Dehydration (pamphlets), 1943 and undated

  • General - History (comic, pamphlet)

  • Fruit Jar Manual and Price Guide (manual)

  • Granny Kath's Kitchen(periodical)

  • A Century of Antique Canadian Glass Fruit Jars (book)

  • Canadian Fruit Jar Collector (periodicals)

  • Ohio State University (periodicals, pamphlets, manuals)

  • University of Delaware (periodicals)

  • Ball Brothers Company (pamphlets), 1930s-1960s

  • Western Collector (periodicals)

  • Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corporation (pamphlets, recipes), 1940s

  • Granny Kath's Kitchen(newsletter)

  • Fruit Jars: Canister to Kerr (book)

  • United States Department of Agriculture (pamphlets, manual), 1950s

  • United States Department of Agriculture (pamphlet, periodicals), 1940s

  • Industrial Progress, U.S.A.(pamphlet)

  • Fruit Jar News (periodical)

  • General -Pontilled Fruit Jars (pamphlet)

  • Bernardin (pamphlets)

  • National Canners Association (periodicals, pamphlets)

  • University of California at Berkeley (pamphlet, periodical)

  • United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics

  • United States Department of Agriculture (pamphlets, radio scripts, manuals, posters), 1940s

  • Diamond Crystal Salt Company (pamphlets)

  • The "Inside Story" of a Modern Home Freezer (series of 10 units) 16.76" x 21.75"

  • Journal of Home Economics(periodical)

  • Price Guides

  • Libby, McNeill & Libby (pamphlets)

  • Dow Chemical Company (pamphlet, recipes)

  • University of Minnesota (pamphlet)

  • Fruit Jar News (periodical)

  • United States Department of Agriculture (periodicals, pamphlets), 1880s-1930s

  • Georgia Experiment Station (periodical)

  • Glass Container Manufacturers Institute (pamphlets)

  • Canco: American Can Company (pamphlets, manuals, periodical)

  • Iowa State College Agricultural Extension Service (pamphlets)

  • Karo, Corn Products Refining Company (pamphlets)

  • Ball Brothers Company (book, columns, pamphlets), 1970s and undated

  • Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corporation (pamphlets, periodical, manual), 1970s and undated

  • Container Corporation of America (pamphlet)

  • International Harvester Company (pamphlets, manual) 1949-1950

  • Fruit Jar Newsletter/News (periodical)

  • Sugar Information, Inc. (pamphlets)

  • H.J. Heinz Company (book, pamphlet)

  • Fruit Jar Forum (periodical)

  • University of Maryland (pamphlet)

  • United States Department of Agriculture (pamphlets, periodicals), 1960s

  • General Articles (periodicals)

  • General - Manuals

  • Miscellaneous Product Literature (pamphlets, dust cover), undated and 1957-1958

  • North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service (periodical)

  • West Virginia University (periodicals)

  • General Foods Corporation (pamphlet)

  • Wear-Ever (periodical)

  • Good Housekeeping Institute (pamphlet)

  • Granny Kath's Kitchen(periodical)

  • Sears, Roebuck and Company (manual)

  • Bottle Makers and Their Marks(book)

  • State College of Washington (pamphlet)

  • The Red Book of Fruit Jars #1, 2 (manual)

  • The Red Book of Fruit Jars #3 (manual)

  • Fruit Jar Clearing House (periodical)

  • Product Literature

  • General -Milk Bottles (books)

  • United States Department of the Interior (periodicals)

  • Florida Agricultural Extension Service (pamphlet)

  • University of Massachusetts (pamphlet)

  • Westinghouse (pamphlet, periodicals)

  • From Great Aunt May's Cellar (book)

  • Granny Kath's Kitchen(newsletter)

  • Hazel-Atlas Glass Company (pamphlets)

  • Canned Food Buying Guide: Common Container Sizes, National Canners Association 24" x 37"

  • Michigan State College (periodicals)

  • Fruit Jar News (periodical)

  • Canning Jars of Canada, A Colcasea's Record Book and Price Guide

  • Cornell Bulletin (periodicals)

  • Corning Glass Works (pamphlet)

Food Preservation: From Cave Man to Kitchen 26.75" x 39.75"
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