Archives Center Cookbook Collection
name: label: Creator
content: Broussard-Simmons, Vanessa
label: Creator
content: Kraft General Foods, Inc.
label: Creator
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
topic: label: Topic
content: advertising
label: Topic
content: Food industry and trade
label: Topic
content: Cookery, American
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Found in collections, gifts from Museum staff and unsolicited gifts from the public.
creator: label: Creator
content: Broussard-Simmons, Vanessa
label: Creator
content: Kraft General Foods, Inc.
label: Creator
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archives Center Cookbook Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection consists primarily of cookbooks and similar forms of literature containing recipes and - or information relating to food customs, created by producers and manufacturers of foods products, cooking utensils, kitchen appliances and equipment.
accruals: label: Accruals
content: The Archives Center continues to add materials to this collection as they are acquired. Addenda were received from Shirley Cherkasky in 2016.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The food industry and manufacturers of cooking utensils and equipment create cookbooks or other forms of literature to assist the consumer with their products. These materials document food customs and provide very valuable information about the production of food; preparation and consumption; long term storage and preservation; new cooking techniques and instructions for using cooking utensils, appliances and equipment. Such materials are often included in the packaging, available upon request or with the purchase of a particular product.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Cubic feet (9 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: undated
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: The collection was assembled by the Archives Center in 2002.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0510
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged into two series.

Series 1, Bound Materials, 1920-2004, undated

Series 2, Unbound Materials, 1938-2003, undated
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Processed by Anne Jones (volunteer), April 2010; supervised by Vanessa Broussard Simmons, archivist.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: The collection was created by the Archives Center to form a body of material from producers and manufacturers of food products, cooking utensils, kitchen appliances and equipment. It consists primarily of cookbooks, recipe booklets, circulars, recipe cards, and clippings containing recipes or information relating to food customs. Most of these materials were published in the United States by producers and manufacturers of foods, seasonings, and condiments. Some of the materials were created by manufacturers of both small and large kitchen appliances and include operating instructions for these products. There are also materials created by electric and gas utility companies.  Some of the materials relate to the canning and freezing processes. Materials created by manufacturers of alcoholic beverages also contain recipes for both food and drinks. All bound materials have soft covers with the exception of The Victory Binding of the American Woman's Cookbook, Wartime Edition, 1943. 

The collection is arranged in two series. Series One consists of bound materials including cookbooks and recipe booklets.  These materials are arranged in alphabetical order.  Series two are unbound materials including recipe flyers, folders, recipe cards, cooking class recipe sheets, recipes clipped from publications, and hand written recipes. The materials are arranged first in alphabetical order by name of company and then in order by genre.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Materials in the Archives Center


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