Hills Bros. Coffee Company
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content: Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc.
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content: Hills Bros. Coffee Company, Incorporated Records
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content: Hills Bros. Coffee Company, Incorporated Records / Series 3: Coffee Reference Files
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1921-1976; undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0395, Subseries 3.1
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content: Archival materials
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content: Includes publications created by the company for promotional and educational use.  Such materials provide a significant amount of information on both the history of the coffee industry, and the history of Hills Bros. Coffee Company.  Important publications include a copy of Behind the Cup (1928) which outlines the history of Hills Bros. from the establishment of the Arabian Coffee and Spice Mills to the building of the home office and plant on Harrison Street in 1926. This publication was also used as a companion piece to the film of the same title and was created by the NW Ayer Advertising Agency. Hills Bros. Coffee Company publications relating to the coffee trade include a 1922 booklet entitled Cultivation and Preparation of Coffee and Tea which was distributed widely to teachers and schools. The Art of Entertaining, another NW Ayer Advertising Agency creation, was designed to educate the consumer about coffee with tips on entertaining and coffee recipes. In addition, there is a series of inspirational books written by Coleman Cox for Hills Bros. which was distributed to its employees. Several presentations written by T. Carroll Wilson for professional meetings and publications are also included among these materials. The materials are arranged in chronological order.