Food and Household Product Advertising Guides and Publications collection
Scope and Content
The collection contains guides and publications produced by commercial food companies for consumers. Many of the publications were packaged as part of the product at the time of purchase. The materials are colorful, may be distinctively shaped, and are artistic in composition. The collection is arranged alphabetically by company, and by date within each company grouping.
The original collection was received from Robert F. Smith of What Cheer, Iowa. Mr Smith is a retired U.S. Army Staff Sergeant and author of a cookbook titled The Old and New World of Cooking. Additional materials received from various sources have been added to the collection from time to time.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1880s-1978, undated
Access Restrictions
Open for research.
Use/Re-use Restrictions
Consult Special Collections and University Archives
Extent
1.26 Linear Feet (3 document boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is organized Alphabetically.
Processing Information
Released on 2018-11-01.
- Title
- MS-0381. Food and Household Product Advertising Guides and Publications collection, circa 1880s-1978, undated
- Date
- December 12, 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives Repository
403 Parks Library
701 Morrill Road
Iowa State University
Ames Iowa 50011-2102 United States
(515) 294-6672
archives@iastate.edu