Tag Archives: History of Food & Drink

A Complete, Balanced Breakfast: Battle Creek, Cookery, and the Kellogg Legacy

by archivistkira Posted on November 19, 2019

This week, I put up a new exhibit titled “A Complete, Balanced Breakfast: Battle Creek, Cookery, and the Kellogg Legacy.” This idea has been on my board for months now, for better or worse, and I’ve finally had an opportunity to dive … Continue reading →

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A Complete, Balanced Breakfast: Battle Creek, Cookery, and the Kellogg Legacy

by archivistkira Posted on November 19, 2019

This week, I put up a new exhibit titled “A Complete, Balanced Breakfast: Battle Creek, Cookery, and the Kellogg Legacy.” This idea has been on my board for months now, for better or worse, and I’ve finally had an opportunity to dive … Continue reading →

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Special Collections to the Rescue: In a Small Way, We Do That, Too!

by marc9 Posted on May 22, 2019

About two months ago, while staffing the front desk at Special Collections, I took an interesting phone call. A woman called to ask if we really had copies of Ragsdale’s Original Scientific Course of Candy Manufacturing Instructions and, if we did, cou… Continue reading →

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A Book (by its) Cover

by roganwright Posted on December 15, 2016

This week, I really wanted to do a post highlighting materials related to the various wintertime holy days and celebrations that happen during December. That didn’t exactly work out. I did find some materials in our rare books collection that were Christmas related but I had trouble finding things for Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, Yule, … Continue reading A Book (by its) Cover Continue reading →

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Agriculture Experiment Stations & Food History

by archivistkira Posted on November 6, 2014

I’m posting on both Special Collections blogs this week, so I’m all about food! On this blog, we’re looking at the intersection of agriculture experiment stations, recipes, and meal planning. And a work by a man named George Washington Carver. (If you want to see the latest History of Food and Drink post about sandwiches, you can […] Continue reading →

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