The Archive
Explore the surprising history of North Carolina food through the primary documents here, in The Archive. You'll find everything from horseradish Jell-O recipes to a silent film about the newfangled refrigerators of the 1910s. The documents, photographs, and films in The Archive are called primary sources because they offer evidence of what people in the past were thinking, saying, and doing. When a historian or person like you interprets primary sources, their interpretation is called a secondary source. Archives are traditionally places that hold historic materials with enduring value. Archives can be located inside libraries and historical societies, or they may operate indendently. Sometimes, they can be online.
Browse Primary Sources in the Archive (249 total)
Food and Nutrition
Date: 1933
Original Format: report
Creator: Mary E. Thomas, North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service
Vegetable and Fruit Canning Budget for Mountain Counties
Date: 1930s
Original Format: report
Creator: Mary E. Thomas and Sallie Brooks, North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service
Diet for Pellagra Prevention
Date: 1930s
Original Format: report
Creator: Mary E. Thomas, North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service
Report on Demonstration Work for North Carolina
Date: 1908
Original Format: report
Creator: C. R. Hudson, North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service
Corn Club Manual for 4-H Club Members
Date: 1933
Original Format: pamphlet
Creator: L. R. Harrill, North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service
Report of Work Done in Growing One Acre of Corn
Date: 1924
Original Format: report
Creator: Lester Freeman
We'll Have Lots to Eat this Winter, Won't We Mother?
Date: 1943
Original Format: poster
Creator: Alfred Parker, Office of War Information
Miracles From Agriculture
Date: 1960
Original Format: film
Creator: United States Department of Agriculture
Farmer Miller Goes into High Gear
Date: ca. 1920s
Original Format: film
Creator: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Agricultural Administration Float in the Agricultural Fair Parade
Date: 1925
Original Format: photograph
Creator: Unknown
North Carolina State College's Agronomy Department Float for the Agricultural Fair
Date: ca. 1920
Original Format: photograph
Creator: Unknown
Craven County Poultry Demonstration at North Carolina State Fair
Date: ca. 1922
Original Format: photograph
Creator: Unknown
Sign for the First North Carolina State Agricultural Fair
Date: 1922
Original Format: photograph
Creator: L. A. Whitford,
North Carolina Farmers and Farm Women Gather for Mutual Benefit and Information
Date: ca. 1916
Original Format: photograph
Creator: Unknown
Food Preparation for 4-H Club Members
Date: 1936-02
Original Format: pamphlet
Creator: Mary E. Thomas and Sallie Brooks, North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service
Study in Foods for Home Demonstration Clubs
Date: 1919-06
Original Format: pamphlet
Creator: Cornelia C. Morris, North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service