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 (8 total)
"Wear-Ever" New Method of Cooking
Date: 1929
Original Format: pamphlet
Creator: Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company
Virginia Dare Flavoring Extracts Advertisements
Date: ca. 1923
Original Format: pamphlet
Creator: Garrett & Co. Food Products
Breakfast Pals, TV Ad for Kellogs Rice Krispies
Date: 1939
Original Format: film
Creator: Cartoon Films, Limited and Kellogg (W.K.) Company
Jell-O: America's Most Famous Dessert At Home Everywhere
Date: 1922
Original Format: pamphlet
Creator: Genesee Pure Food Co.