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 (34 total)
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
We'll Have Lots to Eat this Winter, Won't We Mother?
Date: 1943
Original Format: poster
Creator: Alfred Parker, Office of War Information
Storage of Canned Food
Date: 1941
Original Format: pamphlet
Creator: North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service
Canning and Preserving with 4-H Recipes
Date: 1917
Original Format: pamphlet
Creator: Jane S. McKimmon, North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service
Dazelle Foster Lower at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College
Date: 1940-06-27
Original Format: photograph
Creator: Unknown
4-H Exhibit on Canning at the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh
Date: 1959
Original Format: photograph
Creator: Unknown
Demonstrating Packing Strawberry Preserves
Date: 1924-05-19
Original Format: photograph
Creator: Unknown
Burgaw Home Demonstration Club Giving a Canning Demonstration
Date: c. 1923
Original Format: photograph
Creator: Unknown
Five 4-H Club Girls, Canning Winners from the Southeast 4-H District
Date: 1905-03-19
Original Format: photograph
Creator: Unknown
4-H Club Girl Posing in Kitchen with Jars of Preserved Food
Date: 1940s
Original Format: photograph
Creator: Unknown
Agents in Training to Can Tomatoes and Green Beans
Date: 1920s
Original Format: photograph
Creator: Unknown
Display of Canned Fruits and Vegetables to Supply a Family of Five
Date: 1950s
Original Format: photograph
Creator: Unknown
Food Preservation Workshop
Date: 1942-03-05
Original Format: report
Creator: North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service
Dorothy E. Shank to Miss Ruth Current
Date: 1943-03-13
Original Format: correspondence
Creator: Dorothy E. Shank, North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service
Important Pressure Canner Announcement, Burpee Can Sealer Company
Date: ca. 1943
Original Format: correspondence
Creator: Burpee Can Sealer Company
Making Pickles and Relishes at Home
Date: ca. 1964
Original Format: pamphlet
Creator: United States Department of Agriculture