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Foods and Nutrition

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Nellie Bloomfield recipe book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1311
Abstract

Manuscript book by Nellie Bloomfield of recipes for domestic use.

Dates: circa 1850-1900

Candy and confection recipes

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1182
Abstract

Bound manuscript book written by George Learned of Jacksonville, Oregon, 1905-1906, filled with recipes for toffees, ice cream, syrups, and other candies, with prices.

Dates: circa 1905-1906

Wholesale grocery ledger kept by Spencer M. Ehrman, Sr.

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1087
Abstract

A ledger owned by Spencer M. Ehrman, Sr. (1920-2004) detailing wholesale grocery purchases from 1948 to 1973. The purchases most likely relate to either Schuss Wholesale Grocery Company or Mason, Ehrman & Co., both of which were wholesale grocery firms based in Portland, Oregon, that Ehrman worked for.

Dates: 1948-1973

Richard H. Engeman collection on Oregon food history

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1069
Abstract

Collection of Oregon-related cookbooks, menus, postcards, and ephemera. The collection was compiled by historian Richard H. Engeman of Oregon, and also includes a printouts of blog entries that he wrote about Oregon food history.

Dates: 1889-2021

Sarah Maria Kelty family recipe book and photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 986
Abstract

Book of handwritten and clipped recipes kept by Sarah Maria Kelty (1847-1901), her daughter, Emily Q. Platts (1880-1950), and her granddaughter, Mary Riesland King (1913-2017), and photographs of all three. Sarah Maria Kelty was the sister of Harvey Scott and Abigail Scott Duniway, and lived in Lafayette, Oregon, and Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1869-circa 1940

Mason, Ehrman & Co. product labels

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1086
Abstract Product labels for Mason, Ehrman & Co.'s Royal Club brand products. Most labels are for canned fruit or vegetables, but also include other foodstuffs, such as ketchup, pumpkin pie mix, and fruit juices. Mason, Ehrman & Company was a wholesale grocery business based in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1885 by William S. Mason (1832-1899) and Edward Ehrman (1854-1933). In the early and mid-20th century, the firm operated wholesale houses in Astoria, Oregon; Klamath Falls, Oregon;...
Dates: circa 1935-1955

Oregon Chai records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll553
Abstract

Financial and marketing records of the firm Oregon Chai, along with press material about the company. Oregon Chai was a tea company that was founded in Portland, Oregon, in 1994, and sold to Kerry Foods in 2004.

Dates: 1994-2005

Oregon produce and seafood brand labels

 Collection
Identifier: Coll830
Abstract

Labels for canned fruits and vegetables, crated fruit, and canned seafood packed by Oregon companies. Labels are from the mid-20th century.

Dates: circa 1940-1955

Oregon Groceteria price list

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1343
Abstract

Disbound typescript price list, 1946, of grocery items sold by wholesale food retailers Oregon Groceteria, Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1946

Recipe book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1315
Abstract

Manuscript book of recipes for domestic use, with loose recipe notes.

Dates: circa 1850-1920