Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Lieutenant Colonel Edward C. Van Haaften papers, 1917-1946, include letters by Edward C. Van Haaften during his World War I Army service, as an electrician, 102nd Aero Squad, American Expeditionary Forces; French motor repair manual; a letter written after active duty in World War II; numerous photographs from both World War I and World War II.

Abstract

The collection is composed of a single pamphlet advertising a cooking school held in the Masonic Temple in Kalamazoo in 1939.

Scope and Contents White Gold in Cookery consists of menus, recipes, and suggestions “designed for greater economy in the food budget, simplified cooking, and more abundant family health.” The booklet/calendar served as an advertisement for the South Haven Dairy.The first two pages of the booklet list the benefits of milk and suggested foods that should be included in daily meals. Each month of the calendar includes meal suggestions and recipes and sayings espousing the benefits of milk and dairy...

Scope and Contents The booklet was published in 1945 by Kellogg’s Home Economic Department which was founded in 1923 to aid in “defining the role of different foods in proper diets.” The information included in the booklet discusses the proper ways to prepare for camping and the preparation of different foods in a camp setting. Also included is information of the proper ways to use camping equipment, build fires, and clean up a campsite. A section of the booklet contains suggested scout camp menus for...