General Foods Corporation
Organization
Biography
The General Foods Corporation was founded in 1895 (as the Postum Cereal company) by Marjorie Merriweather Post's father, C.W. Post. It became known as General Foods in 1929.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Marjorie Merriweather Post Collection
Collection
Identifier: FA-6-MMP
Scope and Contents
The Marjorie Merriweather Post collection consists of materials created by Marjorie Post or those created as a result of activities during her lifetime. Materials were added to the collection on a regular basis as they arrived at Hillwood via gift or donation. Formats include textual documents, photographs and photograph albums, publications, 16mm films, architectural drawings and blueprints, object catalogues, awards and certificates, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, cards,...
Dates:
1887-1973
Postum and General Foods Corporation Ads Collection
Collection
Identifier: FA-14-ADS
Scope and Contents
An assortment of ads associated with Postum Company and General Foods Company products such as Grape Nuts, Jello, Swan's Down Cake Flour, Minute Tapioca, Baker's Chocolate, Baker and Co. Coconut Products, La France Laundry Products, Maxwell House Coffee, Sanka, Calumet Baking Powder, Certo Pectin, Hellman's Mayonaise, Post Toasties, and Bird's Eye Frozen Foods.
Dates:
1895-1955