<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viblbv"/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Uneeda Trade Cards and Handwritten Recipes</titleproper><titleproper>Uneeda Trade Cards and Handwritten Recipes, <date>c.1930</date> <num>Ms.2025.083</num></titleproper><author>Jess Spratley, Graduate Assistant, and Kira Dietz, Archivist</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://static.lib.vt.edu/images/logo/lockup-color-347x75.png" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2025 (<emph><a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/" type="simple">CC0 1.0</a></emph>)</date></p><address><addressline>Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)</addressline><addressline>560 Drillfield Drive</addressline><addressline>Newman Library, Virginia Tech</addressline><addressline>Blacksburg, Virginia 24061</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 540-231-6308</addressline><addressline>specref@vt.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-11-06 07:01:44 -0500</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Uneeda Trade Cards and Handwritten Recipes</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <corpname authfilenumber="n50065510" source="naf">National Biscuit Company</corpname>
    </origination>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <corpname authfilenumber="n83195914" source="naf">Nabisco, Inc</corpname>
    </origination>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <corpname source="local">Uneeda Biscuit</corpname>
    </origination>
    <unitid>Ms.2025.083</unitid>
    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.1 Cubic Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">1 folder</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">c. 1930</unitdate>
    <abstract id="aspace_eed52229ed27e2842b351b45c440fc14" label="Abstract">This collection consists of 13 trade cards for the National Biscuit Company "Uneeda Bakers" from around the 1930s, with most of the trade cards containing handwritten recipes and quilt patterns on their backs.</abstract>
    <langmaterial id="aspace_60a692c5619e9f4cf334aae87e715121">The materials in this collection are in English.</langmaterial>
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  <accessrestrict id="aspace_d390908208fb2a4b84ad647149d3e7e5">
    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>The collection is open for research.</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <userestrict id="aspace_39e8cf688d7f76e7228efb9f0a635f7c">
    <head>Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use</head>
<p>The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. </p><p>Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: <a href="http://bit.ly/scuareproduction">http://bit.ly/scuareproduction</a>.</p><p>Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: <a href="http://bit.ly/scuareproduction">http://bit.ly/scuapublication</a>. </p><p>Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.</p>  </userestrict>
  <prefercite id="aspace_83b08ee8fec138f5936d510d3f48e3ba">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Uneeda Trade Cards and Handwritten Recipes, c.1930, Ms2025-083, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.</p>  </prefercite>
  <acqinfo id="aspace_d4c9487c33c15481163ded319d58ffb4">
    <head>Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>This collection was purchased by the Special Collections and University Archives in May of 2025.</p>  </acqinfo>
  <processinfo id="aspace_ed2a59c662752f5c052f74864eb008e6">
    <head>Processing Information</head>
<p>The processing, arrangement, and description of the Uneeda Trade Cards and Handwritten Recipes was completed in November 2025.</p>  </processinfo>
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    <head>Scope and Content</head>
<p>This collection consists of 13 trade cards for the National Biscuit Company "Uneeda Bakers" from around the 1930s. Printed on the front of the trade cards are various advertisements for Uneeda products such as shredded wheat and oreos. The back of the cards contain handwritten recipes and quilting patterns from an unknown author.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Rights Statement for Archival Description</head>
<p>The guide to the Uneeda Trade Cards and Handwritten Recipes by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (<extref xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/">https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/</extref>).</p>  </odd>
  <controlaccess>
    <subject source="local">History of Food and Drink</subject>
  </controlaccess>
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