SPAM
Twelve-ounce coin bank used to promote the dedication of a SPAM plant in Austin, Minnesota, on September 12, 1982. The lid has a horizontal slit in which to insert coins.
Bibliography
Allen, Karma. “British Couple Travels Nearly 4,000 Miles for Spam-Themed Wedding.” ABC News.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/british-couple-travels-4000-miles-spam-themed-wedding/story?id=47022558
BBC. WW2 People’s War. “Spam: Did it Save the Nation?”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/12/a3357812.shtml
Blanchette, Aimee. “Couple to Wed at the Spam Museum.” Minneapolis Star Tribune, March 21, 2017.
http://www.startribune.com/u-k-couple-to-get-married-at-the-minnesota-spam-museum-seriously/416728743/
Bock, Phillip. “Sheboygan Woman Wins National Spam Recipe Contest.” Sheboygan Press, February 19, 2016.
http://www.sheboyganpress.com/story/news/local/2016/02/19/sheboygan-woman-wins-national-spam-recipe-contest/80503200/
“Brokaw Encourages the Next Generation.” Austin Daily Herald, June 17, 2002.
http://www.austindailyherald.com/2002/06/brokaw-encourages-the-next-generation/
Burckhardt, Ann L. A Cook’s Tour of Minnesota. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Press, 2004.
Fangqing, Wang. “Hormel to Start Making SPAM in China.” Global Meat News, April 15, 2005.
Governor Jesse Ventura, 1999–2003
Communication Office Records, 1998–2003
State Archives, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
Description: The records include a SPAM Museum history album (2001) with reproductions of letters, photographs, newsletters, and other documentation of the Hormel Foods Corporation. All of the items concern SPAM and its role in World War II.
http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/gr00765.xml
The Great Taste of SPAM. Snacks, Light Main Dishes, and State Fair Winning Recipes. N.p.: Hormel Foods Corporation, 1994.
“A Hog Goes to Hormel and to Fame.” Life 7, no. 19 (November 6, 1939): 56–59.
https://books.google.com/books?id=9kEEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false.
Hormel Foods. 125th Anniversary Celebration.
http://www.hormelfoods125.com/legacy/our-founder-george-a-hormel/
Minnesota State Fair. Creative activities, 2017.
http://www.mnstatefair.org/pdf/competition/17-creative-acts-pb.pdf
Olson, Rochelle. “Dayton Declares ‘Spam Day’ in Minnesota.” Minneapolis Star Tribune, July 7, 2017.
http://www.startribune.com/gov-dayton-declares-today-spam-day-in-minnesota/433183293/
SPAM.
http://www.spam.com/
Wyman, Carolyn. SPAM: A Biography. The Amazing True Story of America’s “Miracle Meat”! San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1999.
Chronology
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Bibliography
Allen, Karma. “British Couple Travels Nearly 4,000 Miles for Spam-Themed Wedding.” ABC News.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/british-couple-travels-4000-miles-spam-themed-wedding/story?id=47022558
BBC. WW2 People’s War. “Spam: Did it Save the Nation?”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/12/a3357812.shtml
Blanchette, Aimee. “Couple to Wed at the Spam Museum.” Minneapolis Star Tribune, March 21, 2017.
http://www.startribune.com/u-k-couple-to-get-married-at-the-minnesota-spam-museum-seriously/416728743/
Bock, Phillip. “Sheboygan Woman Wins National Spam Recipe Contest.” Sheboygan Press, February 19, 2016.
http://www.sheboyganpress.com/story/news/local/2016/02/19/sheboygan-woman-wins-national-spam-recipe-contest/80503200/
“Brokaw Encourages the Next Generation.” Austin Daily Herald, June 17, 2002.
http://www.austindailyherald.com/2002/06/brokaw-encourages-the-next-generation/
Burckhardt, Ann L. A Cook’s Tour of Minnesota. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Press, 2004.
Fangqing, Wang. “Hormel to Start Making SPAM in China.” Global Meat News, April 15, 2005.
Governor Jesse Ventura, 1999–2003
Communication Office Records, 1998–2003
State Archives, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
Description: The records include a SPAM Museum history album (2001) with reproductions of letters, photographs, newsletters, and other documentation of the Hormel Foods Corporation. All of the items concern SPAM and its role in World War II.
http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/gr00765.xml
The Great Taste of SPAM. Snacks, Light Main Dishes, and State Fair Winning Recipes. N.p.: Hormel Foods Corporation, 1994.
“A Hog Goes to Hormel and to Fame.” Life 7, no. 19 (November 6, 1939): 56–59.
https://books.google.com/books?id=9kEEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false.
Hormel Foods. 125th Anniversary Celebration.
http://www.hormelfoods125.com/legacy/our-founder-george-a-hormel/
Minnesota State Fair. Creative activities, 2017.
http://www.mnstatefair.org/pdf/competition/17-creative-acts-pb.pdf
Olson, Rochelle. “Dayton Declares ‘Spam Day’ in Minnesota.” Minneapolis Star Tribune, July 7, 2017.
http://www.startribune.com/gov-dayton-declares-today-spam-day-in-minnesota/433183293/
SPAM.
http://www.spam.com/
Wyman, Carolyn. SPAM: A Biography. The Amazing True Story of America’s “Miracle Meat”! San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1999.