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Fran Schmid-Renner menu notebook, 1909-1917, 1927-1940, 1950, 1952 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

This notebook contains 73 menus written by Fran Schmid-Renner between 1909 and 1952, likely in Switzerland.

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Cottrell's Charity accounts, Yardley, 1858-1951 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

A ledger containing an account of receipts, disbursements, and yearly accountin of funds for John Cottrell's Charity spanning the years from 1858 to 1951. The charity supported housing for widows in the Parish of Yardley, Worcestershire.

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Lois Marie Fox cookbook, circa 1930s-1940s (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

This volume contains 74 culinary recipes compiled by Lois Marie Fox (1910-2011) in Topeka, Kansas around the 1930s and 1940s.

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Eva Berry cookbooks, circa 1930s-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 volumes

Abstract:

These volumes contain 140 culinary recipes and were written and compiled by Eva Berry from around the 1930s through 1947 in the United States.

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Norman Freed diaries, 1946-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 volumes

Abstract:

Diaries kept by Norman M. Freed (1919-1994) of Brooklyn, New York. The two small volumes span the years from 1946 to 1947.

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Louise Fleischhauer cookbook, circa 1845-1944 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

This volume contains 129 recipes written and compiled by Louise Fleishhauer (1825-1871) and other unidentified hands from circa 1845 to circa 1944, likely in Sarre-Union, France. The recipes in this volume are written in French and German.

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Jakob Schädler culinary notebook, 1926-1939 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

This notebook contains cooking techniques, methods, and definitions written and compiled by Jakob Schädler, likely during a culinary apprenticeship, in Switzerland between 1926 and 1939.

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Robert George Eustace formulae, 1897-1932 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume (+ 2 leaves)

Abstract:

This volume containing chemical formulas for medicinal, veterinary, toiletry, household and photographic purposes was written by English chemist Robert George Eustace. The volume spans the years from 1897 to 1932.

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Business diaries, 1924-1931 (inclusive)

Extent:

4 volumes

Abstract:

Four calendar volumes of "Excelsior diaries" kept by an unknown employee of the Franklin Sugar Refining Company in Philadelphia during the years 1924, 1927, 1928, and 1931.

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Jessie Louise Many Rice diaries, 1909-1930 (inclusive)

Extent:

15 volumes

Abstract:

This collection of diaries was kept by Jessie Louise Many Rice spanning the years from 1909 to 1930. Each volume was written in a preprinted pocket calendar comprising brief daily entries by Rice.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]