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Joseph F.M. Baldi II travel diary, 1923-02-17-1923-10-22 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

This diary documents Joseph F.M. Baldi's trip abroad in western Europe with his father Charles C.A. Baldi in 1923.

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Bessie Fossett record of books, 1923-1924 (inclusive)

Extent:

.1 linear_foot (1 volume)

Abstract:

Bessie Fossett, a young woman who was probably a sophomore in high school in 1923, recorded the books that she read, both for pleasure and for school. For each book read, Fossett wrote a brief abstract of the book, and often, her impressions of the book.

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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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Jhelum District cases, 1924-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

A volume comprising handwritten criminal investigations in villages of the Jhelum District, Punjab Province, Rawalpindi Division of British India from 1924 to 1925.

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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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Carrie Curtis diary, 1928-1929 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

Single volume diary of Carrie Curtis of Canaan, Connecticut. Diary details her day-to-day thoughts and acitivites over the course of a year, 1928-1929. Documents the experiences of a Connecticut women in the early 20th century.

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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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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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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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