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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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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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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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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)

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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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The Dimbula Valley (Ceylon) Tea Company register of members, 1896-1930 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

Oversize pre-printed shareholders register for the Dimbula Valley (Ceylon) Tea Company spanning the years from 1896 to 1930.

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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.

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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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American recipe book, circa 1920s (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

This volume contains 236 culinary, medicinal, and household recipes written and compiled by an unknown individual, possibly in New Jersey in the 1920s.

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John W. Wright receipt book, 1867-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume (+ 1 leaf)

Abstract:

A volume written by English chemist John W. Wright spanning the years from 1867 to 1925. The volume comprises pharmaceutical formulas for medicinal, hygienic, and household purposes.

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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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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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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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Thomas B. Langridge pharmaceutical recipe book, 1874-1921 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume (+ 24 leaves)

Abstract:

A volume comprising medicinal and household formulas written by Thomas B. Langridge of Rotherfield, Sussex, England spanning the years from 1874 to 1921.

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William Edgar Pringle Harrison photograph album, 1918-1919 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

A photograph album kept by William Edgar Pringle Harrison who served as a Leiutenant in the India Army Reserve in Pakistan. The album provides a pictorial record of Harrison's sevice in Pakistan with photographs spanning from late-1918 to mid-1919.

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British soldier's photograph album, 1912-1918 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

A album containing a collection of photographs probably kept by a British soldier in Lucknow, India between the years 1912 to 1918.

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