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Drawing room scrapbook album by Eliza Murray Threipland, circa 1812-1833 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume (+ 4 leaves)

Abstract:

A scrapbook created and compiled by Eliza Murray Threipland of Fingask Castle, Pertheshire, Scotland spanning approximately from 1812 to 1833. The album contains a collection of original drawings, copied writings, and printed illustrations with contributions by family and friends.

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

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Adalbert Riedl collection of prayer and song leaflets, 1746-1929, undated (inclusive)

Extent:

2.75 linear feet (8 boxes)

Abstract:

Adalbert Riedl (1898-1979) was a teacher, politician, museum director, collector, and folklorist from the Austrian state of Burgenland, a region with strong ties to today's Hungary. The Adalbert Riedl collection contains nearly 700 titles, mostly prayers and religious songs in leaflet or chapbook form. Additionally, there is a collection of 28 printed leaflets bound into a single volume (Sammelband) and a small number of manuscripts in German Kurrentschrift. The bulk of the collection was printed in the 19th century. There are a few pieces from the 18th century and a few from the early 20th century. The items are primarily in the German language, many printed in Fraktur, and a small number are in Hungarian, as well as Croatian, Czech, Slovakian, and Slovenian.

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

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German Jewish cookbook, circa 1890-1910 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

A German Jewish cookbook from approximately the late nineteenth or early twentieth century.

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

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Kochbuch, circa 1910-1945 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

A volume of recipes preserved and writte by Ilse Stern from approximately 1910 to 1945

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

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Inventory of furniture in Beausite Villa, July 28, 1869: the property of Mrs. Marshall, 1869 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

A volume containing the inventory of Mrs. Marshall's furniture in Beausite Villa at Torquay, England compiled by J. Murray, house agent and auctioneer in 1869.

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

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Extracts of current events, 1789-1810, 1829-1831 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.4 linear feet (1 box)

Abstract:

This collection contains four journals of an unknown Londoner cataloguing current events from 1789 to 1810 and from 1829 to 1831. The books present short news extracts in chronological order with a date assigned to each entry. Some of the most recurrent themes are aspects of everyday life but the diaries also include political and military news, court verdicts, and information about theaters in London among many other things. This collection is characteristic of a trend towards journal-keeping that grew in England throughout the 18th century. However, these diaries are entirely impersonal and include no information about the author's own life or opinions.

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Specimens of plain and ornamental penmanship, 1817 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

Oblong volume created in 1817 by a thirteen year old boy named John Gillibrand of England containing practiced penmanship and calligraphy.

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Catalogue of books in Groton, Ridgewold Farm, 1889 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

Abstract:

A paper covered volume created in 1889 containing a handwritten library inventory of books at Ridgewood Farm, Groton, Massachusetts.

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Miguel Romera-Navarro collection of photocopied Spanish manuscripts, circa 1950s (inclusive)

Extent:

1.4 linear feet (2 boxes)

Abstract:

Miguel Romera-Navarro (1888-1954) was a professor and a scholar of Spanish language and literature. This collection consists of photocopies of manuscripts by three Spanish authors: Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600-1681), Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Santibáñez Villegas (1580-1645), Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio (1562-1635). The photocopied manuscripts were probably used by Miguel Romera-Navarro in his studies and to write his own books.

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Album of beautiful seaweeds, souvenir de Torquay, circa 1860-1870 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume (+ 1 leaf)

Abstract:

A herbarium by an unknown collector was probably created in the 1860s. The album of twenty-four leaves comprises seaweed specimens collected at Torquay, England, specimens of plant and tree leaves, and color prints.

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