Record Source: University of Pennsylvania / Subject: Medicine and Pharmacy / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1815">1815</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1819">1819</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: .2 linear_foot (1 volume)
Abstract:: This volume, possibly created by a W. Ellis in England in the 19th century, consists primarily of recipes for basic medicines, household remedies, and personal care products.

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

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: This volume was written and compiled primarily by Mrs. Hare between 1801 and 1821. There is at least one other distinctive hand present and several other members of the Hare family are mentioned. This volume contains 405 culinary, medical, and household recipes attributed to members of the Hare family, acquaintances, newspapers, and public figures.

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

Extent:: 0.5 linear feet (1 box and 7 oversized folders)
Abstract:: William Helfand (1926-2008) was a scholar of the histories of medicine, pharmacy and art, and a collector of prints and ephemera related to all three. This collection contains a fairly diverse set of artwork and printed ephemera collected by Helfand, which, for the most part, relates to pharmacy and medicine and/or the fine arts.

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

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: This volume was written and compiled by William Pybus in England between 1815 and 1816. It contains 382 recipes, remedies, processes, experiments, and inventions, mostly attributed to English scientific and miscellanea journals from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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

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