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Chef Fritz Blank Victus Populi collection, 1874-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:
32.8 linear feet (82 boxes)
Abstract:
Chef Fritz Blank (1942 August 25 – 2014 September 9) was a prominent chef, restaurateur, and gastronome during the beginnings of Philadelphia's second-wave restaurant renaissance in the 1980s. His Victus Populi collection comprises over 3,000 recipe booklets, pamphlets, and cookbooks but constitutes only a small subset of Chef Fritz Blank's enormous cookbook library that was set apart by its focus on the American consumer and home cook. Blank titled the collection Victus Populi (Latin for "Food of the People") because he saw these pamphlets as one of the best sources of historical information about purchasing, cooking, and consumption habits of the American public in the 20th century. Many of the items appear to be promotional items or product premiums, often produced using relatively inexpensive materials and, as evidenced by extensive wear-and-tear and the occasional spatter, heavily used in household kitchens.

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Wilhelmina Wrixon recipe book, 1872-1924 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
This recipe book was created and compiled from 1872 through 1924 by Wilhelmina (Minnie) Wrixon (1838-1931), likely in both Ireland and England. It contains 67 culinary and household recipes and knitting patterns.

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Catherine M. Goodlake recipe book, 1874-1901 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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A volume of culinary recipes compiled by Cathering M. Goodlake in Swindon, England spanning the years from 1874 to 1901.

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Family cookbook, 1829-1896 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (122 pages)
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This volume contains 96 mostly culinary recipes created and compiled by two individuals between 1829 and 1896 in Northumberland, England.

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J. M. Pemberton recipe book, 1840-1892 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (+ 7 leaves)
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An oversize volume comprised of culinary and household recipes spanning the years from 1840 to 1892 created by J. M. Pemberton of Leeds, England.

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Eliza Dwight Pierce cookbook, 1847-1892 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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This volume contains 94 recipes written and compiled by Eliza Dwight Pierce (1799-1878) in Greenfield, MA between 1853 and 1892 and two pages of financial accounts dating from 1947 to 1948.

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British cookbook, circa 1861-1890 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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This volume contains 96 recipes, a passage about being the "mistress of a household," and a reading list and was created and compiled in England between 1861 and 1890.

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Recipe book, 1868-1887 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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A volume comprised of culinary recipes written by and unnamed author in England spanning the years from 1868 to 1887.

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Receipt book, 1831-1879 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
An oversize volume comprising a compilation of veterinary, medicinal, household, and culinary recipes spanning the years 1831 to 1879 and over two generations of the Sandford family.

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Recipe book, 1877-1878 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (+ 6 leaves)
Abstract:
Volume of culinary and medicinal recipes written by a young woman in the United States spanning from 1877-1878.

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