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Fanny Sententious, Volume 1, circa 1850-1907 (inclusive)

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1 volume
Abstract:
The Safford family descends from the Buell and Norton families, who emigrated to America prior to the American Revolution. This volume, entitled Fanny Sententious and dating circa 1850 to 1907, consists of newspaper clippings of poetry, religious tracts, and family history for the Buell, Norton, Safford and Squires families. There are some pressed flowers and a few photographs, but the vast majority of the material is clippings from unidentified and undated newspapers. The volume is divided into two main segments, poetry and family history.

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F.V. Raspail: Sa Vie: Opuscules divers, 1822-1880 (inclusive)

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1 volume and 13 published pamphlets, 1 manuscript note, 1 poem, and 6 newspaper clippings
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François-Vincent Raspail (1794-1878) was a French scientist and politician known for his opposition to the French monarchy and for his scientific work in the fields of histochemistry, cellular theory and the microbial theory of disease. This volume of Opuscules divers, dating from 1822 to 1880, consists of twenty-one items, including pamphlets, notes, and newspaper clippings about François-Vincent Raspail.

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Colonel T. Allston Brown history of the American stage notebooks, circa 1905 (inclusive)

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0.6 linear feet (5 volumes)
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T. Allston Brown, was a theater critic, newspaper editor, talent agent and theater historian who lived from 1836 to 1918. Brown spent the majority of his adult life in Philadelphia, PA and published extensively on the history of American theater. The collection includes five bound volumes containing handwritten notes and newspaper clippings concerning the history of the American stage from 1749 to 1905. The volumes are organized by geographic location. The first three volumes are respectively focused on Boston, Philadelphia, and New York City. The fourth volume includes information on Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, greater Pennsylvania, New Jersey, greater New York, and Rhode Island. The fifth volume includes information on Brooklyn.

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Scrapbook regarding Charles Lamb and his circle, 1825-1895 (inclusive)

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0.08 linear feet (1 volume)
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This volume contains London-based newspaper clippings of literary reviews as well as a few music reviews and poems dating between 1825 and 1895 regarding Charles Lamb and his literary circle.

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Recipe book, 1864-1869 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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Volume comprising culinary recipes, medicinal recipes, and household formulas spanning the years from 1864 to 1869.

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Henry H. Kelley recipe book, 1840-1875 (inclusive)

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1 volume (+ 27 leaves)
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This volume contains a collection of pharmaceutical formulas and recipes compiled and written by druggist and chemist Henry H. Kelley spanning the years from 1840 to 1875.

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Louisa K. Berry Hartley scrapbook, 1863 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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This volume comprises the scrapbook of images, clippings, and memorabilia created by Louisa K. Berry Hartley in 1863.

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Receipt book, 1831-1879 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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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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