Philadelphia Area Archives

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Philadelphia General Hospital (PGH) Training School for Nurses Miscellaneous Collection, 1918-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: This artificial collection contains miscellaneous small donations related to the Philadelphia General Hospital School of Nursing. They were primarily given by alumni over a period of many years, but some items are of unknown provenance. This collection may include artifacts, publications, personal papers, photographs, and records related to the PGH Training School for Nurses.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]

Chautauqua School of Nursing Records, 1909-1912 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.0 linear feet
Abstract:: The Chautauqua School of Nursing was a nursing correspondence school in the early 20th century. This collection consists of lectures and printed pamphlets sent to Essie P. Rugg, who was a student circa 1912.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]

Nursing History Small Collections, 1856-2008 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.87 linear feet
Abstract:: The Bates Center's Small Collections are various, unrelated accessions that have been individually assigned collection numbers. Many of the Small Collections consist of a single folder.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing [Contact Us]

Deutscher Orden der Harugari, Teutonia Loge No. 225 records, 1894-1909, 1923-1933

Extent:: 0.5 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:: Records of the Teutonia Loge No. 225 (Manayunk, Philadelphia, Pa.), of the national German-American fraternal organization Deutscher Orden der Harugari. Includes minute book, 1894-1909; a volume of membership forms containing completed forms for approximately 50 members who joined from 1923 to 1933; and multiple copies of printed books related to the rituals of lodges of the order: four copies of an 1880 version (no publication information); and six copies of an 1874 version printed in Reading, Pa. (two different printings, one dated 1902).

Held at: German Society of Pennsylvania: Joseph P. Horner Memorial Library [Contact Us]

Recipes for cake, pies, pudding, approximately 1867-1888 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume (70 pages)
Abstract:: Although the compiler of this late nineteenth-century manuscript recipe book is unknown, in many instances, names and dates are attributed to the entries. The majority of the recipes in the volume are, as the title suggests, desserts and baked goods such as cakes, puddings, and breads. The remaining entries can be categorized as main dishes or medicinal receipts for treating various illnesses and conditions.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Manuscript recipe book, approximately 1800-1864 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume (152 pages)
Abstract:: This early- to mid-nineteenth-century manuscript book records recipes for food, medicinal cures, and household tips. It belonged to Sarah K. Fotterall who may have lived in the Mid-Atlantic region, possibly Philadelphia.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Manuscript recipe book, approximately 1835-1858 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume (48 pages)
Abstract:: This nineteenth-century manuscript recipe book from an unknown creator contains forty-eight pages of handwritten entries and printed clippings of food, medicinal, and housekeeping receipts. The clippings appear to be from different publications, with no discernible organization.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

German-American manuscript recipe book, approximately 1885-1888 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume (60 pages)
Abstract:: This nineteenth-century German-American manuscript recipe book is written in both languages and contains a variety of food recipes, particularly desserts, as well as several laid-in items like clippings and additional handwritten recipes.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Manuscript recipes, approximately 1830s (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume (8 pages)
Abstract:: Held together by a pin, this small, unbound manuscript contains eight pages of American recipes, mostly desserts, and probably dates from the 1830s.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Manuscript recipe and clippings book, approximately 1852-1878 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume (approximately 45 pages)
Abstract:: This anonymous mid- to late-nineteenth century American manuscript and clippings book includes numerous recipes, many with ties to the cuisine of the American South. It also includes handwritten and pasted-in home remedies, poems, puzzles, and stories.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]