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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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Esther B. Aresty papers, 1937-1989 (inclusive) 1963-1989 (bulk)

Extent:
7 linear feet (14 boxes)
Abstract:
Esther B. Aresty (1908-2000) was a cookbook collector and culinary historian who wrote on food, cooking and etiquette. This collection documents Aresty's personal and professional activities, primarily through correspondence, publication drafts, and research materials regarding her books, entitled The Grand Venture (1963), The Delectable Past (1964), The Best Behavior (1970), and The Exquisite Table (1980).

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American cookbook, before 1953-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
This volume contains 38 culinary recipes compiled by an unknown creator in the United States in the mid-20th century.

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E. Carratt recipe book, 1847

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
This volume contains 127 culinary, household, and medicinal recipes created or compiled starting in 1847, possibly by E. Carratt, in England or Wales.

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Louise Bowman cookbook, circa 1930s (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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This volume contains 87 culinary recipes in addition to printed material from a cooking class, including information on cooking and several recipes. It was compiled by Louise Bowman in the 1930s in the United States.

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American recipe book, 1916-1932 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
This volume contains 70 culinary recipes, 15 medicinal recipes, and 5 household recipes and was compiled by an unknown creator in the United States, probably in New England, between 1916 and 1932.

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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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Dorothy Jean Schneider cookbook, circa 1923-1924 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
This volume was compiled by Dorothy Jean Schneider around 1923 or 1924 in Naperville, IL during the course of an eighth-grade class with Miss Mamie Dentler. It contains 34 culinary recipes from a home economics class and additionally includes notes on cooking methods and table manners.

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Cookbook and laboratory record, 1901-1924 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
This volume contains 21 culinary recipes and was created by an unknown creator between 1901 and 1924. There are additionally examination and appointment accounts from a doctor or doctor's office.

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