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Hannah Flinders recipe and commonplace book, 1802-1809 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume(s)

Abstract:

This volume contains 63 recipes and fifty-three pages of poems, verse, and grammar lessons written and compiled by Hannah Flinders in England between 1802 and 1809.

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

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Black Panther Party material, 1968-1970 (inclusive)

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0.3 linear feet (1 box, 1 flat file)

Abstract:

The Black Panther Party material measures 0.3 linear feet in one box and one flat file, dates from 1968-1970, and is comprised of material created by both Black Panther members and external sources. The collection primarily features speeches, articles, and ephemera authored by three Black Panther leaders: Eldridge Cleaver, Huey Newton, and Bobby Seale. External sources include newspapers from the Berkeley Tribe and Chicago Seed, plus a staff study booklet by United States Congress researchers.

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

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Charles Harrison Fowler scrapbook, 1943-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume(s)

Abstract:

Charles Harrison Fowler (1924-1997) was one of the first 400 Black American men to join the 52nd Marine Defense Battalion during World War II. This scrapbook consists of material relating to Fowler's basic training at the Camp LeJeune Marine Base in North Carolina; his service as a Corporal Officer with the all-Black 51st and 52nd Defense Battalions in the Pacific Theater; and his transition back to civilian status after the war, in 1946.

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

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Ritter family recipe book, 1810, 1814, 1844 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume(s)

Abstract:

Jacob Ritter (1754-1834) was a merchant, who seems to have imported and sold drugs and other pharmaceutical products. Isaac, George, and Benjamin Isaac Ritter were his sons. This volume contains copies of 50 medicinal recipes originally created and compiled by Isaac Ritter and his father, Jacob Ritter, in 1810 and 1813. At the time of Jacob Ritter's estate settlement, the recipes were copied into this volume in 1844 by Benjamin Isaac Ritter and received by George Ritter the same year. Jacob Ritter (1754-1834) was a merchant, who seems to have imported and sold drugs and other pharmaceutical products. Isaac, George, and Benjamin Isaac Ritter were his sons.

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George Speechly pharmaceutical recipe book, 1850-1878 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume(s)

Abstract:

This volume contains about 300 pharmaceutical recipes written and compiled between 1850 and 1878 by English chemist, George Speechly (1833-1928), with 180 of the recipes organized into an index at the beginning of the volume.

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

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Middle Eastern pressed flowers album, between 1876 and 1888 (inclusive)

Extent:

.1 linear feet (1 box)

Abstract:

This pressed flower album was created by "the girls in the Sidon School under Miss Harriet Eddy." From 1876 to 1888, Eddy worked at the Sidon Seminary where "scores of pupils [were] taught lessons in neatness, in order and precision, in domestic economy, as well as in literary branches ... [with] prayer and Bible study [as] the pillars that support[ed] the well arranged structures of seminary education." This volume contains pressed flowers from cities across the Middle East region including Antioch, Bethlehem, Damascus, Jerusalem, Mount Carmel, Mount Lebanon, Nazareth, Sidon, and Tyre. On each page, there is an arrangement of dried flowers (sometimes in a shape, such as a cross, a star and crescent or an anchor), and text in English and Arabic. In English, the text generally identifies a location or the type of the flower and a Bible reference.

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Georg Lunge papers, 1859-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:

1.4 linear feet (3 boxes)

Abstract:

Georg Lunge (1839–1923) war ein deutsch-schweizer Chemiker, der in Breslau (Wrocław), Heidelberg, in der Nähe von Newcastle und Zürich lebte und forschte. Die Sammlung besteht zum großen Teil aus eigenen Veröffentlichungen aus der Zeit von 1859 bis 1907. Die vornehmlich auf Deutsch, in Teilen auf Englisch und Französisch verfassten Schriften decken ein breites Themenspektrum des Fachbereichs der Chemie ab. / Georg Lunge (1839–1923) was a German-Swiss chemist who lived and studied in Wrocław (Breslau), Heidelberg, near Newcastle and Zurich. His collection consists largely of his own publications from the time period between 1859 and 1907. The papers are written mainly in German, some in English or French. The collection covers a wide range of topics in the field of chemistry.

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Alexis de Tocqueville letters to Alexandre-François Auguste Vivien, 1839-1854, undated (inclusive)

Extent:

.2 linear feet (1 box)

Abstract:

Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) was a French political scientist, historian, writer, and politician. Alexandre-François Auguste Vivien (1799-1854) was a French magistrate and government minister who served with Tocqueville in the Chamber of Deputies. This collection contains seventeen letters sent from Tocqueville to Vivien between 1839 and 1854 that range from dinner invitations to discussions of Tocqueville's thoughts and feelings on the French government.

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Sarah Sadler recipe book, 1817-1834 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume(s)

Abstract:

This volume contains 114 culinary, medicinal, and household recipes written and compiled by Sarah Sadler who lived in England between 1817 and 1834.

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French recipe book, circa 1800

Extent:

1 volume(s)

Abstract:

This volume contains 181 recipes related to health, utility, and pleasure or beauty written in French and compiled by an unknown creator, possibly in France around 1800.

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