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English recipe and commonplace book, 1848-1855 (inclusive)

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1 volume(s)

Abstract:

This volume was created in England between 1848 and 1855 by an unidentified creator and contains 139 medicinal and household recipes in addition to commonplace entries that include prose, scientific facts and findings, and current events.

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John Augustus Tulk alchemical notebook, 1807-1811 (inclusive)

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1 volume(s)

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This volume was written between 1807 and 1811 in London, England by John Augustus Tulk and contains his treatise-style writings and notes on alchemy.

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Sylvia DeGiorgio laboratory notebook, 1903-1906 (inclusive)

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1 volume(s)

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This volume contains notes on 38 laboratory experiments conducted in 1903 by Sylvia DeGiorgio while she was a student at Wadleigh High School for Girls in New York, NY.

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Collection of Scowen & Co. photographs of Sri Lanka, circa 1880s (inclusive)

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.33 linear feet (1 box)

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Scowen & Co., founded by Charles Thomas Scowen (1852-1948), was a photographic studio located in Kandy, and later Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from the mid 1870s until the mid 1890s. This collection contains 42 albumen prints documenting the people, landscapes, plants, and culture of island of Sri Lanka.

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Franco-Judaica collection, 1709-1914 (inclusive)

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.4 linear feet ((1 box))

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The Franco-Judaica collection measures .4 linear feet in one box and dates from 1709 to 1914. It contains a collection of documents regarding Jewish people and religion in France, many of which are related to or generated by the Israelite Central Consistory of France. It provides insight to and examples of France's governance of the Jewish population in the era of Napoleon I's 1808 emancipation of Jews and subsequent establishment of the French Israelite Consistories.

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Seagrave parish apprentice register, 1813-1837 (inclusive)

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1 volume(s)

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The Seagrave parish apprentice register was created between 1813 and 1837 in Seagrave, Leicestershire, England by representatives of the parish and documents the parish youth who have been assigned to apprenticeships. These apprenticeships were a form of social wealfare intended to aid and care for orphaned or destitute children.

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British pharmacopoeia and recipe book, circa 1830s (inclusive)

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1 volume(s)

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The British pharmacopoeia and recipe book was created in the 1830s in England by an unknown creator. It contains 87 recipes that include both pharmaceutical recipes and home remedies.

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John Henry Whitehead pharmaceutical recipe book, 1887-1890 (inclusive)

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1 volume(s)

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John Henry Whitehead pharmaceutical recipe book mostly contains pharmaceutical and personal hygiene recipes compiled by John Henry Whitehead in Walsall Wood, Staffordshire, England between 1887 and 1890. Whitehead was an English chemist and pharmacy owner.

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Abraham Moshe Trompoler papers, 1941-1949 (inclusive)

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.025 linear feet (1 box)

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Abraham Moshe Trompoler was a Jewish Holocaust survivor who traveled from Europe to Japan and then China in order to escape the war. The Abraham Moshe Trompoler papers contains legal and immigration papers from Trompoler's journey to Japan and China from Europe, dating from 1941 to 1949.

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Calcutta photograph album, 1910-1911 (inclusive)

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1 volume(s)

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This photograph album contains 28 black and white photographs taken in Calcutta (now Kolkata), India in 1910 and 1911 by an unidentified photographer.

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Belfast poison register, 1898-1936 (inclusive)

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1 volume(s)

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This volume records the purchase of poisonous substances at an unidentified pharmacy in Belfast, Ireland between 1898 and 1936, as required by the Sale of Poisons (Ireland) Act of 1870.

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Jewish youth pioneer photographs, circa 1930s (inclusive)

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.25 linear feet

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The Jewish youth pioneer photographs consist of 108 black and white photographs from the 1930s, depicting the training of American young adults for life in Mandatory Palestine, now known as Israel. These photographs document aspects of training to immigrate to Mandatory Palestine, leisure activities, and travels to Palestine. Henry Near defines the Hehalutz organization, with the American organization depicted in this collection, as an agricultural-based "movement, which educated and recruited young people for immigration to Palestine."

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Mary E. Parker notebook, circa 1884-1890s (inclusive)

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.1 linear feet (1 volume)

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This notebook was created by Mary E. Parker, a Quaker woman in Westtown, Pennsylvania, in 1884. It contains sections that include a commonplace book, autographs (with signatures in the signer's own hands), recipes, and lists of poets, animals, birds, clouds, and flowers.

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Demaris Tompkins diary, 1874-1955 (inclusive)

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.1 linear feet (1 volume)

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Demaris C. Tompkins (1844-1917) lived on a farm in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, along with her husband, Ira, and her five children. This volume documents her life from 1874 to 1877 with frank descriptions of the challenges of farming, parenting, and living without financial security. There are additions following Demaris' death in 1917, presumably by her daughter, Mabel Lillian Tompkins Dunton, with at least one entry dated, August 18, 1955 that memorialize the Tompkins family.

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Jewish displaced persons photographs, 1945-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:

.1 linear feet (1 box)

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After the Holocaust, millions of Jewish survivors either did not wish to return to their home, could not as a result of continuing antisemitism or as a result of their homes being occupied by new tenants. As a result, 1,800 displaced persons camps opened to accomodate these refugees until they could return home or immigrate elsewhere. The Displaced persons photographs consist of 64 black and white photographs of life in at least two displaced persons camps after the Holocaust, dating from 1945 to 1946.

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Leon I. Hyman papers relating to managed care, 1950-2015 (inclusive) 1968-1974 (bulk)

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.63 linear feet (2 boxes)

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Leon I. Hyman (1927-2019) was an insurance executive. His papers relate to manage care and document his role in the development of the earliest private sector hospitalization review program. This program of pre-admission testing before non-acute patients entered the hospital was subsequently used as a model for Medicare and Medicaid.

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Germania Orchestra records, 1857-1918 (inclusive) 1857-1896 (bulk)

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.4 linear feet (1 box)

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The Germania Orchestra was founded in 1856 with its stated object being "the cultivation of skill and diffusion of taste in Music; the faithful fulfillment of all engagements, and the elevation of the Music Profession." The Orchestra operated for more than forty years before merging with the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1900. This collection consists of two copies of the constitution and by-laws and five minute books documenting the operation of the Germania Orchestra, dating from October 26, 1857 to May 22, 1896.

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Indian photograph album, circa 1910s-1920s (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume(s)

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This photograph album contains 21 black and white photographs of village life in India taken around the 1910s and 1920s by an unidentified photographer.

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Photograph album of Sidi Bishr prison camp, Egypt, during World War I, 1911-1967 (inclusive) 1917-1919 (bulk)

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.33 linear feet (1 box)

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This album primarily features photographs taken in Sidi Bishr Camp, a prisoner of war camp located near Alexandria, Egypt, during World War I. Believed to be assembled by German missionary, [Johannes or Johan] Hahn, it contains photographs of soldiers and civilians taken throughout the camp from 1917-1919, many of which were taken by photographer Theodor Kofler (1877-1957). The album also contains a few photographs of Hahn's family and his missionary work in Africa.

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USS California and USS Shawmut photograph albums, 1920-1926 (inclusive)

Extent:

.33 linear feet (1 box)

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This collection of 3 photo albums of the USS California and USS Shawmut were compiled by an unnamed sailor in 1920-1926. Each album contains black and white photographs and photo postcards primarily of the two U.S. Navy ships and sailors. The photos include images of their interiors and exteriors, biplanes, observation balloons, munitions, crew members posing on and below deck, naval officers, and military ceremonies. The albums also include family photographs, various landscapes and buildings, and photo postcards of other U.S. naval ships.

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