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Abraham's Table manuscript 0.50 cubic feet 2 boxes

Theodore, Crystal, 1917-2012
Abraham's Table manuscript, is a typed manuscript of Dr. Crystal Theodore's work Abraham's Table: A Collection of Jewish, Christian and Islamic Recipes and Their Origins. The manuscript includes a narrative description and history of the celebratory foods of the three aforementioned religions as well as recipes.
  1. James Madison University

Carpenter Papers 0.5 Linear Feet 1 box.

Carpener, John, fl. 1800-1820

Papers, 1765-1922, of the Carpenter family of Rockingham County, Virginia. Includes papers of John Carpenter, William Carpenter and Thomas W. Carpenter. Includes letters, 1837, from Tennessee; and letters, 1851-1853, from Missouri; Confederate currency; accounts, 1810-1817, of C. T. Jones with Doctor John B. Botts; the will of Godfrey Hoge of Philadelphia; and a manuscript recipe booklet, ca. 1800.

  1. College of William and Mary

Cookbook (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 0.25 Linear Feet

Cookbook, circa 1900-1910, of an unknown person from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Includes recipes both cut out of a newspaper and glued into the volume as well as hand written recipes. There are also assorted newspaper clippings unrelated to cooking that have been glued into the volume.

  1. College of William and Mary

Eleanor McCartney Papers 0.17 cubic feet 1 box

McCartney, Eleanor
Diary and recipes kept by Eleanor McCartney, of the Winchester, Virginia area.
  1. James Madison University

Elizabeth Hilleary Recipe Book 0.10 Linear Feet

Recipe book of Elizabeth Hilleary. Per note on the inside of the front cover, she lived in Selma, but the state is not given. Book contains manuscript notes and newspaper clippings of recipes. Includes loose handwritten recipes, some written for her cousin Rebecca Duvall and others, and loose newspaper clippings.

  1. College of William and Mary

Goodman and Farrow family journal .04 Cubic Feet 1 legal sized folder

Farrow, Sue A., 1832-1874

This collection consists of a family journal kept by the Goodman and Farrow families of Albemarle county. The journal includes five pages labeled "Black register of births" recording the first names and birth dates of more than 49 enslaved people. Also included are handwritten recipes, a few draft letters, and ancestral information.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Harriet P. Shelden Recipe Book 1.00 Linear Feet

Recipe book, ca. 1820-1900, of Harriet P. Sheldon, Williamsburg [Va.] and Mary B. Curtis, Wilson's Creek, Gloucester County, Va. which includes loose papers and newspaper clippings. The volume includes home remedies and a list of household items. The first portion of the book contains recipe of Williamsburg's women.

  1. College of William and Mary

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