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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Book for Receipts Recipe Book

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
The collection consists of a recipe book titled "Book for Receipts" written in England in 1731 by at least two authors--names unknown. Recipes focus largely on delicacies, not on staple meals, and home remedies.
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Book for Receipts Recipe Book 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

The collection consists of a recipe book titled "Book for Receipts" written in England in 1731 by at least two authors--names unknown. Recipes focus largely on delicacies, not on staple meals, and home remedies.
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Book of Protection, In Syriac

0.03 Cubic Feet 1 letter folder

The book of protection, in Syriac is a scarce and richly-illustrated miniature manuscript compendium of protective charms in Syriac. It contains prayers and incantations invoking saints and others for protection against fear, implements of war, sickness, lunacy, headaches, dogs, and the evil eye, wolves, snakes, scorpions, and much else.

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Book of Protection, In Syriac 0.03 Cubic Feet 1 letter folder

The book of protection, in Syriac is a scarce and richly-illustrated miniature manuscript compendium of protective charms in Syriac. It contains prayers and incantations invoking saints and others for protection against fear, implements of war, sickness, lunacy, headaches, dogs, and the evil eye, wolves, snakes, scorpions, and much else.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Culinary Pamphlet Collection

8.6 Cubic Feet 8 boxes; 1 oversize folder
The collection includes small publications and pamphlets created and distributed by culinary, appliance, and food-related companies from about the 1870s to the 1990s. Most pamphlets contain advertisements, recipes, product information, testimonials, or some combination of all four.
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Culinary Pamphlet Collection 8.6 Cubic Feet 8 boxes; 1 oversize folder

The collection includes small publications and pamphlets created and distributed by culinary, appliance, and food-related companies from about the 1870s to the 1990s. Most pamphlets contain advertisements, recipes, product information, testimonials, or some combination of all four.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Daisy Starbird Manuscript Cookbook

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
The collection includes a manuscript cookbook containing recipes, home remedies, and crochet instructions written in several different hands.
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Daisy Starbird Manuscript Cookbook 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Starbird, Daisy B. (Brunswick, Maine)
The collection includes a manuscript cookbook containing recipes, home remedies, and crochet instructions written in several different hands.
College of William and Mary

Diary (Medical)

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Diary, 1934-1951, of the medical issues and remedies of an unknown male. Includes listings of remedies from "Mother," "Nellie", and "Dad," as well as general remedies. Also includes detailed notes of the visits with his doctor, which seem to occur weekly, as well as detailed notes about his condition and symptoms.

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Diary (Medical) 0.02 Linear Feet

Diary, 1934-1951, of the medical issues and remedies of an unknown male. Includes listings of remedies from "Mother," "Nellie", and "Dad," as well as general remedies. Also includes detailed notes of the visits with his doctor, which seem to occur weekly, as well as detailed notes about his condition and symptoms.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Earl Palmer Appalachian Photograph and Artifact Collection

8 Cubic Feet 8 boxes (not including the artifact collection)
This collection contains the photographs of Earl Palmer, an award-winning photographer from Cambria, Virginia, whose work depicted the landscape and traditional culture of rural Appalachia in Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Materials date frome 1880 to 1989, but are primarily from the 1940s to the 1970s. The collection is divided among the following series: photographs, duplicate photographs, written materials, oversize photographs, and artifacts.
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Earl Palmer Appalachian Photograph and Artifact Collection 8 Cubic Feet 8 boxes (not including the artifact collection)

Palmer, Earl, 1905-1996
This collection contains the photographs of Earl Palmer, an award-winning photographer from Cambria, Virginia, whose work depicted the landscape and traditional culture of rural Appalachia in Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Materials date frome 1880 to 1989, but are primarily from the 1940s to the 1970s. The collection is divided among the following series: photographs, duplicate photographs, written materials, oversize photographs, and artifacts.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

English Receipt/Home Remedy Book,

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
The collection contains a handwritten book of English recipes and home remedies, with the last few pages devoted to a description of quilting designs and a "list of plate in use" for 1838.
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English Receipt/Home Remedy Book, 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

The collection contains a handwritten book of English recipes and home remedies, with the last few pages devoted to a description of quilting designs and a "list of plate in use" for 1838.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Hertford Receipt Book

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
This collection consist of a handwritten book from Hertford, England, containing recipes for home remedies, household items, rat poison, cakes, breads, meats, stews, beverages (ales), and more.
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Hertford Receipt Book 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

This collection consist of a handwritten book from Hertford, England, containing recipes for home remedies, household items, rat poison, cakes, breads, meats, stews, beverages (ales), and more.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Home Remedies Manual

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
This collection is a circa 1921 home remedies manual created by Samuel Hodgkins, a New York farmer. The manual contains recipes for making household items like paint and illness remedies for both humans and horses.
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Home Remedies Manual 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Hodgkins, Samuel (New York)
This collection is a circa 1921 home remedies manual created by Samuel Hodgkins, a New York farmer. The manual contains recipes for making household items like paint and illness remedies for both humans and horses.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Household Management Ledger

0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box
The collection consists of a daybook containing recipes, household remedies, and household cleaning tips, both handwritten and clipped from newspapers.
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Household Management Ledger 0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box

The collection consists of a daybook containing recipes, household remedies, and household cleaning tips, both handwritten and clipped from newspapers.

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