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Receueil d'Observations

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0095-Item 0032
Abstract

This bound nineteenth-century French manuscript is a sort of commonplace book, written in part and compiled by Jean-Pierre-Casimir Marcassus de Puymaurin, records his observations about many different subjects, including agriculture, rural economic concerns, manufacturing developments, scientific experiments, medical and pharmacological remedies and recipes, historical events, and political topics.

Dates: 1825-1841

Receipts for dyeing wool and woolen cloths

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0103
Abstract

Titled "Receipts for dyeing wool and woolen cloths," this manuscript book of receipts is attributed to John Rauch, dated 1814.

Dates: 1814

Recipes

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0123
Abstract

This 1830s-era booklet belonged to an unknown individual associated with the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and contains recipes for lotions, pills, inks, dyes, mouthwashes, plasters, ointments, and other substances for everyday use. It also contains treatments for several medical conditions including whooping cough, drunkenness, dysentery, and toothache.

Dates: approximately 1830s

Recipes for cake, pies, pudding

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0102
Abstract

Although the compiler of this late nineteenth-century manuscript recipe book is unknown, in many instances, names and dates are attributed to the entries. The majority of the recipes in the volume are, as the title suggests, desserts and baked goods such as cakes, puddings, and breads. The remaining entries can be categorized as main dishes or medicinal receipts for treating various illnesses and conditions.

Dates: approximately 1867-1888

Instructional dyeing receipt book

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0161
Abstract

This manuscript by Heinrich Studer is written in German and gives instructions for dyeing, bleaching, and textile printing.

Dates: circa 1842-1889

F.L. Toppin collection of branded product cookbooks and recipes, 1920s-1950s

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0830
Abstract

This collection consists of cookbooks, recipe booklets, and newspaper clippings with household hints incorporating brand-name products, dating from the 1920s to the 1950s.

Dates: approximately 1920s-1950s

Virden family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0489
Abstract

This collection relates to the Virden (or Virdin) family of Delaware, specifically Samuel Virden (1793-1876) of Kent County and his descendants. Samuel's children and their spouses also figure prominently in this collection. The Virden family papers, spanning the years 1783-1901, consist of thirty-six letters, receipts, deeds, accounts, and other documents.

Dates: 1783-1901; Majority of material found within 1820s-1860s

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Recipes 30
Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions--History--19th century 13
Cookbooks 11
Clippings (information artifacts) 8
Formulas, recipes, etc--History--19th century 8
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Formulas, recipes, etc 7
Manuals (instructional materials) 7
Commonplace books 6
Cooking, American--History--19th century 5
Cooking, American--History--20th century 4
Scrapbooks 4
Color in the textile industries--History--19th century 3
Cooking--History--19th century 3
Dyers 3
Dyes and dyeing--Handbooks, manuals, etc. 3
Dyes and dyeing--History--19th century 3
Housekeeping--History--19th century 3
Instructions (document genre) 3
Brochures 2
Climatology--Observations--History--19th century 2
Cooking--History--18th century 2
Correspondence 2
Deeds 2
Ephemera (general) 2
Food industry and trade 2
Home Economics--United States--20th century 2
Housekeeping 2
Ledgers (account books) 2
Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions--History--18th century 2
Photographs 2
Receipts (financial records) 2
Soldiers 2
Students 2
Swatches 2
Account books 1
Administrative records 1
Advertising--Food 1
Advertising--United States--History--20th century 1
African American churches-History--20th century 1
African American cooking--History--20th century 1
African American fraternal organizations--History--20th century 1
African American schools-History--20th century 1
African Americans--Delaware--20th century--Interviews 1
African Americans--Education--Delaware--History--20th century 1
Agriculture--France--History--18th century 1
Agriculture--France--History--19th century 1
Agriculture--History--19th century 1
Allentown (Pa.) 1
Apprentices 1
Audio cassette 1
Awards 1
Bank statements 1
Birth certificates 1
Bonds (legal records) 1
Bookbinding--History--19th century 1
Boston (Mass.) 1
Boyce (Va.) 1
Budgets 1
Businesspeople 1
Businesspeople--Delaware--History--19th century 1
Bylaws (administrative records) 1
Calligraphy (visual works) 1
Canton (Mass.)--History--19th century 1
Chemists (scientists) 1
Clarke County (Va.) 1
Coastwise shipping--Massachusetts--Boston--History--18th century 1
Commercial correspondence 1
Community Life--Delaware--Newark--History--20th century 1
Constitutions 1
Convenience foods 1
Cooking, German 1
Cooking, Swedish 1
Cork (Ireland)--Description and travel 1
Diaries 1
Directories 1
Dyes and dyeing--Chemistry 1
Education--Delaware--Newark--History--20th century 1
Egypt--Description and travel 1
Families--Delaware--History--19th century 1
Farmers 1
Financial Statements--History--18th century 1
Financial Statements--History--19th century 1
Fireworks--History--19th century 1
Food--Social aspects--20th century 1
France--History--18th century 1
France--History--19th century 1
Galley proofs 1
Genealogies (histories) 1
Genealogy 1
Hale-Byrnes House (Newark, Del.) 1
Harrison (N.Y.)--Description and travel 1
Hatters 1
Herbs--Therapeutic use--History--19th century 1
Historic buildings 1
Histories (literature genre) 1
Household appliances 1
Interviews 1
Journals (accounts) 1
Kent County (Del.) 1
Limerick (Limerick, Ireland)--Description and travel 1
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Language
English 30
Latin 3
German 2
French 1
Swedish 1
 
Names
Creator unidentified 10
American Association of University Women 1
American Association of University Women. Delaware Division 1
American Association of University Women. Mill Creek Hundred Branch (Del.) 1
Baker, Mary 1