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Cookery--Virginia

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Anne T. Chapman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 C37
Scope and Contents Papers, 1884-1954, of Anne T. Chapman of Madison, Wisconsin and Williamsburg, Virginia.  She was a civic and social leader in the community of Williamsburg who served as librarian of the Williamsburg Public Library from 1910-1942. Papers include correspondence, diaries, photographs, and newspaper clippings and concern Gamma Phi Beta, the Williamsburg Civic League, the Williamsburg Public Library, the Williamsburg Garden Club, Bruton Parish Church, and public health.Additions...
Dates: 1884-1954

R.B. Cringan Recipe Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV R10
Scope and Contents

Receipt [recipe] book, ca. 1890, of R. B. Cringan, Richmond, Va. which includes home remedies and loose papers.

Dates: circa 1890

Richard G. Dunn Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.2 D93
Scope and Contents

Papers, 1835-1881, of Richard G. Dunn, City Point, Prince George County, Va. including accounts of him and his wife, Sarah A. Dunn but mostly consisting of accounts of Dunn as executor of the estates of Daniel Eppes and Lucretia Thweatt and as assignee of J.E. Hubard. Includes recipes, 1848, for plum cake.

Dates: 1835-1881

Elizabeth Hilleary Recipe Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV R4
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1830

Isabella Furnace Account Book (Page County, Va.)

 Collection — Box MsV Box 60, Volume: Mss. MsV Afu5
Identifier: Mss. MsV Afu5
Scope and Contents

Account book, 1827-1842, of Isabella Furnace, Page County, Va. which includes account book, 1850-1854, of Caroline Furnace. Includes recipes for buttermilk muffins, corn bread and cakes and pies; and accounts for clothing and shoes.

Dates: 1827-1874

Smith-Walker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.1 Sm8
Scope and Contents This collection of 3,098 pieces, dated about 1764-1916, consists of papers of a family of Smiths who lived at Smith's Cross Roads, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and the Walker family who lived at Brunswick County, Virginia. Most of the papers are dated about 1860-1900. Some of the more interesting works include the following: A letter concerning news of the State Legislature (Va.), amending laws regarding transporting slaves across state lines, dated 28 Dec. 1806. A...
Dates: 1764-1916