Overview
Cookbook containing recipes, household advice, etc. of Harriet C. Merrick.
Dates
- Creation: 1842
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Originals closed; use digital images or microfilm.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the cookbook created by Harriet C. Merrick, as well as copyright in other papers in the collection, may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
1 folderThe cookbook offers an important glimpse into New England foodways and contains some practical advice related to the upkeep of the home. Most of the recipes are desserts, including currant pudding, jumbles and gingerbread, which may have been family favorites. Other desserts were created to mark special events, such as election cake. Most of the recipes are legibly handwritten in ink. There are a few, written in pencil, that may be difficult to read. Also included are notes and recipes, which were signed by or attributed to relatives or friends, including Cornelia [?], Mary I. Barstow and Fanny Stebbins.
BIOGRAPHY
Harriet C. Merrick was most likely born in New England, possibly in the town of Springfield, Massachusetts.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 93-M43
The cookbook of Harriet C. Merrick was transferred from the Schlesinger Library book department in 1993.
MICROFILM OF COLLECTION
Collection is available on microfilm (M-133, D26, 1 reel, 35 mm.), from Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, through interlibrary loan.
Processing Information
The collection was previously cataloged as 641.5/M56
Processed: 1993
By: Anne Engelhart
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch01779
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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