Elliott family papers
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Elliott family papers
- Date
- 1894-1899, undated (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.68 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Recipes.
- Cooking -- Kentucky.
- Cooking
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged chronologically.
- Preferred Citation
- 2016ms042: Elliott family papers, 1894-1899, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Dr. William Mac Elliott (1873-1935) and Margaret Snoddy Elliott (1874-1949) lived in central Kentucky. They were the parents of Margaret Jewell, nee Elliott (1905-1984) who also spent her life in central Kentucky. Margaret Jewell and Robert Berry Jewell (1896-1986) were the parents of Frances Jewell Hammond (1938-present).
- Scope and Content
- The Elliot family papers (dated 1894-1899; 0.68 cubic feet; 2 boxes) comprise the handwritten recipes, newspaper clippings, cookery, and cookbooks collected and used by the Elliott family of central Kentucky. Several of the books contain recipes pasted into other books, including a note book and a Central University of Kentucky course catalog from 1896.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
The Favorite Cook Book with handwritten recipes, 1894
Interleavings, undated
Cookbook pasted into Central University of Kentucky 1896-1897 Course Catalog, 1896
What to Cook and How to Cook It recipe book with handwritten and pasted in additions, 1899
Interleavings - letters, clipped and written recipes, 1899
Cookbook, undated
Recipe book with recipes pasted over notes and other schoolwork, undated
Interleavings, handwritten and clipped recipes, undated
- Box 2, folder 3
Scope and Contents
Interleavings from recipe book with recipes posted over notes and other schoolwork.
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