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Elvira Jane Hanna Receipt Book,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-052

Scope and Content

The collection contains a book holding both recipes and receipts, likely written by an Elvira Jane Hanna whose name is signed on many of the volume's pages. The recipes include Sweet Potato Waffles, Turtle Soup, Bacon Frase, Ginger Beer, Cottage Pudding, Panada, Arrow Root Jelly, Oyster Pie, and Election Cake. The receipts in the collection are medical, cataloguing purchases of tonics, cleaning methods, and hair restoratives. There are 49 written pages of recipes. Several pages have been excised and others damaged. The recipes are written on thin paper, and the author skips every other page to maintain legibility. The book was likely written in the mid nineteenth century.

Dates

  • mid 19th century

Creator

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the Elvira Jane Hanna Receipt Book must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Biographical Note

The author, who signs her name Elvira Jane Hanna, is likely Elvira Jane Foreman, daughter of William Percy Foreman and Margaret Minerva Hanna. Born in Pope County, Illinois on October 24, 1837, Elvira Jane Hanna married three times. In 1854, Elvira married Thomas Jefferson Glass, with whom she had two known children. She then married John W. Dillard in 1863 and they had five children. Her final marriage was to Simon Cottom in 1880. Elvira died in Denmark, Illinois on February 23, 1905.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The collection contains a book holding both recipes and medical receipts, likely written by an Elvira Jane Hanna whose name is signed on many of the volume's pages. The recipes include Sweet Potato Waffles, Turtle Soup, Bacon Frase, Ginger Beer, Cottage Pudding, Panada, Arrow Root Jelly, Oyster Pie, and Election Cake.

Acquisition Information

The Elvira Jane Hanna Receipt Book was purchased by Special Collections in April 2013.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Elvira Jane Hanna Receipt Book was completed in August 2013.

Title
Elvira Jane Hanna Receipt Book, mid 19th century
Status
Completed
Author
Hannah Bochain, Student Assistant and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
Date
© 2013 Virginia Tech. All rights reserved.
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository

Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308