Mrs. C. H. Hales Recipe Book
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a recipe book, likely created by Mrs. C. H. Hales, possibly of Portland, Oregon. The cookbook is undated and the contents do not provide any hints as to when it may have been created, as most recipes are unattributed. However, the recipes represent a wide variety of foods, and Mrs. Hales created a manual index at the front. There are recipe for candies, soups, fish, poultry, meats, pasta, vegetables, salads, breads, pickles, preservers, desserts, and even a few cocktails.
In addtion to Mrs. Hales' handwritten recipes, the recipe book contains some printed sources and seperate scraps of paper.
Dates
- n.d.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Mrs. C. H. Hales Recipe Book must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains a recipe book, likely created by Mrs. C. H. Hales, possibly of Portland, Oregon.
Acquisition Information
The Mrs. C. H. Hales Recipe Book was purchased by Special Collections in April 2015.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Mrs. C. H. Hales Recipe Book was completed in October 2017.
- Title
- Mrs. C. H. Hales Recipe Book, n.d.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- 2017 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu