Folder 10 - Research Files: Cooking/Table Decorations/Food Preservation

File — Box: 1, Folder: 10

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists mostly of the administrative records of the Westville organization, including visitor records, financial records, research materials, inter-organizational communications and some materials from John Mahan, one of the founders of the Lumpkin phase of Westville.

1915-2013 7 boxes (7 c.f.)

Dates

Creation: Majority of material found within 1915 - 2013

Full Extent

From the Collection: 7 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Materials Specific Details

This folder contains:Early American Kitchens, Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1927 (Brochure)Samplings from Westville's Syrup Kettle (Handmade Booklet) Hearth Cookery: Authentic Recipes from Americas' Past, compiled by Violet Moore Customs on the Table Top: How New England Housewives Set Out Their Tables, by Helen Sprackling, Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts"The Oldest America Colonial Cookery", by William Styron in McCall's, July 1968"Entertaining in America in the Eighteenth Century", by Louise Conway Belden in Antiques, December 1986 The Festive Tradition: Table Decoration and Desserts in America, 1650-1900, by Louise Conway Belden, 1983Tullie's Receipts: Nineteenth Century Plantation Plain Style Southern Cooking and Living The Carolina Housewife, by Sarah Rutledge, 1935 The Virginia House-Wife, by Mary Randolph, 1824"It's Time to Braid the Onions: The Traditional Onion String Stores Well for the Winter and is Decorative, Too" - Newspaper clipping - Correspondence - Handwritten Notes