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Box BW-8

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Contains 3 Results:

Ellen Bankes Friend handwritten recipe book

 Collection — Box: BW-8, Folder: 1
Identifier: MS-0745
Abstract

Ellen Bankes Friend (born Ellen Pigeon) (1816-1883) was married to John Bankes Friend (1808-1881), a Director of the Globe Insurance Company, and a Governor of Christ's Hospital in England. This collection includes a handwritten recipe book and one loose leaf recipe, previously folded into the book, compiled by Ellen. The recipe book is dated February 14, 1840.

Dates: 1840 February 14

Margery Pope handwritten recipe book

 Collection — Box: BW-8, Folder: 2
Identifier: MS-0750
Abstract

Margery Pope was approximately born in 1909 and apparently lived her life in and around Southampton, England during World War II. This item is a recipe book once owned by Pope and also includes loose recipes, printed and handwritten, which were previously inserted in the book's rear pocket. The notebook spans from 1938 to 1947.

Dates: 1938 - 1947

Broadside advertising American elk exhibition at the Lyceum Theatre, London

 Collection — Box: BW-8, Folder: 3
Identifier: MS-0756
Abstract

In 1765, a building was erected on an adjacent site of today's Lyceum Theatre by the architect James Payne for exhibitions and, later, for other entertainments. The theatre finally became a licensed house in 1809. One of these entertainments was that of the exhibition of an American Elk in 1792, as noted in this broadside printed in 1792 in London.

Dates: 1792