Katherine G. Cary Manuscript Recipe Book,, 1915

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish material from the Katherine G. Cary Manuscript Recipe Book must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Katherine G. Cary Manuscript Recipe Book, Ms2013-005, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Cary, Katherine Roy Gordon, b.1895
Abstract:
This collection consists of a recipe book containing printed and handwritten recipes compiled by Katherine G. Cary. Recipes include soups, breads, fish, salad dressing, sauces, pickles, and more.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Katherine G. Cary Manuscript Recipe Book, Ms2013-005, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains the recipe book of Katherine G. Cary entitled "Recipes: My Friends' and My Own," circa 1900. The front free endpaper of the book is signed by Katherine G. Cary. Mrs. Cary has penned some 107 recipes, mostly unattributed but one or two by friends or relations. Recipes include soups (Watercress Soup and Chestnut Soup), breads, fish and poultry (Lobster Newburg, Jellied Chicken, and partridge), salad dressing, sauces, pickles, and more.

Biographical / historical:

Katherine Roy Gordon was born in 1895 in Virginia. She was a member of the Armistead Gordon family and married to John Barry Cary the youngest son of Thomas Archibald Cary and the grandson of Colonel John Baytop Cary. It is probable that the manuscript portion of this volume was started early in her marriage, somewhere between 1915 and 1920.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased by Special Collections in January 2013.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Katherine G. Cary Manuscript Recipe Book was completed in February 2013.