Waldavet Club Recipes Manuscript Recipe Book

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
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Phone: (540) 231-6308
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Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Waldavet Club Recipes Manuscript Recipe Book, 1954, Ms2022-050, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Waldavet Club
Abstract:
This collection includes a handwritten recipe book made with wooden covers. The book is from "Christmas 1954" and entitled "Waldavet Club Recipes." Most of the recipes are for desserts.
Language:
Materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Waldavet Club Recipes Manuscript Recipe Book, 1954, Ms2022-050, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes a handwritten recipe book made with wooden covers. The outside cover says "Kitchen Scraps," and the inside of the book has a handwritten title "Waldavet Club Recipes." The book is from "Christmas 1954." This book may have been a gift to Ella Kesner from Daisy Wilson. Most of the recipes are for desserts and have names next to them, possibly for the club member who contributed the recipe. There are also a few magazine cutout recipes at the front of the manuscript.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in September 2014.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Waldavet Club Recipes Manuscript Recipe Book was completed in September 2022.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
History of Food and Drink
Cookbooks