One of 18 scrapbooks on Wood's career, containing letters, postcards, photographs, clippings, and miscellany; compiled by Nan Wood Graham, sister of Grant Wood.
"This exhibition has been designed to dramatize the contrast between American art in the 1930's and 1950's. The painters who represent the decade of the thirties are the majority of those who were at that time considered the leading progressive...
This cookbook manuscript is comprised of one manscript sewn inside another. The first, dated 1824, is in a very neat hand. The second, in a different hand, includes the dates 1851 and 1855. Both sections of the book contain many recipes for cakes,...
The book includes recipes, along with some purchases, and the haying dates for 1838-1851. There are 31 pages of which 11 are written. (4 x 6 5/8 in., 10 x 17 cm.) Recipes include: Wafers, Jumbles, Diet Bread, Wonders, A light Cake baked in cups,...
This cookbook has 15 pages of which all are written, and it has hard cover plates. The name Mrs. Sparkman is written in pencil on the inside front cover, circa 1850-1870. Recipes include: Mrs. Adams mince meat, Champagne punch, Black Cake, Ginger...
This book has 28 pages of which 27 are written. Circa 1900-1920. "I think this was Debb's M. J. C." is written on the cover. Inside is written "Preface by G.P. B. This little book Learned in gastronomy Teaches its cook to use economy." Recipes...
This cookbook dates circa 1920-1930. On the cover there is an original color drawing of a woman in the kitchen reading a cookbook while working over her kitchen table with her pet cat at her feet. There are 28 pages of which 14 are written. Recipes...
This cookbook has 20 pages of which 20 are written. Recipes include: White Apple Sauce, Terrapins, Butter Biscuit, Clam Pancakes, To Fry oysters, Oyster Pie, Roast Ducks, Calf's feet turtle soup, To draw or melt butter, Drawn Butter, Gravy for...
This book was compiled by Mother Armstrong for Helen, October 1933. It has a label saying: "Purchased from Strawbridge & Clothier Philadelphia." In the rear is pasted in: Wit & "Wittles" by Phil Baker from Armour & Co., a little 16 page pamphlet...
Anonymous, circa 1900-1920. This handwritten notebook has 64 pages of which 33 pages are written. Some of the more unusual recipes are: Olive Oil Pickles, Cherry Honey, Pecan Sticks, Brown War Cake, Mock angel food cake.
Anonymous, circa 1900. There are 136 pages of which 68 are written. Reecipes include: Bread Rusks, Pea Soup, Imperial, Tapioaca Jelly, Ground Rice Blanc Mange, Wafer Puddings, Spiced Beef, etc.
Anonymous, but it may have belonged to Margaret Waters or Margaret Smith, possibly from Georgetown, D.C.The first lines appear to be a manumission document. Also included are expenses, presumably for Margaret Smith and paid by a third party. The...