Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from Bettie D. Cramer Manuscript Book must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Bettie D. Cramer Manuscript Book, Ms2013-062, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Acquisition Information

The Bettie D. Cramer Manuscript Book was purchased by Special Collections in 2013.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Bettie D. Cramer Manuscript Book was completed in September 2013.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a manuscript receipt book created by/belonging to Bettie D. Cramer of Wheeling, WV, c. 1883. Some of the content of the manuscript book is likely dated to 1883 and 1884 but there is a possibility that other content was added later. The manuscript book includes recipes gathered from other people, some of which are possibly Cramer's family members. Other recipes in the book are clippings from newspapers and other printed publications. The notebook also includes housekeeping tips and cleaning products. Some of the earlier pages include written elocution exercises and descriptions of physical exercises suggesting that the notebook was repurposed for recipes later on.

The majority of the pages of the notebook are detached from the binding resulting in a particularly fragile condition.

Arrangement

The majority of the pages are detached from the binding, so the pages are arranged in the order in which they were received.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• History of Food and Drink
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• West Virginia