Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
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Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Mrs. C. H. Hales Recipe Book must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Mrs. C. H. Hales Recipe Book, M2017-047, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
The Mrs. C. H. Hales Recipe Book was purchased by Special Collections in April 2015.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Mrs. C. H. Hales Recipe Book was completed in October 2017.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a recipe book, likely created by Mrs. C. H. Hales, possibly of Portland, Oregon. The cookbook is undated and the contents do not provide any hints as to when it may have been created, as most recipes are unattributed. However, the recipes represent a wide variety of foods, and Mrs. Hales created a manual index at the front. There are recipe for candies, soups, fish, poultry, meats, pasta, vegetables, salads, breads, pickles, preservers, desserts, and even a few cocktails.
In addtion to Mrs. Hales' handwritten recipes, the recipe book contains some printed sources and seperate scraps of paper.