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Record type	Count
Books and printed items	10
Archives	3

Collection group	Count
Cookery Collection	10
Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture	3

Subject	Count
gardening	13
home economics	13
landlord and tenant	6
dwellings	6
children	6
architecture, domestic	6
household employees	6
medicine, popular	3
home	3
community life	3

People and organisations	Count
Davidson, H. C	6
Davidson, H C	6
Lenihan, J M A	2
Millet-Robinet, Cora (1798-1890)	2
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)	2
Herdman, Madge	2
Herdman, William	2
Thomas, Ceridwen	1
Miles, Alfred H (1848-1929)	1
Ritson, Mrs	1

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From 1900	10

Latest date	Count
Up to 1899	2
Up to 1999	11

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The family week-end book

Irving, Beryl Irene

[1941]

Includes recipes from old cookery books, gardening, games, hobbies, homely remedies and etiquette.

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Digitised copy of volume 1 available on the Internet Archive as part of the UK Medical Heritage Library Project

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Maison rustique des dames (v.1)

Millet-Robinet, Cora (1798-1890)

[1877]

Includes indexes.

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Maison rustique des dames (v.2)

Millet-Robinet, Cora (1798-1890)

[1877]

Includes indexes.

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Dialect recording in Humshaugh, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A

07 Jun 1939

[Side 1] William and Madge compare share of domestic chores, incl. work in garden, sewing, darning and washing. [Side 2] Amy and Madge discuss attending ARP [=Air Raid Precautions] meetings, describe ...

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The household oracle : a popular referee on subjects of household enquiry : including: - house building, buying and renting; house furnishing and decoration; housekeeping and domestic cookery; plain and fancy needlework; home farming, gardening, medicine; law; an epitome of the history of the world and the growth of the human family; the formation of our mother tongue and the rules of English grammar; a dictionary of religions; stepping stones of English history and a sketch of the English constitution setting forth the rights, privileges and duties of the English householder parochial, municipal, imperial; the story of the calendar, standards of weights and measures; arithmetical tables and tables of interest and a ready reckoner; household amusements, games, chess, cards and other indoor games, dancing, swimming, etiquette

Miles, Alfred H (1848-1929)

[1897?]

Double column text.

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Dialect recording in Humshaugh, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A

07 Jun 1939

[Side 1] Mrs. Ritson and Madge discuss embroidery for church bazaar, compare hand sewing with machine sewing, mention range of home-baked breads and cakes available at bazaar. [Side 2] William and Mad...

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Digitised copy of volume 3 available on the Internet Archive as part of the UK Medical Heritage Library Project

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