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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Household Management Ledger, Ms2012-085, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The collection was acquired by Special Collections prior to 2008.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Household Management Ledger was completed in January 2013.

This daybook was found in a box titled Gallaher Family, with two other ledgers: Hite Family Genealogy Notes, Ms2012-083, and Olive Family Genealogy Notes, Ms2012-086. No obvious connection could be found between the three ledgers, so they were processed as separate collections.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a daybook containing recipes, home remedies, and household cleaning mixtures. Recipes include appetizers, entrees, and desserts; for example, rusks, corned beef, and sugar cake. Hard soap and "family grease soap" are some of the cleaning supplies described. Some examples of the home remedies are ointment, salve, salve for burns, and cures for a felon. Loose clippings found in the volume were removed to a separate folder.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Folk, historical, and patent medicine
• History of Food and Drink
• Home economics
• Traditional medicine

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Household Management Ledger by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).