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Cookery Collection11
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cooking2
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Robinson, Matthew1
Southgate, Henry (1818-1888)1
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The accomplish'd housewife : or, the gentlewoman's companion... Concluding with some serious instructions for the conduct of the fair sex, with regard to their duty towards God, and towards their neighbours

1745

Anon. Includes index. Contents: I. Reflections on the education of the fair sex; with characters for their imitation. -- II. The penman's advice to the ladies; or the art of writing made easy, and...

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Cooking People

1966

Correspondence to and from Bateman regarding contributors and permissions for 'Cooking People'. Correspondents include Elizabeth David and Len Deighton, letter regarding cost of using recipes, review ...

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This England

1968

This England: selections from the New Statesman column 1934-1968 edited by Bateman, published by Penguin in 1969. Memorandum of Agreement dated 26th July 1968, correspondence regarding royalties, type...

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Atticus

01/05/1969 - 1971

Material relating to Bateman's appointment as 'Atticus'. Files include newspaper articles announcing Bateman as the new Atticus writer for the Sunday Times, letters to and from Dr Leavis and Quintin ...

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Recipes in Verse

1980

Correspondence to and from Bateman and research for article on recipes written in verse, printed copy of John Keat’s Porridge by V McCabe, reference list for Recipes in Verse, typed and hand-written...

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Publishers corresondence and contracts

c1966-1991

2 files of material relating to Bateman's contact with various publishers. Contracts relating to The Best Food in the World; The Sunday Times Cookbook; The Canterbury Pewside Book; Cook’s Tour; L...

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Book of Real Bread

1980

Correspondence for book entry into 1982 Glenfiddich Awards, Christmas bread recipe, draft agreement of book contract with handwritten amendments, correspondence regarding publication and publicity, bo...

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Gisele Mardon Cookery Collection

1650 - 2015

The Gisele Mardon Cookery Collection consists of over 4000 cookery books collected by Gisele Mardon throughout her lifetime and gifted to Leeds University Libraries in 2019 by her husband John. Over ...

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