Recipes and household hints collected by Dorothy Mary Leak

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 MS 899
  • Dates of Creation
    • ca.1920-1939
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 27 ff. in 1 envelope Some items are written in various hands, others are press-cuttings from the Yorkshire Evening Post, or extracts from Dorothy Leak's copy of Beeton's everyday cookery (London, [ca.1888]). All are mounted on sheets of white paper

Scope and Content

Recipes and household hints collected by Dorothy Mary Leak, including press cuttings, extracts from Dorothy Leak's copy of Beeton's Everyday Cookery, and handwritten documents.

Administrative / Biographical History

Dorothy Mary Leak (1903-1989) was a sub-librarian in the Brotherton Library, University of Leeds, until her retirement in 1968

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

From the library of the late Miss D.M. Leak, August 1990

Note

In English