Category Archives: Closed Collection

Friday Food: William Kitchiner’s Recipe for Wow Wow Sauce, 1817

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

William Kitchiner claimed to have a medical degree, but there is no evidence of his ever actually attending university.  His eccentric, epicurean dinner parties are his primary claim to fame.  He also invented a condiment he called Wow Wow Sauce, … Continue reading →

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Friday Food: Catharine Beecher’s Recipe for Rhubarb Tart, 1846

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

Catharine Beecher (1800-1878), the sister of the abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe, was an early feminist and advocate of women’s education.  Beecher was at the forefront of the home economics movement in the nineteenth century.  She sought to increase the status … Continue reading →

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Albert & Mary Lord Collection

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

Albert Bates Lord and Mary Louise Lord’s private libraries were donated by the generous Lord family to the University of Missouri Libraries in 2010. A University of Missouri Classics and English Professor, John Miles Foley and former student of Albert … Continue reading →

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