Commonplace books.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Anne B. Barrett Papers
The journal, written in Hartland, Vt., contains household hints, remedies for illnesses, lists of herbs and their uses, and a recipe for madder. The journal is accompanied by a four-page document headed: To dye scarlet red on woolen, which contains dye recipes for red, green and other colors.
Mary Ferguson diaries
Moses Coit Tyler collection
Diaries, lecture notes, and commonplace books by Moses Coit Tyler, and letters to him from others.
Robert J. Leach papers
The collection documents Leach's determination and expression of his sexual identity, his life as a closeted gay, his coming out, and his emotional life as a gay American abroad and on Nantucket Island, as well as the details of his family life, friendships, and Leach family genealogy. The collection also includes correspondence from Robert Leach describing his donations, providing context for his collection at Cornell.