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Taylor (Rebecca) Commonplace Book
Biomed.0025  
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  • Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Title: Rebecca Taylor commonplace book
    Creator: Taylor, Rebecca
    Identifier/Call Number: Biomed.0025
    Physical Description: 1 unknown (1 manuscript)
    Date (inclusive): 1789-1844
    Language of Material: English .

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    Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 5391972 

    Scope and Contents

    Collection consists of a commonplace book, containing medical recipes interspersed with poems, quotations, and observations on a wide variety of subjects. Nearly every entry is cited, although only very briefly. The dates on the citations range from 1789-1844, with the bulk of them falling between 1801 and 1829.