Handwritten recipes, including some on Glasgow School of Cookery stationery from the 1880s
Printed recipes from the Manchester School of Cookery
Printed recipes from the Liverpool School of Cookery
Recipe cuttings from publications
The recipes have been pasted or inserted loose into the pages and were used in teaching cookery classes at the Glasgow School of Cookery. At a later date the Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science has added a label to the front cover titled "The Original Glasgow Cookery Book, 1875" and inside the front cover a printed sheet has been pasted titled "History of the Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science Cookery Book" by Robert Clow, dated May 1972.
Glasgow East End Industrial Exhibition 1903-04 medal awarded to the School for its contribution in the section on women's industries
The exhibition was held at Duke Street, Glasgow, and ran from 9 December 1903 to 9 April 1904. Its aim was to raise funds for Glasgow Royal Infirmary and showcase the work of the artisan classes.
Headed paper of the West End Training School of Cookery , 346 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, with notes of student results written in pencil on the back, c1900-1908
Handwritten record book of diplomas for Cookery and Laundry courses detailing student name, address, date of birth, entry and leaving dates, examination results, award dates and class of diploma
Dorothy Melvin's 'Theory of cookery notes, (rewritten) Sept 1908'. Contains handwritten notes and diagrams.
Dorothy Melvin's copy of "The Glasgow Cookery Book", printed by N Adshead and Son, Glasgow, [1910?]. Recipes annotated in ink by Miss Melvin and book stamped by the College library.
Labour saving kitchen equipment, including dish washing machine, cutlery renovator and refrigerating and ice-making apparatus / Avalmore Engineering Co. Ltd, London
Woodwork for bakers and confectioners: list of revised prices / United Yeast Company Ltd
From James McCallum to W J Anderson regarding arrangements for the Society to take temporary possession of the building
The Red Cross Society were the first to use the new building as a hospital for the duration of the war. Agreements were made on alterations to make it suitable for use as a hospital, fixtures and fittings, insurance, rental, and the condition of the building on being returned to use by the College.
Leaflet, ‘Short emergency scheme of work, to teach classes the explanation and measurements of Food Controllers’ allowance per head’
Food economy handbook - fragile
Typescript copies of Ministry of Food recipe collections including use of hay box; economical cuts of meat; one day’s meals within the rations; meat substitutes; breakfast or supper dishes (1 duplicate); flour substitutes (1 duplicate); puddings, March 1917 - May 1917
Hints to cookery teachers
Points for speakers
Set of ‘Waste not, want not’ leaflets including MF 38 ‘All about soups’ (1 duplicate); MF 39 ‘Delicious stews’ (1 duplicate); MF 37 ‘How to use potatoes!’ (1 duplicate); FE 68 ‘Eighteen very cheap dishes’ (1 duplicate), all fragile
Bundle of miscellaneous typescript recipes
Typescript list of wild foods used as salads and as alternatives to spinach or kale, asparagus, tuberous vegetables.
The Food Economy Campaign was established by the Ministry of Food in 1916. A women’s service held food economy meetings in every town and village, set up over 1200 local Food Economy Campaign committees to encourage food saving through propaganda, persuasion and education.
Letter from F C Gilpin, Brigadier General, regarding the training of soldier cooks, 22 February 1916
Programme for the Conference of Teachers of Domestic Science, May 1917
Minutes of the meeting of the interim standing VAD Committee of the War Executive of the Scottish Branch of the British Red Cross Society, 27 April 1917
Food Economy campaign leaflet
Statement on the Food Economy campaign by Chalmers Watson, 6 April 1917
Patriotic Food League leaflet on 'How to meet the requirements of the Food Controller',
'Food Economy handbook', Ministry of Food
'Emergency cookery syllabus', School Board of Glasgow, April 1917
'Some account of special work done by the College during the years of war', 1917
Printed leaflet and typescript copy (1 duplicate), ‘Suggestions by the Patriotic Food League on how to meet the requirements of the Food Controller’, 28 March 1917
Photocopy of typescript copy of Dr Chalmers Watson’s paper on setting up a Food Economy Campaign (Scotland), 6 April 1917 (original in QC/2/1/1/2)
The Patriotic Food League was a voluntary body organized by Dr. Chalmers Watson of Edinburgh to instruct housewives in nutrition and efficient use of scarce resources.
Handwritten letters and sketches from Ethel E Stevenson, Glasgow Provincial Committee for the Training of Teachers, to Miss Melvin regarding the plans of the children's kitchen and laundry, October to November 1919
Handwritten letters and sketches from Mr Watson, College Architect, to Miss Melvin and James McCallum regarding Miss Stevenson's plans and his suggestions for the kitchen furniture and layout, October 1919
Typescript letter from the Scottish branch of the British Red Cross Society to Miss Melvin offering furniture for the College, 4 November 1919
