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Margaret C. Howell WWII Ration Book

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS170f

Scope and Content

This collection contains a ration book and a cookbook using Swans Down flour, How to Bake by the Ration Book. The ration book belonged to Margaret C. Howell and has four pages of stamps remaining. The cookbook includes several different types of recipes that are low in sugar, shortening, and eggs.

Dates

  • 1943

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.

Administrative/Biographical History

Margaret Louise Carr, of Durham, North Carolina, married Clark Howell (1894-1966) in 1923 and lived in Atlanta, Georgia. The couple had two children, Clark Jr. and William Barrett. Clark Howell, the son of Clark Howell (1863-1936), and the grandson of Captain Evan P. Howell (1839-1903), was publisher and president of the Atlanta Constitution from 1936-1960. He also served as the vice chairman of Atlanta Newspapers Inc.

Extent

2 item(s)

Language

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mrs. Julian Carr, 1979; (1979.294)

General Physical Description note

Extent: 2 items

Description Control

Collection reprocessed in 2008.

Title
Margaret C. Howell WWII Ration Book ahc.MSS 170F
Subtitle
An Inventory of Her Papers at the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center
Author
Helen Matthews
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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