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50 Selected Recipes by 50 Denton Women

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Cookbook compiled by members of the Central Presbyterian Church of Denton, Texas. The cookbook contains 50 recipes from Denton women and advertisements for local companies. The date of creation was determined by the following articles that appeared in the Denton Record-Chronicle, "Activities Planned by Young People C.E. from 01 Feb 1934 reads “Miss Whitehead, chairman of the cook-book [sic] committee, presented a tentative list of contents for the book which the council will issue soon as a financial project.” Followed by “Young People’s Council in Session” on 21 Mar 1934 “It was decided that the cook-book, a financial project which … continued below

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63 p. ; 6 x 9 in.

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Young People's Organization of the Central Presbyterian Church 193X.

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This book is part of the collection entitled: From Plowshares to Diplomas: Digitizing Early Denton History and was provided by the Denton Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 1503 times, with 5 in the last month. More information about this book can be viewed below.

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Denton Public Library

Denton's first public library opened on June 6, 1937, in Denton County Courthouse. It quickly outgrew the space and in 1949, the City of Denton donated a tract of land on Oakland Street for a new library.

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Cookbook compiled by members of the Central Presbyterian Church of Denton, Texas. The cookbook contains 50 recipes from Denton women and advertisements for local companies. The date of creation was determined by the following articles that appeared in the Denton Record-Chronicle, "Activities Planned by Young People C.E. from 01 Feb 1934 reads “Miss Whitehead, chairman of the cook-book [sic] committee, presented a tentative list of contents for the book which the council will issue soon as a financial project.”
Followed by “Young People’s Council in Session” on 21 Mar 1934 “It was decided that the cook-book, a financial project which the council was to sponsor will not be compiled at this time.” There are no other articles except one from the 1950s which described the cookbook as "old." In addition, Saint Andrew's Presbyterian was known as Central Presbyterian from 1910 to 1939.

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63 p. ; 6 x 9 in.

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From Plowshares to Diplomas: Digitizing Early Denton History

These materials include historic photographs, books, maps, city directories, and records from numerous Denton women's clubs. Funding for this project was provided by the Forrest C. Lattner Foundation.

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  • 193X

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  • June 25, 2007, 7:45 p.m.

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  • Dec. 5, 2024, 6:06 p.m.

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Young People's Organization of the Central Presbyterian Church. 50 Selected Recipes by 50 Denton Women, book, 193X; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25463/: accessed December 13, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Denton Public Library.

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