Inventory of the Lillian Dimmick Scrapbook, 1942-1947

Abstract

Dimmick was a homemaker in Jefferson, Massachusetts.

Scrapbook featuring clippings, recipes, check stubs, letters, telegrams, and other material documenting Dimmick's winnings in recipe and music trivia contests.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Creator: Dimmick, Lillian.
Title: Lillian Dimmick Scrapbook, 1942-1947
Language of Material: English
Extent: 0.2 Linear Feet, 1 Items
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Scrapbook (07/049; 48 pp.) created by Lillian Dimmick features newspaper clippings, recipes, check stubs, letters, telegrams, and other material documenting her winnings in recipe and music trivia contests sponsored by local news media. Dimmick entered many of the recipe contests using the name "Cousin Michelina." Some war-time recipes feature meat substitutes and other rationed food saving techniques. Prizes included money and theater tickets. In 1946, Dimmick entered a contest sponsored by Robin Hood Flour and won a Frigidaire refrigerator. The scrapbook also contains a photograph of her son Howard with a poem she wrote for him, as well as a radio play entitled, "The Wishing Well." Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.

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