 De Renne family recipes and remedies
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteBetween 1844 and 1969 the first three generations of the De Renne family of Savannah made notable contributions to Georgia history by collecting materials relating to the state's past and by printing primary sources and other historical works relating to Georgia as colony and state." George Wymberley Jones De Renne (1827-1880), planter and bibliophile, (son of George Jones (1766-1838), physician), was known for his collection of over 1300 volumes collected from 1844-1861; most of this collection pertained to Georgia history. He had three children with his wife Mary Wallace Nuttall De Renne: Wymberley Jones De Renne (1853-1916), Letitia De Renne (1860-1890), and Kentwyn De Renne (1862-1891), who continued their father's legacy of collecting and printing books related to Georgia's history. Wymberley Jones De Renne married Laura Norris and their children included Wymberley Wormsloe De Renne (b. 1891) and Elfrida De Renne (Barrow). For more information, see the article De Renne Family in the New Georgia Encyclopedia. Scope and ContentThe collection consists of cooking and medicinal recipes spanning several generations of the DeRenne family. In addition to recipes for various dishes, there are numerous remedies and prescriptions for household time-savers and minor illnesses, as well as newspaper clippings covering the a broad range of topics. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationDe Renne family recipes and remedies, ms 1120. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject TermsRelated Collections in this RepositoryRelated collections in this repository: De Renne family catalogues (photocoy), ms 1064; Wymberley Wormsloe De Renne family papers, ms 1788; Wymberley Jones De Renne book lists, ms 2745; De Renne family papers, ms 2819; De Renne family catalogues (photocoy), ms 3623. | ||||||||||||||||||