Box 2

These books belonged to Betty and served as a yearbook/well-wishes report. There are two books stuck together by either age or glue. The top one is green design, the bottom black. The autographs are mainly of people wishing her good-luck or commenting on her loving personality (1940-1945 for the first one and 1936-1939 for the second one). The pages are alternating pastel colors.

This recipe book contains many recipes, primarily for entrees and side dishes. There are several seafood recipes in the book, and many recipes included were from magazines and newspapers. Recipes that came from family friends feature a dedication to the person who gave the recipe.

This recipe book contains many recipes, primarily for desserts that feature the flavor profiles of coffee, nuts, and dates/raisins. At the beginning of each section there is an envelope with additional recipes inside. Recipes from family friends and/or acquaintances have an annotation saying who gave the recipe.

Betty Preston created the album which includes photographs from family vacations, Aetna work photos, friend’s weddings, and random group and individual photoshoots. Betty also wrote a description of each photo with the names of who is in them.