Fonds consists of two manuscript recipe books belonging to the Neyle family.

File consists of one ms. recipe book with inscription "begun by Kate Neyle about 1880" on the flyleaf. Pastedown on front board gives a partial table of contents. Most recipes have been written directly into the book, but some have been written on pieces of paper and glued in at a later date and some are clippings. Manuscript has a homemade dust jacket into which are inserted loose recipes in the back flap.

File consists of one ms. recipe book with inscription "Melora Neyle 1854" on the flyleaf. The first page lists a partial table of contents. Includes primarily ms. entries written into the book, but also includes some ms. recipes pasted in at a later date, and some pasted in clippings. Includes primarly recipes for food, but also some for health remedies and home care products. Also inset into the manuscript are pressed flowers.