C. Ernest Cooke Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], C. Ernest Cooke Papers, Ms1994-008, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.8 Cubic Feet 2 boxes
Creator:
Cooke, C. Ernest (Charles Ernest), 1898-1975
Abstract:
The collection contains the work of C. Ernest Cooke, a playwright, artist, and professor of English and Art History at Virginia Intermont Institute in Bristol, Virginia, from 1930 to the 1960s. The papers consist of manuscript and typescript plays by Cooke, and two copies of his publication, A Tabulated Biographical History of English Literature Correlated With the History of World Culture.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], C. Ernest Cooke Papers, Ms1994-008, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains the work of C. Ernest Cooke, a playwright, artist, and professor of English and Art History at Virginia Intermont Institute in Bristol, Virginia, from 1930 to the 1960s. The papers consist of manuscript and typescript plays by Cooke, and two copies of his publication, A Tabulated Biographical History of English Literature Correlated With the History of World Culture.

Biographical / historical:

Charles Ernest Cooke (1898-1975) was a professor of English and Art History at Virginia Intermont College from 1930 to the 1960s. He also taught courses at other universities and colleges during his career, including some courses at Virignia Tech. Cooke was originally from Owensboro, Kentucky, and received his degrees from the University of Richmond and Harvard University. Cooke was a playwright and artist as well as an educator.

External sources:

U.S. Censuses for 1930-1950

"Charles E. Cooke", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/246806149/charles-e.-cooke, accessed September 28, 2023.

"C Ernest Cooke" obituary, The Bristol Herald Courier, 14 Jan 1975, in the U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/1792872607:61843, accessed September 28, 2023.

Acquisition information:
This collection was donated to Special Collections in April 1994.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the C. Ernest Cooke Papers was completed in April 2015.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in alphabetical order of the compositions' titles.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard