Michele "Mike" Cooper ABC Collection

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], Michele "Mike" Cooper ABC Collection, 1965-1971, n.d., Ms2024-075, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box and 1 oversize folder
Creator:
Cooper, Michele
Abstract:
This collection contains materials from an ABC News special events researcher named Michele "Mike" Cooper in the late 1960s. Subjects include the 1969 Apollo launch and the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.
Language:
Materials in this collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Michele "Mike" Cooper ABC Collection, 1965-1971, n.d., Ms2024-075, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains materials from an ABC News special events researcher named Michele "Mike" Cooper in the late 1960s. It includes signed photos of astronauts Edwin E. ("Buzz") Aldrin, Jr., James A. Lovell, Jr., and Frank Borman; behind-the-scenes photos of the 1969 Apollo launch and ABC news coverage; NASA issued photos and press releases; ephemera such as press badges, a commemorative matchbook, and patch; postcards; NASA brochures; and materials related to ABC News coverage of the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, including photos, press releases, and logistical information.

Biographical / historical:

Michele Cooper, who went by "Mike" at the time, worked at the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) as a researcher in the special events unit and at the National Public Affairs Center for Television (NPACT, PBS) as an associate producer. Following her career in the United States, Cooper moved to France and worked as a journalist and foreign correspondent with the French wire service Agence France-Presse (AFP).

Acquisition information:
The Mike Cooper ABC Collection was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in 2019.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Michele "Mike" Cooper ABC Collection was completed in July 2024.

Arrangement:

This collection is divided into folders according to topic. Folders are arranged mostly chronologically, with Apollo and Grenoble Olympics materials grouped together.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard