John L. Cochran papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
Phone: (540) 464-7566
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Restrictions:

There are no restrictions

Terms of access:

Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.

Preferred citation:

John L. Cochran papers, 1879-1885. MS 0025. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
7 items
Creator:
Cochran, John L. (John Lynn), 1863-1887
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

John L. Cochran papers, 1879-1885. MS 0025. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The John L. Cochran papers consist of:

  • One report card (1879) from the secondary school Cochran attended before entering VMI
  • One letter (dated September 4, 1880) from Cochran to his mother
  • One diary with sketches (1881) that contains short and sporadic entries made while at VMI
  • Four volumes of class notes (1882-1885) taken while Cochran was a student at Swarthmore College (Pennsylvania) and the University of Virginia, with some examples of poetry and sketches interspersed

Biographical / historical:

John Lynn Cochran was born on November 9, 1863 at "Folly Farm" in Augusta County, Virginia to James C. Cochran and Elizabeth Brooke. He attended VMI during from 1879 to 1881, and subsequently attended Swarthmore College (Pennsylvania), from which he graduated in 1883. In the fall of 1883 he enrolled at the University of Virginia, where he became ill with typhoid fever. Cochran never regained his health and he died at "Folly Farm" on January 22, 1887.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks