Henry T. Cocke 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:

Henry T. Cocke papers, 1891-1895. MS 0113. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
2 items
Creator:
Cocke, Henry T. (Henry Teller), 1876-1944
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Henry T. Cocke papers, 1891-1895. MS 0113. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The Henry T. Cocke papers (two items) consist of one letter (dated February 20, 1894) from Cocke to his mother. Topics include a snowstorm, debating society orations, and raiding local hen houses for "rooster fighting" in barracks. Also included is Cocke's account book that contains a list of VMI expenses for 1891 to 1895.

Biographical / historical:

Henry Teller Cocke was born in 1876 in City Point, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1895 and became an Episcopal clergyman. He died in 1944 in Washington, D.C.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks