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Start Over Collection Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers, 1679/1984, bulk 1840/1960 Date range 1804

Other Letters [Autographed Letters Signed] (includes an original commission [1793], original letters [1800-ca. 1916], and a typescript copy letter; commission is for Peter Hull as Lieutenant Colonel of 46th Regiment Virginia Militia, signed by Henry ["Light Horse Harry"] Lee [Governor of Virginia]; correspondents include Harman Blennerhassett, Lawrence A. Washington [original and typescript copy], Louis Philippe [King of France], Joseph Johnson [Governor of Virginia], James G. Blaine, John Letcher [Governor of Virginia], John Clark Ridpath, Theodore Roosevelt, and Albert Beveridge [one letter from Louis Philippe and the Theodore Roosevelt letter have been separated to A&M 435]; the Washington letter, written from Red House Shoals, discusses the leasing of the Burning Springs tract [1813]; also includes an original advertisement and subscription list for Headley's 'The Great Rebellion', signers include F.H. Pierpont [undated]; 14 items), 1793/1916 Box 9, Folder 3

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  2. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers, 1679/1984, bulk 1840/1960
  3. Series 5. Individual, Family, and Civil War History Papers, 1793/1974

[other; original] manuscript receipt of Benjamin Nulen for money paid to Colonel Daniel Boone; also includes auction advertisement describing the item, 1789/1938 Box 34, Volume Notebook 50, Page 89

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  2. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers, 1679/1984, bulk 1840/1960
  3. Series 8. Bound Notebooks, 1679/1984
  4. Daniel Boone--Early Kanawha Valley (includes newspaper and magazine clippings, copies of documents, copies of essays by various people, etc. concerning Daniel Boone; also includes newspaper clippings, maps, copies of clippings, etc. concerning General Andrew Lewis; also includes letters, clippings, pictures, etc. concerning the Daniel Boone Memorial), 1789/1955

Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers, 1679/1984, bulk 1840/1960 20.6 Linear Feet 20 ft. 7 in. (33 document cases, 5 in. each); (12 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (2 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 medium flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.); (3 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (3 large flat storage boxes, 1 1/2 in. each); (10 oversize folders, 1 in.); (2 record cartons, 15 in. each)

Cook, Roy Bird, 1886-1961
Papers collected by Roy Bird Cook, a Lewis County native and Charleston pharmacist, who in his role as historian, researcher, and author, was a pioneering and effective advocate for the preservation of West Virginia history. This collection includes the papers he collected in connection with his research, including documentation of the Civil War in West Virginia, Stonewall Jackson and his family, and genealogy of North Central West Virginia, among other topics. Materials include letters and papers of the Hays family, including Samuel L. and Peregrine Hays of Gilmer County (1836-1884, 1952-1962, undated [includes facsimiles]); records of the Confederate 31st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and later correspondence, clippings, and papers about the regiment and its members (ca. 1856-1955, undated [includes facsimiles]); various collections of individual and family papers and Civil War correspondence (1793-1974, undated [includes facsimiles]); original and copies of Stonewall Jackson letters and papers, as well as papers pertaining to Jackson family members (1801-1963, undated [includes facsimiles]); and materials related to the history of pharmacy and medicine, with a special focus on West Virginia (ca. 1832-1961, undated [includes facsimiles]). There is also an extensive series of bound notebooks containing manuscripts, transcriptions, clippings, genealogies, pamphlets, and images regarding the following topics: Stonewall Jackson, Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, Colonel George Jackson, and Thomas Jackson Arnold; the Civil War, including historical sketches of battles as well as originals and copies of soldiers' diaries, journals, and letters; Lewis County; Charleston and the Kanawha Valley; Douglas S. Freeman; Granville Davisson Hall; Camden family; George Washington; and other topics.
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Series 15. Oversize Material--General, 1774/1964 Box 46-48, Box 52, Box Map Cabinet 1, Folder Drawer 19

This subseries includes memorabilia, sheet music, newspapers, and images related to T.J. Jackson, the Civil War, and Jackson's Mill. For additional T.J. Jackson material, see also Series 6, Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson Papers; Series 8, Bound Notebooks; and Series 14, Glass Plate Negatives.

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  2. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers, 1679/1984, bulk 1840/1960
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Series 4. Miscellaneous History, 1783/1961 Box 6-7b

This series includes manuscript originals and facsimiles, newspaper and magazine clippings, typescripts, and printed items regarding Charleston and Kanawha County, West Virginia businesses, Geary Securities Company (see also Series 15, Oversize Material), book reviews and excerpts, West Virginia elections, the West Virginia Capitol and capital city, and the history of West Virginia.

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Series 5. Individual, Family, and Civil War History Papers, 1793/1974 Box 8-9

This series includes individual and family papers (manuscript and typescript letters, clippings, images, etc.) of West Virginians; manuscript and typescript letters, clippings, commissions, etc. regarding the Civil War, West Virginia politics, and other topics; a manuscript roll book of a Confederate sergeant (1862); and two manuscript Civil War diaries (Confederate diary: 1864; Union diary: 1864-1865).

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