The collection includes Cooke's student scrapbook from the College of William and Mary (black and orange felt cover). a college notebook related to biology, diplomas, yearbooks, correspondence, photographs of various Arbor Day events across southern states, a 1923 William & Mary class photograph, publications written by Cooke, and ephemera (membership cards, voter card).
It also includes Cooke's Chi Beta Phi pin, a felt green pillow cover with gold lettering and the Temple Seal in leather, a black and orange pennant, and certificates.
Cooke's William & Mary scrapbook includes photographs of campus buildings: Wren, Science Hall, Library, Grandstand, Citizenship Building, Dining Hall, "Country Club," Jefferson Hall, Taliaferro Dormitory, Brafferton, President's House, Deanery, original Tyler Hall, the Tyler Annex, and Ewell Dormitory. Also includes are photographs of Lake Matoaka, Lord Botetourt, Founder's Day of 1923, Cooke inside the Sigma Delta Tau House, Yorktown, Jamestown, Bruton Parish Church, and one image of a William & Mary football game.
Dr. Giles B. Cooke graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1923 and received his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in organic chemistry. He was married to Anna Dorsey Cooke and had one daughter, Anna Dorsey Cooke Allison, College of William and Mary class of 1959. His brother Francis West Cooke was College of William and Mary class of 1915. Cooke was a native of Gloucester, Virginia and died at age 77 on October 13, 1974.
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Acc. 2009.177 gift of Anna Dorsey Cooke Allison, class of 1959. Acquisition information for material received after 7/13/2009 is available by consulting a Special Collections Research Center staff member.
Giles B. Cooke Papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.
Acc. 2009.177 accessioned by Amy C. Schindler on 5/4/09. Pennant accessioned by Steven Bookman. Acc. 2011.464 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in July 2011. The collection was fully processed by Kim Sims, August 2018.
Colonial Echo yearbooks, 1916, 1917, and 1923 were transferred to the yearbook collection.
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One felt orange and black pennant that reads "William & Mary" in orange. The pennant was once owned by Giles B. Cooke, class of 1923. On the left side of the pennant, there is a depiction of the College Seal. The seal has a Roman temple in the middle with four pillars and the sun rising above the temple. Surrounding the temple are the words "Sig. Collegi Gulielmi et Marie in Virginia," which translates to "The College of William and Mary" in Latin. The pennant is 47.5in.(length)x14.5in.(width) and is in good condition. Gift of Anna Dorsey Cooke Allison, class of 1959. 2009.177
Green felt pillow cover. William & Mary in gold letters. Temple seal in leather in the center. The leather is fragile and coming apart. There is gray felt seaming.
Cooke is directly under the flag on the right.
Cooke joined Chi Beta Phi while at William & Mary.