Cooley family papers, 1890-1966 | Louisiana Research Collection
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Collection Overview
Title: Cooley family papers, 1890-1966
ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 301
Primary Creator: Cooley family.
Extent: 4.0 Boxes
Arrangement: The collection is arranged by topic, as follows: correspondence, other papers, photographs, drafts, maps, bills and receipts, postcards, newspapers and articles, and scrapbooks. The collection consists of four boxes, two oversize folders, and six bound volumes.
Date Acquired: 05/22/1972. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Cooley, Esther., Cooley, Le Vere., Cooley, Stoughton., Steamboats -- History -- 20th century., United States. Federal Civil Works Administration.
Forms of Material: Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence., Drafts (documents), Negatives (photographic), Photographs., Postcards., Scrapbooks.
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Biographical Note
Captain Le Vere Cooley was a famous early 20th century Mississippi riverman--a "household word." He operated the steamer America from Greenville to New Orleans and also the Ouachita. In addition to the Mississippi, he sailed on the Ouachita and Black Rivers.
Esther Cooley, Le Vere's daughter, was a home economics teacher at the Natchitoches State Normal College. In 1948 she became head of the department at this school, which later became Northwestern State College.
Subject/Index Terms
Cooley, Esther.
Cooley, Le Vere.
Cooley, Stoughton.
Steamboats -- History -- 20th century.
United States. Federal Civil Works Administration.
Administrative Information
Repository: Louisiana Research Collection
Accruals: Additional material added to the collection in 1974.
Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.
Use Restrictions: Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Acquisition Source: Esther Cooley.
Acquisition Method: Gift.
Preferred Citation: Cooley family papers, Manuscripts Collection 301, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.
Processing Information: Collection processed in 1974; revised in 1998.
Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid information entered in Archon by LAC Group in 2011.
Other Note: OCLC Number: 733294805
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
[Box 1: Correspondence],
[Box 2: Other papers],
[Box 3: Photographs],
[Box 4: Other papers],
[Volume 1: Scrapbook with the inscription "Merry Christmas 1936 from Gilbert and Sophie" to Esther Cooley, 1936],
[Volume 2: Scrapbook of Esther Cooley's trip to Canada in the summer, 1946],
[Volume 3: Scrapbook, 1927-1928],
[Volume 4: A book of photographs, circa 1935],
[Volume 5: A notebook of bids, detailed structural drawings, and pricing and description of materials regarding the buildings of roads and bridges, circa 1921],
[Volume 6: Scrapbook, 1910-1951],
[Oversize folder 1: 1925-1937],
[Oversize folder 2: 1929-1966],
[All]
- Volume 2: Scrapbook of Esther Cooley's trip to Canada in the summer, 1946
- Includes items such as typed description of each of the places she visited. Headings are "The start", "Seattle", "Victoria", "The Canadian Rockies", "Vancouver", "Inside Passage", "White Pass Route", "Steamboat trip on the Yukon River", "The High Spot Down North to Dawson", "The Trek Back to the South-White Pass Route", "Skagway", "Winnipeg", "The Finish", "Savanna", "Chicago" and "The conclusion." There is also a separate composition entltled "The Boat" and two poems entitled "Many Little Christmas Trees" and "Coffee". There are many postcards and photographs of mountains, lakes, gardens, people, rivers, and attractions. Most of these photographs and postcards are identified.
Browse by Box:
[Box 1: Correspondence],
[Box 2: Other papers],
[Box 3: Photographs],
[Box 4: Other papers],
[Volume 1: Scrapbook with the inscription "Merry Christmas 1936 from Gilbert and Sophie" to Esther Cooley, 1936],
[Volume 2: Scrapbook of Esther Cooley's trip to Canada in the summer, 1946],
[Volume 3: Scrapbook, 1927-1928],
[Volume 4: A book of photographs, circa 1935],
[Volume 5: A notebook of bids, detailed structural drawings, and pricing and description of materials regarding the buildings of roads and bridges, circa 1921],
[Volume 6: Scrapbook, 1910-1951],
[Oversize folder 1: 1925-1937],
[Oversize folder 2: 1929-1966],
[All]
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