C. Ernest Cooke Papers
Scope and Content
The collection contains the work of C. Ernest Cooke who was a playwright, artist, and professor of English and Art History at Virginia Intermont Institute in Bristol, Virginia, from 1930 to the 1960s. The papers consist of manuscript and typed plays he wrote, and two copies of his publication, A Tabulated Biographical History of English Literature Correlated With the History of World Culture.
Dates
- Creation: ca. 1920s-1960s
Creator
- Cooke, C. Ernest (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the C. Ernest Cooke Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical
Charles Ernest Cooke was a professor of English and Art History at Virginia Intermont College. He was originally from Owensboro, Kentucky, and received his degrees from the University of Richmond and Harvard University. Cooke was a playwright as well as an educator.
Full Extent
0.8 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains the papers and writings of C. Ernest Cooke.
Arrangement
The items in the collection are arranged in alphabetical order.
Acquisition Information
This collection was acquired by Special Collections in 1994.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the C. Ernest Cooke Papers was completed in April 2015.
- Author
- Betsy Reed
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu