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Anna Jones Cooper papers

2 boxes (0.75 linear feet)

(1929 – 1948)

bulk 1943-1945

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 1985.022
Creator(s) Cooper, Anna Jones
Acquisition

The Anna Jones Cooper papers were donated to the Nabb Research Center by Anna Cooper in1985.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Leslie M. Van Veen, December 2013.
Related Materials

J.D. Blackwell Papers (1939 – 1947)

Alumni collection (1926 – 2005)
Separated Materials See Nabb Center Staff
Abstract

The papers of Anna Jones Cooper document her involvement with Salisbury Teachers College alumni who were enlisted in the different branches of the military during World War II as well as her involvement as head of the STC Alumni Committee. Materials date from 1929-1948 with the bulk of the material dating from 1943-1945, and includes enlisted alumni biographies and addresses, correspondence, and printed materials that feature the enlisted alumni.

Biographical History

Anna Jones Cooper (1908-1985) was an assistant at the Salisbury State Teachers College (STC) library, and manager of the school bookstore; simultaneously she also helmed the STC Alumni Committee. As head of the Alumni Committee, she corresponded with students and alumni who were serving overseas during World War II.

Scope and Content Note

Series I: World War II Service Alumni, 1940-1945, documents the men and women from STC who served in varying capacities through correspondence and photographs.

Series II: Alumni Relations, 1929-1950, documents post-war materials on alumni including addresses, events, athletes, and correspondence to Mrs. Jones Cooper.

Arrangement Statement

The Anna Jones Cooper papers have been arranged into two series WORLD WAR II SERVICE ALUMNI and ALUMNI RELATIONS.

Folders are listed by their location in each box; any given subject may be dispersed throughout the entirety of the collection.

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Newspapers
    • World War, 1939-1945
    • Universities and Colleges
    • Military History
  • Corporate Names
    • Salisbury State Teachers College
  • Personal Names
    • Cooper, Anna Jones (1908-1985)

Inventory List

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Series I: World War II Service Alumni

Box 1

1.      List, Enlisted State Teacher College Men & Women, 1940s

2.      Ledger, Enlisted State Teacher College Alumni Service Men, 1944-1946

3.      Correspondence, To Anna Cooper From STC Enlisted Alumni, 1943-1945

4.      Photographs, Service Men, 1940s

Subseries A: Biographical Information

5.      Lieut. James Wade Caruthers, 1940s

6.      Pvt. William B. Chatham, 1940s

7.      George Clendaniel, Jr., 1943-1945

8.      Joseph Birch Colgain, 1943-1944

9.      Samuel Colgain, 1943-1945

10.   Homer L. Disharoon, 1940s

11.  Wilson Duncan, 1943-1945

12.  Lieut. John J. Eichnor, 1940s

13.  Charles Lee Elliott, 1944

14.  Thomas Flowers, 1943-1947

15.  Philip G. Haddaway, 1943-1945

16.  Eunice Lee Harcum, 1936-1940s

17.  Thomas H. Hardy, 1942

18.  Milbourne Harrington, 1940s

19.  Robert M. Heatwole, 1940s

20.  Robert Atwell Hill, Jr., 1940s

21.  Francis Hopkins, 1945

22.  William R. Kent, Jr., 1942

23.  Richard Lee Malone, 1944

24.  Captain Walter L. McAllister, 1944

25.  Eugene, Preston & Frederick Messick, 1940s

26.  Sgt. Charles Franklin Mittleman, 1944

27.  Ben William Nelson, 1943

28.  Henry E. Nelson, 1943-1945

29.  William Dennis Newcomb, 1943

30.  Bryden E. Nixon, 1940s

31.  David Perry, 1940s

32.  John Howard Reed, 1943-1944

33.  Richard P. Schallon, 1944-1945

34.  Charles T. Schwatka, 1945

35.  Lieut. Samuel William Seidel, 1940s

36.  Cpl. Margaret Sherwood, 1940s

37.  Pvt. Lee D. Smith, 1942

38.  Lieut. David Somervell, 1940s

39.  Lieut. Eugene B. Sterling, 1940s

40.  James Pillard Thompson, 1942

41.  Arthur Downs Ward, 1940s

42.  Ardie W. Winters, 1942-1944

Subseries B: Printed Materials

43.  Press Releases, 1940s

44.  News Clippings, Maryland Service Men Deaths, 1944-1945

45.  News Clippings, Salsbarians in the War, 1942-1945

46.  News Clipping, Crisfield Times, Servicemen Directory, 1943 July 23

47.  Newspaper, Spoke, 1943 April 2

48.  Newspaper, Air Scoop, 1943 August 13

49.  Newspaper, 107th Pipeline, Vol. I, No. 8, 1943 December 22

50.  Newspaper, The Mighty Moe, Vol. II, No. 2, 1944 March 24

51.  Newspaper, The Mighty Moe, Vol. II, No. 3, 1944 April 18

52.  Newspaper, The Federalsburg Times, Service Edition, 1944 September 1

 

Box 2

1. Newspaper, Stars and Stripes, 1945 January 27 – 1945 February 25

2. Monograph, The Indian Head, 1947

Series II: Alumni Relations

3. Correspondence, To Anna Cooper From STC Alumni, 1947-1948

4. Announcements. Marriage and Birth, STC Alumni, 1940s-1950s

5. List, Commemorative Armed Services Bronze Plaque, 1947

6. Alumni Events, 1940s-1950s

7. List, STC Seniors, 1940-1943

8. News Clippings, STC Alumni Athletes, 1929, 1948

9. Alumni Address Information, 1945-1950s

10. Financial Records, 1948

11. Alumni Office Stationary, undated

 

 

 

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